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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

JL

May 15, 2021

I enjoyed the course. It was interesting, informative, challenging, interactive, and fun at the same time. It improved my knowledge and skills of the subject. Thank you for this learning opportunity.

RV

May 30, 2021

​great structure and teachers of the course. The course had a clear content: resume, cover letter, interview process. It provided valuable extra reading materials. Thank you for the useful course!

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By Shams M

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Sep 4, 2022

Best course ever, I have learned many things ,Thanks a lot

By Trần P A K

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Oct 16, 2021

Great course, I've learnt many things in Career Development

By cristian a t

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Sep 23, 2021

thanks for help in our study and we can improve our english

By Walter S S

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Apr 29, 2021

The course is straightforward and objective for the target.

By Gulnara K

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Jan 20, 2021

Thank you for the course! it was really helpful and useful.

By Michelle G R

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Jan 16, 2021

It's a very good course to learn about searching a new job

By Varaporn L

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Dec 21, 2020

Good to learn how to prepare ourselves for getting new job.

By Yeniffer M M

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Nov 27, 2020

53/5000

The course is very complete! I am happy that I did.

By hb l

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Sep 19, 2020

This course good for what should I prepare for getting job.

By Tien H N

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Sep 3, 2020

A great course. I learned a lot about American job culture.

By guilherme b

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Aug 10, 2020

Really good content for who wants to prepare for a meeting!

By Luca B

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Jul 28, 2020

I think all the people must do this course! Really helpful!

By raquel l

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Jul 28, 2020

excellent, easy to follow and the teachers engage very well

By Anisio J S

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Jun 23, 2020

I liked it so much. There is a very good structure. Thanks.

By love f

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Jun 5, 2020

he course was excellent the platform is very well developed

By Jose L L F

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Jun 1, 2020

because i liked it very much and i didn't want to it finish

By Mariam T

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Jun 1, 2020

it was such amazing to be in this course and learn a lot..!

By Claudia A R E

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May 18, 2020

I really like this course, I contribute to my great benefit

By Sandeep K

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May 1, 2020

Great and really valuable course for new job seekers in US.

By Alberto

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Apr 12, 2020

Great Course, thank you for you help!!

I am very grateful

By Otman S

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Apr 10, 2020

It's amazing course, that helps me a lot.

Thank you so much.

By Luis D S O

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Apr 3, 2019

extremely useful for people with intermediate english level

By Dra N G

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Apr 26, 2018

Excellent curse, for me was so useful.

Nancy Gomez-Katofilow

By RAMESH V K

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Sep 1, 2017

Very good organised content of this online course . Thanks!

By Myo M T

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Dec 7, 2016

Course help for people who want to be develop their career.