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About the Course

Welcome to English for Career Development, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in advancing their careers in the global marketplace. In this course, you will learn about the job search, application, and interview process in the United States, while comparing and contrasting the same process in your home country. This course will also give you the opportunity to explore your global career path, while building your vocabulary and improving your language skills to achieve your professional goals. The first unit in this course will introduce the U.S. job application process and provide strategies for identifying the jobs that match your interests and skills. Unit 2 will take you through the steps necessary to produce a professional-looking resume. In unit 3, you will work to develop a clear and concise cover letter. The final unit of the course focuses on networking and interview skills. Anyone may take this course for free. If you want to get a Coursera Verified Certificate for free, please fill out the Financial Aid form. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner....

Top reviews

JL

May 14, 2021

I enjoyed the course. It was interesting, informative, challenging, interactive, and fun at the same time. It improved my knowledge and skills of the subject. Thank you for this learning opportunity.

GT

Oct 26, 2020

This is the excellent course to understand the job seeking process and enhance English skill which is especially related with the job hunting. I recommend to take this course for non-English speakers.

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By Sofìa B U

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Mar 8, 2023

I really like this course, thanks to the others students for helping me to improve.

By Saeed A H

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May 11, 2022

Really great course but hopfully if they can foucus on gramer more than the reading

By BHUJBAL R R

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Aug 18, 2020

basic course but gives lot of information about resume cover letter and interview..

By Jorge L M L M

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Jun 2, 2020

Very useful and helpful for people who want to know how to do a right job finding.

By Karvannan M

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Mar 28, 2020

It's good and very useful. And I have learned many things how to propose for a job.

By CAROL F

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Sep 1, 2021

it was really great learning with Coursera there was so much to learn and improve.

By Ali R

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Sep 13, 2020

I recommend every one to join to this course , u will improve ur skills knowledge.

By pamela s h

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Oct 16, 2024

some translations to spanish don´t make sense, take the course in english version

By Gosh P

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Jul 3, 2024

It is a good course to improve your English language at your own pace no pressure

By delelegn e

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Feb 7, 2022

I attained Basic knowldge how to develop my career as a whole.

Thank you Coursera.

By DUKE U

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Jun 16, 2020

Very fun and interactive course. I have learned many new things. Thanks and Kudos

By ramesh a

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Jun 15, 2020

This course was really helpful. I have had a good experience with this material.

By Anjuman S

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May 27, 2023

learnt a lot in this course about job search ,application and interview process.

By Sudhev

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Mar 25, 2023

Good to learn for developing our skills and knowledge, had a wonderful session.

By Sue L

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Jun 5, 2020

It is good for new immigrants to get some ideas on how to find a job in the US.

By Alessandro B

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Jan 6, 2020

Really good course, focused on a specifical theme but smartly tought. Satisfied

By S A

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Nov 30, 2023

i complete the course but now they ask payment. kindly share certificate free.

By sidra H

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Mar 5, 2021

it was very helpful, but u need a free certificate as i cannot afford the fee.

By Manuel H G

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Feb 22, 2024

A great way to learn English and professional development in a single course.

By Menna M M

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Dec 16, 2022

Thank you, you taught me confidence and many other things that I did not know

By Ram K G

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Nov 27, 2020

Very good course , I learned many new things. Thank you teachers and coursera

By Shashikant P

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May 29, 2020

Good course learnt important tips for career development and English keywords

By Jaime G E

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Dec 29, 2019

this course have been very helpful to refresh and improve my level of english

By Osama A

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Mar 8, 2024

It's very helpful course, I think if it contains ATS, it will more valiable.

By Vinayak K

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Jan 31, 2021

This is extremely good course for beginners and a refresher for the experts!