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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

KJ

May 3, 2021

I enjoyed this Course English for Career Development and learnt a lot .The instructor were so helpful and proactive that it was easy for me to learn and I was able to reach clear all the assignment ..

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 AJIT I

Apr 21, 2020

it was a amazing experience to complete a course here. i learned many things here.and it best online education site.

By Marco R d O

Feb 17, 2019

Very nice course! A good opportunity to learn more about english language and know details about the USA job market.

By Andrew D

May 29, 2017

Very interesting and useful course. I much liked the lecturers, all topics covered very well and easy to understand.

By Amadeus_

Jan 31, 2024

Un curso muy completo perfecto para capacitarse para la búsqueda de empleo aportando información teórica y practica

By elizha b

Oct 31, 2021

I am very happy and enjoyed this course. I feel so grateful for the chance to learn with many amazing people here.

By Martin H G

Jul 27, 2021

Interesting course, now I can change somethings that I doing wrong in my job search and put my better skills for it

By Sophia

Feb 18, 2021

I am so satisfy with this course, it can develop my professional in English, job application and interview so much.

By anderson o

May 26, 2020

It was the best course that I made in Coursera, help me understand how I can prepare myself for getting a new job.

By Rajesh T

May 24, 2020

Designed to cover both english and job searching. Thanks for the entire team who put efforts in making this course.

By Anne M C

May 20, 2020

Very helpful and detailed instructions on applying for a job, from resume to cover letter to interview preparation.

By Oleg K

May 8, 2020

Many thanks for that course. I have learned enough and hope that these knowledges will help me in my future career.

By Mario R R M

May 4, 2020

Es muy útil para varios niveles de inglés. El contenido es muy fácil de digerir. Es una rica fuente de aprendizaje.

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.