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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

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.

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.

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By Daniela C S C

Jan 20, 2020

The course was very use-full. I liked the assignments, where you can apply what you have learned. Also, help others learning by reviewing their own.

By Muhammad F

Nov 2, 2019

Instructors are really helping in the leaning process and i want to appreciate that transcipt of videos is added alongside them. It's really helping

By Stanley L

May 2, 2019

The course content is excellent but you have to include a summary PDF of all the slides used in the video for students to revise from time to time.

By Lucas G

May 23, 2017

I believe the course was very

didactic

and easy to follow for everyone. I feel more confident and motived to reach success on my carrer development.

By SHUBHAM R

Jan 25, 2022

GREAT LEARNING WITH BEST TEACHERS !

A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE TEAM WHO BRING THIS COURCE FOR STUDENT LIKE US !

CHEERS FOR HAPPY LEARNING !

By Julia K M

Jan 3, 2021

It was a great opportunity to learn more about the job search and career development process, I really liked all the tips I learned in this course.

By Azeem A T S

Dec 23, 2020

really nice course to know how can we present to an employer, how to talk and even better to make a cover letter for a good introduction of ourself

By Hericvan F S

Aug 18, 2020

It was an amazing experience for me as a english language teacher and as a student. I hope taking more courses in this partform! Thank you so much.

By shruti n

May 16, 2020

IT WAS WONDERFUL . I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THIS COURSE . IT WAS SUCH A GOOD PLATFORM FOR LEARNING NEW THINGS AND SKILLS.:)

By Pilar C

Apr 14, 2020

Excellent training! It's very useful and give you tools for a job interview process. Now, I feel more prepared and confident of applying for a job.

By Zainab A

Oct 28, 2022

thank you for giving us such a great oppurtunity to improve our english language and understand the job search process.it was a great experience.

By Shakil A A

Aug 18, 2022

Exceptional opportunity provided by the university to learn and gain extra pace to the career development.. Thank You University of Pennsylvania..

By Igor A d C

May 22, 2022

This course was an awesome opportunity to improve my writing, speaking and behavior during an interview and the process to get a job in the U.S.A.

By Ahmed A

Sep 4, 2021

this course is very important for those who are applying new job, and even the job seekers, i wish this would make strong candidate for my career.

By Delowar M

Feb 14, 2021

This course is fantastic because when I joining this course I haven't any idea what do I do but when I finished this course I found a new pathway.

By Kevin V

Oct 1, 2020

Muy buen curso sobre como aplicar a empleos ya que muchas veces quienes buscamos empleo fallamos en simples detalles que aca nos explican muy bien

By Syed R

Mar 30, 2023

Excellent course. I loved it so much. I learned various things about communication, interview, human learning, development in English, and so on.

By sonia

Oct 8, 2022

it has been very halpfull for me for my career growth , i learnt more much on this platform , i am very satisfied of it , thank you teachers .

By MARIANA D L G

Jun 15, 2021

It was a well guided course, I think it gave us an outlook of the profesional development that we can apply in every job that we are looking for.

By Huma F

May 25, 2021

i really liked this course, it is very helpful and explained very well about job search, writing resume, cover letter and preparing for interview

By Farhan M G

Nov 28, 2020

Thank you very much, the whole university allowed me to study the course of English for career development and teacher honored me with the course

By NISARGA R

Oct 8, 2020

It was a really good course I could easily understand what they were Teaching and I learnt so many things in this course it was a good experience

By Uossif M M S

Sep 9, 2020

It is really was wonderful, interesting, and helpful course. I acquired a lot of knowledge in which will help me in career life.. Thank you a lot

By Айгерии Ж

May 9, 2020

It is an amazing course. I have been thought by wonderful tutors, I would like to say thank you so much for teaching with many interesting ideas.

By ahsan

Apr 21, 2020

This course offers a practical guide from job search to job fetch. While the presenters are v. good, the overall framework is better. Enjoyed it.