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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 Francesco L G m

Sep 21, 2019

Very nice and educational course! Although I have already studied most of the subjects before, its interactive method was a plus! Thanks!

By Shahana D

Jul 2, 2019

I am really grateful for such great work. I have learned so many things on job searching and interviewing process. Thanks a lot!

Recommended!

By Adriana A

Mar 4, 2019

It was a very interesting course well focused in helping people to develop skills in English language for a successful searching job process.

By Md F I

Jun 2, 2018

That was an awesome course to boost up one's skills in English and to find a job, write a resume and cover letter and face a interview board.

By Fabrice H

Dec 22, 2016

This course is awesome. I have learnt so many thing in this course that I am confident finding a job will be way much easier. Endless thanks.

By Shreya B

Jun 2, 2023

The course was quite informative with small techniques for everyday applications from workplace to social situations. I enjoyed this course.

By Panupong P

Jul 23, 2022

Thank you so much for the teaching and information, It's very useful.

I promise that I will utilize this knowledge with my career.

Thank you

By Giovana G

Jun 29, 2022

I loved the professors and I am so happy cause I feel that I learned so much about throug this couse thank you for give me this opportunity

By Ali H K

May 26, 2021

Really love the course. It really help you to understand the overall process for the Job hunting to hiring. You will definitely learn a lot.

By Camila T

Mar 22, 2021

The course was very good for giving me confidence and preparing for a job interview. Thankful for the opportunity to learn so much from you.

By K. M N V

Aug 4, 2020

This is a really good course to job seekers! It helps you with all the steps related to search and get a job. The information is very clear.

By J A

Jun 11, 2020

Excelente curso, se aprende bastante vocabulario y te enseña paso a paso como adentrarse al mundo laborar en USA. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

By Malik, M R

Apr 17, 2020

This course in really awesome.Everyone needs to complete the course to know at least some of the issues, which might not be learned earlier.

By Vinicius V e S

Jan 21, 2018

English for Career Development is a complete English course with principal focus to improve your resume regarding the USA job requiriments.

By Medjie C

Mar 15, 2024

Very useful esp to those who are about to start finding a job and to those who are about to change their careers and try new opportunities.

By Romina G C

Nov 22, 2022

I found it very interesting. And it gave me several tips and directions that I did not know. However, I think that the pace was a bit slow.

By May M T

May 24, 2022

I’m so glad and I love this course is make me motivate in my skill and every step in my life thank you so much who teach as so well ❤️❤️❤️

By Divya S

Apr 5, 2022

Excellent course for career Development. In this course we can learn so things regarding career development very useful and helpful course.

By Luis H P M

Sep 11, 2021

thanks you for this amazing course. It was plenty of valuable information taht now I'm using to my next steps. Thank you again. Great job!

By Franklin A P D J

Mar 23, 2021

Una excelente experiencia ,donde finalice mi primer curso en Coursera ,estoy emocionado por realizar múltiples cursos aquí, muchas gracias.

By Rômulo M

Oct 25, 2020

This course is excellent! I recommend to all the people that search the job!

Congratulations to the teacher and management of this course!!!

By Mahmoodul H

Oct 10, 2020

It has been a wonderful course indeed. Learnt so many thinks including English language skills, creating resume, writing cover letter, etc.

By M.Akhtar f

Sep 27, 2020

This is obviously an excellent course for job seekers to learn skills about career development and could apply this in the practical field.

By Thanapol E

May 28, 2020

This class is incredible. I would recommend if you want to apply for a job or grad school in the USA. I will get ideas what you need to do!

By Rachid 8 A

May 14, 2020

I gained confidence and more vocabulary about job seeking. I can easily write a cover letter with the simple approach taught in the course.