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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

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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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.

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By Lynn L

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Jan 4, 2019

very useful and helpful, great course.

By Linh L

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Sep 13, 2018

This course is very useful. Thank you!

By Zorayda G

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Feb 16, 2018

Thank you for a very practical course!

By jussara F d S

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Oct 20, 2017

Great course! It is help me very well.

By Wilber J T M

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Apr 9, 2017

super useful the best course ever !!!!

By Minh A V

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Aug 21, 2025

Very useful. Big thanks for teachers!

By yikealo A

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Dec 26, 2024

Very summarized and supportive course

By Fatma K

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Nov 5, 2024

Easy, practical, fun and encouraging.

By Debora M J M

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Nov 30, 2022

I think this is a very useful course!

By Natalia S

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Sep 15, 2022

I like this course! It's very useful!

By Rukshan d S

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Jun 25, 2022

Good and easy to understand Thank you

By Raj K D

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Feb 15, 2022

great learning and informative course

By Phuong P

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Nov 26, 2021

The course is very good for everybody

By Yuvaraj R

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Sep 27, 2021

Awesome experience , Excellent course

By CHRISTIANO V P

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Sep 14, 2021

I loved the course. Congrtatulations.

By Amal B

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Feb 12, 2021

Very useful informations, thank you.

By Shahid A

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Jan 22, 2021

Excellent course to get a job easily.

By Lienite M

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Jan 19, 2021

A very useful and educational course.

By Dhenden A P

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Oct 24, 2020

How can I get financial aid for this?

By KASIM

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Aug 16, 2020

wonderful and very useful...Thank you

By Amitoj S

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Aug 2, 2020

very well taught ...excellent teacher

By Abdullah H A

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Jul 22, 2020

It was a significant step to success.

By Isuru M

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Jul 17, 2020

good and valuable course for students

By Jinky A

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Jul 9, 2020

In Coursera i have a lot more learn .

By Jorge S

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Jun 5, 2020

Great course with excellent teachers.