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ENG311 Career search
Choosing a career
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| application | a form you fill out when you apply for a job |
| covering letter | a letter attached to the resume (CV) that introduces you to the employer |
| employee | a person who works for someone else |
| employer | a person or company that hires people |
| Employment Agency | an office that can help you find a job |
| Human Resources Office | the company office that hires people |
| interview | a meeting with an employer to talk about a job |
| job search | an organized attempt by an individual to find work |
| network | a group of people who can help you find a job |
| Personnel Office | the company office that hires people (same as the Human Resources Office) |
| Resume | a written summary of your experiences (also called a 'CV') |
| Curriculum Vitae | CV - a written summary of your experiences (also called a 'resume') |
| decent wage | means the same as an "adequate income" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| career prospects | chances or opportunities for success or wealth in your career |
| common illusion | something many people believe to be true, which is in fact false |
| career path | A sequence of job experiences that an employee moves along during his or her career |
| change | When you finish one career in order to move to another one, you make a _____ in your career direction |
| achieve | You ____ career fulfilment when you succeed in your job. |
| choose | It is important to _____ a career path that is right for you. |
| prospects | The _____ of earning a decent wage are orr unless you have a university diploma. |
| about | I am excited _____ my career prospects! |
| direction | Each year, thousands of people change career ______. |
| hand | Sometimes we are too frightened to make a change and try our ____ at something else |
| path | We choose our career ___ to meet our expectations and ideals. |
| chosen | We all to be happy in our _____ profession. |
| illusion | Many people are under the common ____ that the most important thing in choosing a career is the yearly salary. |
| title | There is pressure in Turkey to choose a career that provides a ____ and a decent wage. |
| emphasis | These days, there is now a greater ____ on personal skills, interests and qualities. |
| fulfil | I decided that the money didn't matter if it wasn't going to ____ me emotionally. |
| fulfilling | If you listen to your inner voice, you are on your way to a _____ career. |
| fulfilment | You need to believe in your potential to achieve career ______ and satisfaction. |
| great | Focusing on your internal feelings can tell you a ____ deal about what professions you are suited to. |
| common | I was under the ____ illusion that the most important thing in choosing a career is the yearly salary. |
| lifetime | Over a ___, it is said that a person can have up to ten different careers. |
| matter | I decided that the money didn't ____ if it wasn't going to fulfil me emotionally. |
| good | I like the sound of being an engineer because I know the money would be _____. |
| career | Realising that a certain _____ path is not right for you, is a positive thing in itself. |
| professions | Your internal feelings can tell you a great deal about what ____ you are suited to. |
| snapped | Something inside me ____ and I realised that I would not be happy in my chosen profession. |
| 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. |
| transfer | You need to develop personal skills and qualities that you can ____ to each occupation you enter. |
| unknown | Deciding to change your career is a very big step, a step into the _____. |
| provides | In Western society, a great deal of pressure is placed on choosing a career that ____ a title and decent wage. |
| 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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