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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!

H

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 Anawim W

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Jun 10, 2020

It’s a great course

By Om P

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May 14, 2020

Most helpful course

By Mohamed e

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Apr 20, 2020

I like thes course.

By Khalid A I

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Apr 3, 2020

Very useful course.

By Denise M L D

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Mar 28, 2020

It helped me a lot.

By C Y

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Mar 17, 2020

Perfect.. Thanks...

By Fernando C

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Jan 15, 2020

good English course

By Eliana F M

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Oct 10, 2019

Excelente Conteúdo!

By ABELLO J

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Oct 10, 2019

Resume

cover letter

By Jovit S J V

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Apr 5, 2019

Thank you sir/maam.

By Chelsey R F

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Apr 3, 2019

Useful for everyone

By Hisham A A

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Dec 30, 2018

Very helpful course

By miguel h

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Dec 10, 2017

Very well explained

By Abbas F

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Nov 6, 2016

thank you very much

By Slimane B

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Mar 10, 2025

Verry interesting.

By Yamin p

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Feb 13, 2025

I love this course

By Charmaine W

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Oct 20, 2024

Excellent content.

By Ceren K

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Oct 1, 2024

Perfect.Good jobs.

By SUDHANSHU U

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Jul 23, 2024

Sudhanshu Upadhyay

By farid h

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May 22, 2024

thank you coursera

By Babar A

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Sep 28, 2023

Amazing Experience

By Narendar k K

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Apr 27, 2023

your super course

By Eman R

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Dec 9, 2022

an excelent course

By Mohammad Y A

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Sep 2, 2022

Highly recommended

By Vilmar R M

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Aug 23, 2022

It was very great!