Choosing a career
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| application | a form you fill out when you apply for a job
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| covering letter | a letter attached to the resume (CV) that introduces you to the employer
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| employee | a person who works for someone else
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| employer | a person or company that hires people
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| Employment Agency | an office that can help you find a job
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| Human Resources Office | the company office that hires people
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| interview | a meeting with an employer to talk about a job
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| job search | an organized attempt by an individual to find work
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| network | a group of people who can help you find a job
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| Personnel Office | the company office that hires people (same as the Human Resources Office)
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| Resume | a written summary of your experiences (also called a 'CV')
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| Curriculum Vitae | CV - a written summary of your experiences (also called a 'resume')
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| decent wage | means the same as an "adequate income"
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| wage | A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, esp. to a manual or unskilled worker
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| salary | A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, esp. a professional or white-collar worker
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| career prospects | chances or opportunities for success or wealth in your career
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| common illusion | something many people believe to be true, which is in fact false
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| career path | A sequence of job experiences that an employee moves along during his or her career
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| change | When you finish one career in order to move to another one, you make a _____ in your career direction
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| achieve | You ____ career fulfilment when you succeed in your job.
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| choose | It is important to _____ a career path that is right for you.
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| prospects | The _____ of earning a decent wage are orr unless you have a university diploma.
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| about | I am excited _____ my career prospects!
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| direction | Each year, thousands of people change career ______.
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| hand | Sometimes we are too frightened to make a change and try our ____ at something else
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| path | We choose our career ___ to meet our expectations and ideals.
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| chosen | We all to be happy in our _____ profession.
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| illusion | Many people are under the common ____ that the most important thing in choosing a career is the yearly salary.
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| title | There is pressure in Turkey to choose a career that provides a ____ and a decent wage.
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| emphasis | These days, there is now a greater ____ on personal skills, interests and qualities.
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| fulfil | I decided that the money didn't matter if it wasn't going to ____ me emotionally.
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| fulfilling | If you listen to your inner voice, you are on your way to a _____ career.
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| fulfilment | You need to believe in your potential to achieve career ______ and satisfaction.
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| great | Focusing on your internal feelings can tell you a ____ deal about what professions you are suited to.
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| common | I was under the ____ illusion that the most important thing in choosing a career is the yearly salary.
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| lifetime | Over a ___, it is said that a person can have up to ten different careers.
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| matter | I decided that the money didn't ____ if it wasn't going to fulfil me emotionally.
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| good | I like the sound of being an engineer because I know the money would be _____.
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| career | Realising that a certain _____ path is not right for you, is a positive thing in itself.
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| professions | Your internal feelings can tell you a great deal about what ____ you are suited to.
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| snapped | Something inside me ____ and I realised that I would not be happy in my chosen profession.
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| take | When we graduate from high school it is time to seriously decide what career path to ___, but we often don't have a clue what to do.
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| transfer | You need to develop personal skills and qualities that you can ____ to each occupation you enter.
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| unknown | Deciding to change your career is a very big step, a step into the _____.
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| provides | In Western society, a great deal of pressure is placed on choosing a career that ____ a title and decent wage.
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| yearly | Many people are under the common illusion that the most important thing in choosing a career path is the _____ wage.
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