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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 QIANG Z

Aug 8, 2020

It is the best career training course I have ever take, It is clear, simple and efficient. I have learned active verb, elevator speech etc. many useful tools. It helps me a lot at difficulty time. Thank you so much.!

By Vriz Z

Jul 22, 2020

There are a lot of content to study. I can continue to do exercises, but it's fun. In that case someone else review or to let us review other people's homework Should not set a minimum or limit the review of homework

By MÁRIO E D O M

May 6, 2020

This course was excellent. At the beginning, I was afraid of taking an online International course, after all, my English is not as good as I would like it to be, but all the material and mainly the videos were great.

By Paula P C

Apr 18, 2020

It is an excellent course, highly recommended for anyone who wants to improve their professional profile and how to present themselves to a potential employer. The course provides you with invaluable practical tools.

By Norelys V

Jul 6, 2023

Excellent! I learned new techniques and tools with the English for Career Development course. I invite you to do it, you will like it a lot, you just have to have perseverance, dedication and motivation. Good luck.

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By Svetlana F

Aug 12, 2022

Thank you very much for the course and teachers! I really liked the lessons and how they were presented! I really improved my listening comprehension of English and even passed the first interview! Thank you so much!

By Abdulhadi

Dec 13, 2020

Thank you so much for this wonderful course

Actually it was an excellent course

I learned a lot from it from verbs, words, autobiographical writing, letters, the art of talking to people and job interviews.

Greetings

By Mohamed E s

Nov 21, 2020

It's a great course for me to learn more about the English career and I get more information skills and I improved my experience, England language, communication.

Thank you so much for your help me.

Mohammad Elfatih.

By Sadhu S T

Apr 29, 2020

Well trained proffesor are ready to teach.

And I thank to the both proffesorers who taught me how to bulid a secure career

I learnt a new topic that networking and I think networking will help in my career development

By Aditya S

Apr 11, 2020

I would like to thank each and every member of your team for this amazing course. Not only I learned many things from this course but also I got to know how can I avoid some very common mistakes. Really nice lessons.

By Maximino P M

Aug 30, 2020

Thanks a lot to give me the opportunity to improve my abilities as a job seeker. In addition, to practice my favorite language: English. And do it in a free way. Thanks again.

S i n c e r e l y

Maximino Pazos Méndez

By Pilar G

Aug 19, 2020

Thank you so much for the ones are in charge of this course because even if you don’t have a level 5 of English it’s very easy to understand and so helpful at the moment you crated you resume and your cover letter.

By Lana D

Jul 18, 2020

I think it's a very good course. I learned how I do write resumes and cover letters, how do I make a good interview and generally, how do I find and get a job, how do presenatate myself. It was a very useful course.

By Surayyo E

May 26, 2020

This course is a comprehensive and very understandable course of study. I gained more knowledge and skills than I thought. I would recommend it to those who intend to learn and would like to thank the Coursera team.

By ravi g

May 10, 2020

This course helps me to know about the job search process, how to prepare a resume, How to write cover letters and, what is networking, what is elevator speech, what we can do or not do in an Interview and lot more.

By Bashar M J A S

Jan 22, 2017

Its really important and interesting course, it's improve my English skills, learn to write professional resume and cover letter and learn how I answer question in the Interview. I am highly recommended this course.

By Ghulam M Q

Feb 20, 2024

It is the first time that I have ever seen such a great online platform, I really learned English topics and as well the job process within the US market, it will really help me in my career goals. Best Regards GMQ

By May P S

Dec 29, 2020

Effective , Perfect, Complete Course for the careeer development.It include English language skill to improve your English.You can get not only career development skill but also language skill too.Wow! very awsome!

By Kana G L

Jan 27, 2021

I am so satisfied this course because I learned how to write resume, cover letter and practice interview. It is so different with my country and this will help me to find a job in United States one day! Thank you!

By Marcela M

Nov 18, 2020

The course is very good and of great benefit, it will certainly help me in the future to develop better in my work, I acquired new skills that I did not have, it opened many doors of knowledge, I am very grateful.

By Machfudz A N

Jun 18, 2020

It's so useful to take this course as a job seeker. In this course, I learned a lot about how to write a resume, cover letter, and how to impress the interviewer in the interview. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

By JORGE M G

Feb 21, 2019

I have enjoied very much the course. No only I have improve my english, I have learnt valueble issues regarding job deeking. The instructors are very goods.

Congratularions both for your work.

I recomend the course.

By Laura A

Apr 24, 2018

This course is perfect to be prepared for future interviews or to be a perfect candidate to look for a job. It has been very useful for me to perfect my resume and cover letter and improve my vocabulary. Thank you

By vinnie s A

Jun 29, 2023

This is a nice initiative by coursera. this course was really wonderful and useful. this is really helpful to job seekers and the learning community. thanking coursera for this wonderful knowledge and information

By MUHAMMED S Ö

Aug 15, 2020

One of the best courses I have ever taken , it helps improving many skills such as academic writing ,formal talking and job process searching.

I recommend it for everyone who is not familiar with job aspectives...