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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

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May 31, 2021

It was a very amazing course. It help me how to write a resume and a cover letter effectively. It also helped me in how to start a conversation with the other employee. At last thank you very much.

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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 Arif A

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Oct 30, 2020

Great Course for Jobseekers. Thanks, Coursera

By Akram F

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Oct 2, 2020

thank you ,I learned a lot of from this cours

By Nantha

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Sep 30, 2020

excellent course to develop my english skills

By Maximiliano V

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Aug 20, 2020

Muy completo y útil. Very complete and useful

By Ariadna M H M

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Aug 13, 2020

Excelente curso, la verdad aprendí demasiado.

By Tashi T

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Jul 20, 2020

Great course. Very systematic and elaborate.

By Oscar A

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Jun 23, 2020

Provide a more elaborated samples as optional

By Naitik C

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May 31, 2020

nice we get to know about a lot of new things

By Oleg A

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May 29, 2020

Ver good introduction to the job seeker life.

By Matias Z

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May 7, 2020

It will paid off for your career development.

By Peeves

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May 6, 2020

The course was better than ı expected, thanks

By Monzur M P

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May 4, 2020

The course was career-oriented and excellent.

By MUHAMMAD A N

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Apr 9, 2020

its an excellent course for beginner students

By Visvaraj

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Mar 28, 2020

Good course to improve my English linguistic.

By Klyde m c

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Apr 5, 2019

Nice this is the best way to learn in english

By Dayana L

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Feb 28, 2019

Really excelent course!! I really enjoyed it!

By EBENEZER P B

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Feb 2, 2019

It is very excellent one.....................

By qamreen

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Nov 17, 2018

At least you shared with us completion letter

By Princess S

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Oct 11, 2018

I learned a lot of techniques and strategies.

By Steven L A S

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Sep 27, 2018

this course really help people to find a job.

By Maciel

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Aug 24, 2018

It was very interesting and easy to complete.

By Nigar

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Mar 4, 2018

This course is very interesting. Many thanks.

By Fidan S

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Feb 19, 2018

This course is very very useful for everyone.

By Prashant W

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Aug 21, 2017

It's really nice course to improve our skill.