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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.

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..

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By Vania E F V

Jul 6, 2020

In this course I learned much more than just how to develop professionally, but in the way I express, and communicate, as well as improve my English and grammar, I would like an excellent job, highly recommended.

By Siti N B A S

May 31, 2020

I really enjoy this course so much! It is really worth your time learn new skills especially regarding career development. Learning step by step with simple and comfortable english. I hope you guys enjoys it too!

By Emmanuel D C

May 30, 2020

I learned to improve my cover letter as well as my resume, much more important is to have developed the ability to learn key words and verbs that will help me boost my professional and personal career. Thank you.

By Ana K M

May 25, 2020

Es un curso muy educativo y tiene muchas directrices que ayudan, y son súper útiles en la vida laboral!

(It is a very educational course and has many useful guidelines, and that are super helpful in working life!)

By Luciano G I

Sep 29, 2023

Excellent course. It Help me to increase my english skill in my job career. I found it very interesting under the modality and the content that coursera and the university of Pennsylvania offer. I recomend 100%.

By Mirza S M

Mar 22, 2022

I really enjoyed learning with two qualified instructors. I gained a clear knowledge of the job market and how to get through it. I appreciate the hard work of the organizers to build such a great course.

Thanks.

By Denilson D C

Aug 1, 2021

The course pretty good,but it is not actually what I wanted but I learnt a lot with this opportunity,thank you so much to coursera community for this amazing opportunity,thank you so much Pensylvania University.

By NAGIMA U

Feb 1, 2021

It a helpful course especially for those who are not familiarized with the hiring and employment systems of the USA. Also, you can you the knowledge you get from the course in other countries all over the world.

By Randy H

Nov 25, 2020

The course was very helpful in sharpening my English ability in writing and speaking, in addition to increasing my knowledge about seeking jobs, creating cover letters and answering questions in a job interview.

By Nitish K

Apr 28, 2020

It was an out standing English program that made me more confident and improved my communication skills and I got aware about many new things. Thank you so much for delivering such a wonderful training program.

By AIZHAN B

Jan 17, 2019

I really liked this course. Thank you very much. There were a lot of interesting and useful things. Especially useful for me Cover Letter. I have always neglected this. Also thanks to the students of the course.

By Bhupendra U

Nov 6, 2018

The best English course for career Development online both the teacher are great and they explain each and every topic very clearly and politely.I am really happy that I opted for this course . It help me a lot.

By Light

Jul 6, 2018

It's a grate course that give me a lot of professional knowledge for job search process and also extra English language skills. Thanks for your contribution to the instructors, fellows and other related persons.

By Khin Y

Dec 5, 2020

This course is really worth to attend. The video length are great not too long not too short. The video are understandable and I can watch without subtitles. Gaming part is also fun. I really like this course.

By Mario C

Sep 18, 2020

It was an incredible and useful course, very important for job seekers and other persons (like me) to get the opportunity learning or refreshing concepts and tips. Thank you so much for this virtual experience.

By May

Sep 6, 2020

I think the couese is very useful for my career development and i learnt very much through it. On the other hand ,other persons helped me so much by their advices. I hope the course become more and more public.

By Sisir K D

Aug 27, 2020

Its great to learn about this course. There is many things to learn about resume writing and cover letter and interview. Its a must have basic course for every beginner who wants to improve in English language.

By Anderson J F

Jun 13, 2020

I very much enjoyed this course. It helped me to clarify my ideas of resume, cover letter and job interviews. I hope many people could roll to this course, like me, for professional improvement and development.

By Áureo N

Nov 3, 2016

This course is must-do for people who seek for jobs that might be posted in English, nor other language depending on where you from, but asking you to provide English resume and cover letter.

Go do it right now!

By Fedra M G

Jul 28, 2020

That was a great course. I believe it will help me a lot. I am very thankful to have´d the opportunity to take it for free. I wish I could pay to get the certificate but not at this moment. Thank you. Regards.

By Nasir M

Dec 12, 2023

I recommend this course to everyone. the tutor of this course was too much confident and intelligent. Thank you Coursera and Pennsylvania university for approving our financial aid for such outstanding course

By Wei V

Apr 25, 2021

I am enjoy having this course because they use language that is easy to understand also have clear course structure to make everything so comprehensive .I feel more confident to take this course ! Thank you !

By Beatriz B G

Dec 22, 2020

I have never seen a successful course on how to make a resume and more. At the beginning I was nervous because I am not bilingual, but with my knowledge in English I could understand everything. Thanks a lot.

By Muhammet Y

Nov 6, 2020

I have worked coursera in term of epidemic. This course improve me about business world. How can i write good resume? What i do write about experiences or skills? This course answer me about all of question.

By Syeda R F

Jun 4, 2020

The course was awesome. There are many things to learn from this course. This course cleared all the questions by providing the classes and quizes . I'd like to thank all of them who contributed to teach us