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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 Princess S

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Oct 11, 2018

I learned a lot of techniques and strategies.

By Steven L A S

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Sep 27, 2018

this course really help people to find a job.

By Maciel

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Aug 24, 2018

It was very interesting and easy to complete.

By Nigar

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Mar 4, 2018

This course is very interesting. Many thanks.

By Fidan S

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Feb 19, 2018

This course is very very useful for everyone.

By Prashant W

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Aug 21, 2017

It's really nice course to improve our skill.

By Tongjie Y

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May 12, 2017

thank you for the course and these paltform.

By Ismael R

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May 7, 2017

Thank for this course. It's a great App, too.

By Sebastian M

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Dec 28, 2016

great tools to enhance the job seek process!!

By Esther M

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Oct 25, 2016

very interesting, I learnt so much. Thank you

By Gabriela C

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Jul 15, 2025

It provided important and useful information

By Retag A T

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Dec 27, 2024

Really, I have learned alot about job field.

By Noer R

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Dec 4, 2024

Perfect course to prepare career development

By MARIA V D G E

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Jun 12, 2024

MUY BUENA OPCIÓN PARA APRENDER E INTERACTUAR

By Logan B

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May 26, 2024

Great even for young native english speakers

By Gabriela A

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Jan 13, 2023

Great course! Cant wait to see what is next.

By Enkhchimеg G

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Nov 1, 2022

Thank you. I learned a lot from this course.

By zhaorongdai

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Jun 19, 2022

very good course to improve interview skills

By Vishal R

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Apr 16, 2022

Best Course Content provideprovide .ydivrop

By Raina S C

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Jan 13, 2022

This course helped me a lot!!!!Thank You!!!!

By Noor I S M

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Sep 22, 2021

Excellent experience in this course I grain.

By Arjun R

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Sep 5, 2021

Awesome course for resume, cover letter etc

By Monserrat R

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Jul 24, 2021

I really liked! so good teachers and method!

By Anh D N

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Jul 24, 2021

It is awesome to be a student of this course

By Teacher K

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May 27, 2021

A very excellent course! Highly recommended!