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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 Abarna

Mar 30, 2020

Got a Great Idea about career development. I thank everyone for providing a detailed idea about career development.

By lina M M C

Mar 25, 2020

very amazing!!

this course helped me to better understand the recruitment process in the u.s. and improve my resume.

By James B

Oct 15, 2016

The instructors are rightly just calm enough to teach student as good as they could. Happy to be in this course! :)

By Wenying Z

Jan 10, 2023

Perfect! Learned a lot even if I have already had some working experiences. Thank all of you to make this program.

By Parvathala A

Oct 12, 2022

I always like the Coursera courses as they are very flexible and helps me to learn a lot for my career progression

By jalal e

Aug 3, 2022

It was a good course for me to learn about formal vocabulary and also find out about interview in the US

thanks.

By Andresa M N d A

Jul 13, 2022

I really liked this course and I learnt a lot. I could improve my English listening and reading skills. Thank you.

By Erika D L L C

Apr 22, 2022

This course is very good for creating a good resume, and cover letter and also to be prepared for a job interview.

By Arushi P

Feb 12, 2022

It was amazing . I learned so much from this course. I would like to thank our course instructors. Thanks a bunch

By Masukree D

Jul 3, 2021

Thank you for the useful course that I can improve my English and learn more about the process of job application.

By Alicia M

Mar 29, 2021

I really recommend this course for improving English and learning more about the job searching process in the U.S.

By Thyago V

Oct 3, 2020

In this course, I learned several things that I did not know. It added a lot to my professional career. Very good!

By hugo g

Aug 5, 2020

Overall was great course. I enjoyed very much and i achieved news knowledge, mainly about vocabulary and writing.

By Erendira G

Jul 2, 2020

Súper bien explicado, toco todos los puntos y se aclararon muchas dudas, mejore mi ingles en un nivel profesional.

By Asmaa M

Jun 9, 2020

I loved it a lot and gained a lot of information. Excellent professors, I really appreciate offering it for free.

By Yordy a b

Apr 17, 2020

Contains very useful elements for the development of the professional profile and preparation for the labor market

By Prathamesh P K

Apr 6, 2020

It was a great experience to get along with this course. Thnaks Courseera, University of Pennsylvania and Mentors.

By Josh A O B

Oct 6, 2018

It teaches and train students just like me to be ready and prepared for my future career as a young professionals.

By Rayan M

Nov 30, 2017

This is one of the must joyful course that i ever have, it is clear, good and simple as it is full of information.

By Flona D

Jul 14, 2017

Effective and interactive videos and easy to understand lectures are surely a plus point of the course. Thank you!

By Americo T

Nov 22, 2023

More than what i expected, really. The teachers have some kind of aura that kept me going. I am not stopping now.

By Margelin C

Nov 17, 2022

Useful, the instructors are very kind and teach clearly, simple and punctual.

Thanks for this Learning opportunity

By Hapsa E E

Nov 3, 2022

Thank you so much, i have learned so many thing example how to write resume and cover letter, i am so proud of it

By Mohammad R

Sep 19, 2022

it was a helpful course that i have enjoyed and felt that am going every single part i've learned in my job life

By Sumanarat L

Dec 23, 2020

Thank you, This course improved my English skill, It's made the English language so easy for the foreign student.