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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 24, 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..

EB

Jul 3, 2020

Thank you for letting us to use this opportunity at this pandemic situation.

I find this course has a lot example which is unstandable and illustration and so efficient for newcomer and job seeker.

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By Abdurahmon K

May 2, 2020

This course provides the most useful and helpful information for graduates or students who want to start their own career from around the world.

By Anderson R T

Apr 29, 2020

Excellent course! I learned and discover a lot of new things job my personal job and find another one. I really recommend this course to anyone.

By Беляченко Ю А

Apr 22, 2020

I have enjoyed this course really! It's very interesting and helpful! Nice and professional tutors! Thank you very much for such a great course!

By Franco T

Apr 2, 2017

Great course. I had the chance to practice my english skills while learning about the job search process and related topics. It was very useful.

By DIYAA E A

Mar 19, 2017

I hope all participants found this course useful like me.

I want to thank the course teachers and the course supporting organizations.

Thanks....

By Elmer D F

Dec 6, 2016

This is very helpful to all job seekers and also to students. This will equip them with skills necessary in job hunting and career searching. :)

By Nuryaman

Feb 17, 2023

Thank you so much for giving this opportunity. Everything about this course was awesome for me. I love the videos as well as reading materials.

By Juan A

Feb 26, 2021

It helps me a lot and I gain knowledge from this course. Thank You thank you, I definitely use all the lesson that I learned from this course

By Andrea A B Z

Jan 13, 2021

It was the first course that I took and I loved the oportunity to be in this course with excelent Teachers, I learned so much and that is great

By Flor d M C G

Sep 28, 2020

It is a practical and clear course. The course has a specific information to help people introducing working world. Thanks see you next course.

By Luana F

Jul 30, 2020

Very nice! Today I have a totally different resume and much more vocabulary! I thank the teachers for their commitment in creating the content!

By Karen G V M

Jun 21, 2020

Realmente bueno, me enseño a como buscar trabajo y conseguir una entrevista y como comportarme en la misma para ser considerado para el trabajo

By ABDUL S J

Jun 12, 2020

I really enjoy this course. It is interesting and instructive. My experience was so good. It helps me a lot.

Thank you so much for your support.

By Nathalie S

May 12, 2020

muy bueno el curso, aprendí muchas cosas que me ayudaran en mi próxima entrevista de trabajo y a la vez practique ingles que es tan importante.

By Ezaz A

Apr 15, 2020

This course is very helpful in developing a professional looking resume, cover letter and developing a good understanding of job search process

By Deleted A

May 29, 2018

This course helped me to better understand how to use English in development in my professional career and social. Excellent course! Thank you.

By Uilian R

Nov 9, 2016

In this course, I had the opportunity to improve my skills for a job interview, write resume better, make networking and clarify my vocabulary.

By Hazel O

Oct 23, 2016

This course had given me a lot of things to learn not only for my career development but in enriching my English language skills and knowledge.

By O. T

Aug 7, 2024

I learnt many things I didn't know previously. Thank you very much, Ms. Robyn Turner and Mr. Brian McManus, for your easy-to-follow teachings!

By Angélica G d C

Mar 18, 2024

Good opportunity for job seekers to update tips and also take them to professional life, specially if you are focused on US Jobs and Business.

By Vienes M

Nov 18, 2020

Learned a l lot from this course that I would definitely use for future career change and application especially on resumes and cover letters.

By Khual S T

Oct 22, 2020

Wonderful course for our career development. I have learnt about Resume, cover letter, interviewing which will help me through my career life.

By Khelat A H

Jul 11, 2020

thank you so much for this opportunity, it was a great course, but I wanted to receive a certificate for this course without payment.

Thank you

By Tatiana G

Jun 24, 2020

Thank you for the course!

That's great opportunity to get useful tips, improve your English and learn new strategies of improving you career.

By Gabriel A M d S

Apr 29, 2020

This course, including the content, provided me with the possiblity to know and enrich the valences acquired before.

Best regards

Gabriel Santos