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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 Awel H

Dec 23, 2022

Hello dear sir/ madam

I had learnt English for career developement and finished couple of month ago, but i couldn't get the certaficate.

By Belinda N

Dec 11, 2022

Thank you so much to both amazing teachers for an outstanding course. It was so enjoyable and easy to understand. I have learned a lot!

By Stefania r m

Jun 8, 2022

This help me to get more confidence with my skill language english and overcome my fears about my insecurities relative with my career.

By Elia R C

Apr 7, 2021

Los conceptos del curso son claros, proporciona material de apoyo el cual incluye casos prácticos. De alto impacto y fácil comprensión.

By JONATHAN M H

Mar 22, 2021

Great and impressive course that equips you with all you have to know about how to apply for a job, attend interviews and write resume.

By Raquel J

Feb 3, 2021

This course really increase my abilities to answer somo questions for a job interview and write a resume and a succesfull cover letter.

By Cristina M V

Nov 30, 2020

an interesting, precise and clear course with a wide vocabulary in the workplace, congratulations and my congratulations on this course

By M E

Nov 6, 2020

Really dynamics studies, very well detailed, and very well explained, I will continue studying in coursera on the platform is excellent

By hayatullah H

Sep 29, 2020

Awesome, it was very very helpful, how to finding job, writhing resume and cover letter and and answering interview question.thank you.

By Phùng Q T

Jul 23, 2020

If you are having difficulty finding a job or starting to biutl a career, this couse will definitely help you! Sign up and study today.

By Manjunatha J B

Jul 19, 2020

Its a very good course.It will boost up your skills related to job.One who is going through a job related process must have to do this.

By Esley d S B

Jun 28, 2020

I learned both to develop my skills as a job seeker and how to express myself better to be more confident in an interview and get a job

By Muhammad S

May 25, 2020

Thanks for managing the staff.

I really improved my English speaking level and it also helped me to find jobs in a digital and fast way.

By Giuseppe E

Apr 21, 2017

very interesting, not annoying. Teachers are prepared and seem to be nice people. Very usefull if you are scheduled to do an interwiew.

By Brokau

Feb 10, 2024

Everything is perfectly structured and explained! I think this course will be very helpful for me! Thank you so much, Robyn and Brian!

By Azhar A C

Apr 25, 2023

It was really very helpful in job search process. I would like to recommend to have such courses in URDU and Sindhi Languages as well.

By Yanzy T

Feb 27, 2023

such a very good instructors. they deliver their messages so well thats why they are so easy to understand. thank you for teaching us!

By WeiYao S

Nov 18, 2022

It is very helpful for me to start over by looking at my cover letter and resume and preparing for the interview in the future. Thanks

By Monika S

May 15, 2022

Thank you so much for this short and concise course on Career Development.To be Honest, From beginning to end I enjoyed entire course.

By Pattama M

Aug 8, 2021

This course is really helpful for any job seeker. It is easy listening and understanding. I love it. Thank you for making this course!

By Rosaura V L

Mar 13, 2021

This course helped me a lot. Thank you to the teachers and the team. Now i know i have greater skills for my professional development.

By Irina W

Mar 9, 2021

Precise clear and useful guide for people who are performing first steps in their career. Very recommended to students and foreigners!

By Disha V

Mar 27, 2020

In this course I learned so many things related to job like how to make resume, how to make CV and how to communicate with each other.