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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

GT

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.

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 Shahriar A

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Apr 26, 2020

It was a good experience and learned a lot from this course.

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Apr 17, 2020

I THINK IT IS USEFUL PROGRAM, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS

By Mohammed S

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Apr 5, 2020

Its a best course to learn more about our career development

By Kimberly T C

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Oct 9, 2019

Thank you very much for the opportunity that you gave to us!

By María d M P

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Aug 27, 2018

Excellent! Very didactic and practical. Thank you very much.

By Rabie B

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Sep 10, 2025

It's good course to start my self learning in this web site

By Lucia T Q

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Apr 1, 2025

Excellent course and great instructors, very useful indeed!

By Syed S e H

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Aug 7, 2024

Thank you so much University of Pennsylvania and Coursera !

By ASHVINJI Z

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Jul 21, 2024

it will be useful in making my career. thanks coursera .

By Filemon F

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May 23, 2024

Um curso excelente com profissionais altamente capacitados!

By Sandy T

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Oct 24, 2023

It is helpful for who are preparing to apply for a new job.

By Aulienne

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Sep 6, 2023

Excellent course. I learned a lot about career Development.

By Dmytro B

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Mar 30, 2023

Very nice... It was pleasure to me to attend this course...

By Mariela A

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Mar 22, 2023

It's very good, I learned how to look for a job effectively

By beshoy m

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Oct 13, 2022

Very good course i have learned a lot from it, Thank you.

By Bilguun E

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Oct 12, 2022

useful informations . Everything was so useful .Thank you!

By AKHLAQUE A

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Sep 14, 2022

I learn many thing in this course..a lot of gain knowledge

By Shams M

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Sep 4, 2022

Best course ever, I have learned many things ,Thanks a lot

By Trần P A K

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Oct 16, 2021

Great course, I've learnt many things in Career Development

By cristian a t

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Sep 22, 2021

thanks for help in our study and we can improve our english

By Walter S S

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Apr 29, 2021

The course is straightforward and objective for the target.

By Gulnara K

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Jan 20, 2021

Thank you for the course! it was really helpful and useful.

By Michelle G R

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Jan 15, 2021

It's a very good course to learn about searching a new job

By Varaporn L

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Dec 21, 2020

Good to learn how to prepare ourselves for getting new job.

By Yeniffer M M

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Nov 26, 2020

53/5000

The course is very complete! I am happy that I did.