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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.

RV

May 29, 2021

​great structure and teachers of the course. The course had a clear content: resume, cover letter, interview process. It provided valuable extra reading materials. Thank you for the useful course!

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By Dhanashri S

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May 21, 2017

good knowledge about career development

By Ummay H

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Oct 12, 2025

Excellent course . I really very happy

By Lexy k

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Nov 22, 2024

Great Course! Thank you for your help.

By Jessica S

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Sep 29, 2024

Thanks so much for this amazing course

By Andrey O

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Sep 20, 2023

Thank you, it was very helpful for me!

By Darlyn A C L

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Apr 28, 2023

Un curso muy útil para la vida laboral

By Dr. S S

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Nov 27, 2022

Well designed and well executed course

By Александра Е

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Nov 8, 2022

Love this course and speakers too much

By Minh M L

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Jul 7, 2022

academical, great stucture. Thabkj you

By Yury T C C

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Jan 22, 2022

Useful and clear information is given.

By Mahmoud S

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Nov 22, 2021

Really, it's the best course I've had.

By Adiel C

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Jul 25, 2021

Very nice this course. Worth it to do.

By Rattida P

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Jul 24, 2021

very good to review your English skill

By Özgül B

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Jun 20, 2021

The both of instructors were very good

By UTTAM K

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Jun 11, 2021

it is very helpful and easy to consume

By Luis O V S

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Feb 21, 2021

Thank you for this course; I loved. :D

By Ibtissam F

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Feb 10, 2021

such an amazing course ,thank you all!

By Alia R B

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Jan 4, 2021

Very effective course for job seekers.

By Jonathan d J C F

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Nov 20, 2020

Thank you for the this amazing effort!

By NOOR U N

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Oct 17, 2020

I had a great learning and experience.

By L. R B A

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Oct 6, 2020

I liked this course, it is very useful

By Abdelrahman R

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Sep 6, 2020

I enjoyed it and i am really thankful.

By Bruno F

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Aug 20, 2020

Very good course! thank you very much!

By Walter C

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Jul 28, 2020

I think teachers are absolutely great!

By Wakadur R

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Jul 17, 2020

Well Structured and easy to understand