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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.

KJ

May 3, 2021

I enjoyed this Course English for Career Development and learnt a lot .The instructor were so helpful and proactive that it was easy for me to learn and I was able to reach clear all the assignment ..

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By Akari M S

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Jun 17, 2018

easy to understand non English native speaker. Good chance to know how to search the jobs in the US

By Lucio D I

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Feb 13, 2018

Many, many thanks for this opportunity and for having helped me in using English for my job career.

By Aranya K

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Oct 10, 2024

The course helps me improve both my English and the contents. Many thanks to all the instructors.

By Victoria R

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Jul 12, 2024

Excelente curso, muy completo, me llevo herramientas muy útiles para la búsqueda de empleo en USA.

By Ibrahim A

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Nov 1, 2023

thank you for this course. I'm learned more and more information in my career. Thank you coursera

By Nisa H N

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Feb 19, 2023

I reallyy love thiss.. really help me to gain a new understanding of pre-work's life. Thank youu..

By Ali H

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Oct 13, 2022

What a wonderful course, I'm thankful to Coursera for providing such an amazing , valuable course.

By Bashayr A

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Sep 17, 2022

Thank you very much for everything, you made this course really interesting and clear. Great job.

By Fatima D

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Jul 19, 2022

This course is amazing. It helps me a lot to understand myself as person as well as a job seeker  

By rinku y

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Sep 28, 2021

This course is well structured and easy to learn it helps me a lot to get a relevant job approach.

By S A

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Jul 29, 2021

Very good, informative and well organized. Thank you so much for providing such a helpful content.

By Hesperides

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Mar 7, 2021

I really enjoy the course and help me a lot ,thank you to all English for career development team.

By Su P T

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Jan 9, 2021

This course is very good.The teachers speak very fluently.I can understand well.I like it so much.

By Aleksandr S (

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Nov 26, 2020

information is presented clearly and accurately, pleasant and competent teachers, variety of tasks

By Dolline W

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Nov 24, 2020

Easy to understand, good refresher course for someone just getting back into the job search arena.

By Jagiram R

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Oct 19, 2020

I enjoyed learning this course and I learnt lots of things a good platform to increase my learning

By NALLAPAREDDY L

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Oct 14, 2020

its very good to learn and how to write the resumes ,covre letter,networking issuses can be solved

By Estefany T

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Sep 12, 2020

Me gusto mucho el cuso, aprendí algunas cosas que no sabia y practique algunas que tenia olvidada.

By Мельник И

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Jul 20, 2020

It`s a useful course for those people who`d like to change something in their life for the better.

By Lisbet Y

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Jun 24, 2020

I love the clear presentation in every video and the dinamic dialogue from every speakers. Thanks!

By Rasyidah F

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Jun 20, 2020

It was really help us as a job seeker to prepare our self and also improved our ability in english

By Miguel Á R C Q

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May 16, 2020

It was a great course: I was able to lear new vocabulary and most important new skills. Thank you!

By Muhammad U

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May 12, 2020

I am very thankful to both amazing instructors and learned a lot from this course. Happy Learning!

By Ahmed N

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Apr 30, 2020

I am very happy to have an acheviement for may language skills

the instructor is very professional

By Darshan W

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Apr 13, 2020

Good course to learn job application process difficulty and how to overcome from them.well done...