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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 25, 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..

GT

Oct 27, 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 Sandra T C M

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Jun 1, 2020

I really liked it! The teachers explained clearly each unit and their videos were really helpful!

By camila w

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Apr 29, 2020

Really good and simple to understand. I learned a lot about the job searching process at the U.S.

By Yeleuov A

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Apr 26, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. My gratitude to all the people form the University of Pennsylvania.

By Kirihettige A A P

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Oct 12, 2019

This course taught me lots of things that I not even heard before about professional development.

By Anudeep M

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Sep 9, 2019

The course gave me an idea how the job process work. With this I became more clear and confident.

By Quang D T

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Nov 5, 2018

This course teaches me many essential skills to improve my resume, interview questions answering.

By A. K

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Dec 2, 2017

its really great course to learn and to use this for our career development. Thank you very much.

By Kawin K

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Aug 1, 2017

This course help me knew how to prepare myself before apply for a job and made me more confident.

By Hitomi K

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Oct 28, 2023

This lecture was beneficial. I gained the knowledge I needed to find a job. Thank you very much.

By Rogelys P

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Aug 8, 2023

Highly recommendable for people who want to improve English and learn about Career Development.

By Azamat M

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May 19, 2022

Excelent for career growth. The lessons are performed in a very professional way.Thanks so much!

By MANI S

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Feb 22, 2022

Course materials tutors presentation are excellent. It gives and insight to prepare a good c.v.

By Dary P

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Nov 25, 2021

I am from India, this course very helpful to all job seekers, in resume writing and interview...

By Eungi K

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Feb 15, 2021

It was really helpful for me to get the knowledge about English skills, job, career development.

By amir m

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Jan 16, 2021

I would recommend to every one who is willing to advance his career and dont know where to start

By Reema G

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Jan 5, 2021

Thanks for your help by sharing and teaching us with such informative knowledge. Remarkable Job!

By Kaung K K

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Dec 27, 2020

Thanks for this course.I really get a lot of knowledge about writing a resume and cover letter.

By Mohammed S e K

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Oct 28, 2020

it's a good course , it help to increase English skills and development in a professional career

By Lael L M

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Jul 7, 2020

Words would never be enough to describe how interesting and educative this course was.

Thank you.

By Avegail S Q

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Jun 20, 2020

I did learned a lot of things that are essentials and vital for my Career Development. Thankyou!

By Hind M F

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Jun 17, 2020

thank you for all that is useful course i take it

and thanks for teacher they are discriminating

By Héctor U

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Jun 9, 2020

its very interesting course about to be prepared to seeking a job in United States. very helpful

By María X B V

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May 24, 2020

The course material is excellent. Every class is well explained. Thanks to the team behind this.

By Suany C A T

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May 19, 2020

Thanks for this course, I am very happy to have learned about how to search and apply for a job.

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Apr 29, 2020

great course to learn how to approach the employers and how to write a letter using action verbs