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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

DI

Aug 24, 2019

It is the very useful course for learning, this course provides videos for better understanding. A part from that there are exams like quiz, games, video recording, review of classmates work and all..

PP

Apr 4, 2020

I did not give one more star because i felt something missed, but my experience of learning in coursera was very enjoyable and helpful. I am really very thankful to you all for making coursera app.

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By PHAM N N N

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Aug 19, 2022

I got much of useful knowdlege fomr this course. Thank you so much! Thank you so much.

By Mahmoud S

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Aug 17, 2022

A great way to communicate knowledge, share experiences and support othersothersothers

By Anas A

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Aug 17, 2022

This cource is very important to who search for new job or who does not have work yet

By Joceny O

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Jun 28, 2022

this course is perfect for who are looking for a job and dont know how to do a resume.

By Md A K Z

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May 7, 2022

The way I got confidence over me! Thank you for designing such a useful course for us.

By Srinisha R

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Feb 23, 2022

This course will help me for my career. I learned many things throughout the course.

By Karla C C

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Jan 29, 2022

Great course! it gave me a lot of good tips to make better my resume and cover letter.

By randa m h m

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Oct 5, 2021

this course makes me good at writing resume , cover letter and making elavetor speech

By Athira M

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Jul 14, 2021

IT WAS AWSOME EXPERIENCE IN THIS COURSE REALLY LOVE IT AND ITS VERY USELFULL THANKU :)

By Abhishek A

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Jun 25, 2021

It was really good learning this course. It enabled me to learn and write good resume.

By Nguyen T T

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Mar 21, 2021

It is a nice course for who don't know how to find a job or how to do in an interview.

By Gustavo C B

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Mar 3, 2021

It really helped me a lot, I can describe the growth of my knnowledge since I started.

By Fuad A

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Jan 9, 2021

very helpful course. A must for new job seeker. Also a great help for experienced one.

By Asish J

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Oct 11, 2020

Good one.

Every professional should do it.

It will certainly help them in their carrier.

By Hyangmi C

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Jul 25, 2020

i will recomend for another people. vert useful for doing resume and cover letter ect.

By Beatriz N G

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Jun 2, 2020

Good course , very complete ! thanks you very much ! Greetings from Chile Southamerica

By Charo C

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May 3, 2020

outstanding teachers and relevant topics really useful when you are looking for a job!

By Nu N A

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Apr 30, 2020

Great introducing unit by unit. Practicing the understanding the course is wonderful.

By Divine A V

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Apr 25, 2020

thank you :) i have little bit learning its so satisfying to learned here at coursera.

By Deleted A

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Apr 13, 2020

Great primer on how to find a job and eventually ace the interview and secure the job.

By NATALIA B

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Aug 31, 2018

this course really help me improve my English skills and develop my job seeking skills

By Ernesto A

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Jul 8, 2018

This is a good course to have a sense of what the employment market works (in the US).

By Jean T

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Apr 18, 2017

It was awesome to learn more career vocabulary and to practice all the english skills.

By Shining S M

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Jul 2, 2025

I learned alot from this course I feel more confident about myself and my surrounding

By Hadil A

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Mar 2, 2025

it's really help you to see what you should know everything about the job to success.