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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

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.

R

Jul 20, 2020

AN EXCELLENT COURSE. THE TEACHERS ARE OUT STANDING. THERE IS A CLARITY OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION IN THE TEACHERS. EVERY ONE WHO IS SEARCHING FOR JOB SHOULD DO THIS COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM.

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By Salsabeel A A

Jan 23, 2021

Thank you so much for this amazing course, loved it so much.

Highly recommended.

By Rider M

Sep 4, 2020

the way of teaching is very simple and given examples are very easy to corelate

By Sirak w S

Jul 19, 2020

This has been one of best course which teaches you about the job search system.

By Raafat I M

May 29, 2020

Thank you very much for that course. I hope you get the happiness in your life.

By Michelle B

May 24, 2020

Big shoutout to Bryan and Robyn for very informative and well explained course.

By Yi H

Apr 26, 2020

It's really helpful to me, thanks the two instructors, and thanks COURSERA too.

By john w c p

Apr 22, 2020

IT was very usefull to develop writing,listening and speaking in english for me

By Madonna G

Apr 9, 2020

I really interested in this course and i learned more about career development.

By Richelle A M A

Dec 7, 2019

I've learned so much to this course and the instructors are effective teachers!

By Erica V

Sep 30, 2018

It's very helpful for all of us the students, and thank you for the learnings!

By Marian M S

May 12, 2018

amazing helpful course i am glad that i had the opportunity to take this course

By Jose L C

Jun 18, 2023

Definitely a must for people starting their careers or changing their careers!

By Drobyshevski A

Dec 2, 2022

Good for understading carrier development and job seeking precesses in the USA

By Agustín A

Jul 30, 2022

Excellent course to introduce students to the vocabulary of the working world.

By Jimmy

Dec 6, 2021

Muy buen curso, bien abordado los temas y buen material de practica y estudio

By Cynthia M

Aug 8, 2021

I learned so much with this course! Now I feel well prepared to my job search!

By Vandana C

Apr 20, 2021

Get a job And professional resume before job this course is highly appreciated

By Junius A K

Mar 30, 2021

I enjoy studying here. Thank you for all of your dedication to this course. :)

By Prabha B

Mar 29, 2021

This course is very much helpful for my professional and personal development.

By Hla M

Nov 16, 2020

This course is so effective. I get promoted using skill i got from this Course

By Ivi M A

Nov 15, 2020

Excellent. All the information has been very valuable and of great importance.

By Brenda G N H

Nov 4, 2020

I finished the course but I don't know why coursera is telling my I am delayed

By Verônica C

Jun 27, 2020

Excellent course !

Many interesting videos and readings, easy to learn content.

By farhat a

May 27, 2020

great courses but why you don't give as a certificate of finishing this course

By christian

May 11, 2020

excellent course, congrutalations to the exponents. It was a great help for me