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Learner Reviews & Feedback for English for Career Development by University of Pennsylvania

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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

R

Jul 20, 2020

AN EXCELLENT COURSE. THE TEACHERS ARE OUT STANDING. THERE IS A CLARITY OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION IN THE TEACHERS. EVERY ONE WHO IS SEARCHING FOR JOB SHOULD DO THIS COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM.

EB

Jul 3, 2020

Thank you for letting us to use this opportunity at this pandemic situation.

I find this course has a lot example which is unstandable and illustration and so efficient for newcomer and job seeker.

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By Sir T G

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Jul 22, 2021

This is great. My skills in correspondence and writing applications were enhanced through the this course.

By Jeraldo G

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Jun 22, 2021

I like the tone and the way the instructors speak on the videos. They are like speaking to you personally.

By María L P

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Jun 19, 2021

I´m really happy with this course was amazing, I learn a lot of about steps to find a job, thanks for all.

By Abdul M

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Mar 27, 2021

The course was very good organized and prepared and I hope all courses to be like this one. Thanks to all.

By Myra D

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Feb 8, 2021

the curriculum is easy to learn from an internet, and it helped me to improve my writing skill and grammar

By Eleonora V

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Dec 4, 2020

Thanks everyone for this eccellent opportunity. This is an interesting course and a high quality teaching.

By Rose J

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Jul 20, 2020

Hello,How everyone is doing. I just want to know how can I get my certificate, please. Thank you very much

By Sandeep K

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Jun 13, 2020

I really learned about resume, cover letter, interview techniques and many more. This course is wonderful.

By Marija R

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May 9, 2020

Simple and informative! I highly recommend this course to all of us whose first language isn't English! :)

By Nay K O

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Apr 14, 2020

This is exceptionally great course for young people career development. I strongly recommend for everyone.

By FILIMONOVA A

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Apr 12, 2020

Thank you so much! i enjoyed a lot this course and i finished very fast. it was very usefull and helpfull!

By Billye R

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Nov 19, 2018

This is an easy course for me. It is very informative on what I am studying. Thank you all for helping me.

By Mica J T

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Jul 10, 2023

I am thankful with the opportunity to learn from this course. This help me improved my skills. Thank you.

By SITI N B R M

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Jul 27, 2022

i've learn a lot in this course thank you so much, for boost me to be more confident in english speaking

By Arun

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May 14, 2022

This course taught me a lot about Resume building, it helped me a lot to improve my communication skills.

By HIMANSHU P

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Apr 7, 2022

I had an amazing experience and I learnt a lot from this which is definitely going to help me in future.

By Maria K

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Jan 5, 2022

Very chelenging, motivating and informative course that surely could be of help for any ambitious person!

By SAI S N S A

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Jun 1, 2021

The course helped me a lot to learn about career .Thank you so much for helping me in career development.

By E s

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Mar 19, 2021

It´s a great course, with many of tools to learn and have a good search of futures jobs , I recomende it.

By Sean D C

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Jan 31, 2021

THANKYOU TO THE INSTRUCTOR FOR EXERTING A LOT OF EFFORT ON THIS COURSE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK & GOD BLESS

By Noilyn C

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Oct 23, 2020

The teachers were great they are so kind and explain everything very good.

Greetings

Noilyn from Costa Rica

By Cecilia V

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Sep 27, 2020

It was an excellent experience for me. I will recommended to every person who need improve their English.

By Vera T

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May 27, 2020

Very clear course. Extremely helpful, with great examples and explanations of how to do things correctly.

By Phornsinee S

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May 5, 2020

This is the nice course ever. Thank you so much to make my Covid-19' time to be meaningful and wonderful.

By Waqar A

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May 3, 2020

An amazing short free available course for career development. Thanks coursera for providing this course.