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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

JL

May 14, 2021

I enjoyed the course. It was interesting, informative, challenging, interactive, and fun at the same time. It improved my knowledge and skills of the subject. Thank you for this learning opportunity.

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 Dominique M

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Aug 4, 2022

I have learned a lot from this course. I would definetely recommend to a friend. Thank you !

By Ximena D F

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Jul 10, 2022

Excelente curso para el desarrollo profesional, cumplio con mis espectativas, muchas gracias

By Rhythm

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Jun 21, 2022

Great Course for our career development! I love this course. Thank you teachers and stuffs.

By sham s

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Mar 24, 2022

the best learning plan i have ever seen in my life, thank you so much for this apportunities

By Jayati B M

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May 3, 2021

Excellent course .

Methodical and with step by step weekly comfortable proceedings

Thank you

By Pedro A L M

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Apr 26, 2021

It is a great course to beginner student that want to improve their English listening skill.

By Sophia M

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Apr 5, 2021

I WAS SO MOTIVATED WHILE STUDYING THIS COURSE!! :)) IT WAS SOOO HELPFUL!! THANKS AGAIN!! :))

By WARDA S

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Mar 22, 2021

Excellent Platform for beginners and for every student who want to learn a brilliant course.

By Ahmad S

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Aug 20, 2020

A great course for beginners or job applicants. It also makes me able to start a new career.

By Tejaswini V

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Jul 19, 2020

In carrer development skills I can learn some more information about our strength and comply

By Dr. S M F

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Jul 16, 2020

I was a great learning experience. I recommend this to anyone trying for career development.

By Rene A O F

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Jun 8, 2020

The explanations are excellent and it shows that they took their time to develop the course.

By ENTC-LYB-35-SHILPA Y

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May 15, 2020

It is very important course for me

I learn so many things from this course thank you so much

By Nguyen Y

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May 15, 2020

That's good course. Thank you so much for your helpfully information. Wish you all the best!

By sandra m d c

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May 11, 2020

Thank you so much. I learned a lot from this online course. I hope to have another one soon.

By Allan S

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Mar 20, 2022

It was a great course. They gave detailed process of how career development should be done.

By Prasenjit D

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Jul 4, 2021

Very good insights. lot of take away's for profession resume and career. than you so much.

By ABISHA V A

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Jun 16, 2021

It was a great experience for me and i have learned lot....Thank You for the opportunities.

By Aaheli S

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May 8, 2021

This course is helped me to gain confidence. Thank you instructors for this amazing course.

By Hnin H H

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May 1, 2021

Sometimes, there are some misunderstandings between learners for giving points on the quiz.

By HTET T S

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Jan 4, 2021

it is very great course which let you you know the steps and nature of job hunting process.

By Jose B D

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Dec 4, 2020

It is a very good course, it has very good instructors and very useful tips for job seekers

By Avishek C

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Nov 23, 2020

I think it was a great course for the job searching process. I learn many things from there

By Samuel M R

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Oct 15, 2020

The course was excellent. I learned a lot and now I have much knowledge to put in practice.