Text 2, unit 3 Company Organisation / BTS Tertiaires 1re & 2e année / Foucher D Vance

1. What is the text’s main idea?

a) Millennials no longer feel that their jobs have any meaning.
b) Millennials would rather be given a valued title than get a pay rise.
c) Millennials are workaholics.

2. Explain how job titles are part of millennials’ career strategy.

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3. Choose the right alternative. “… a fancy job title is ‘instant branding’ “ means:
a) An original job title has the power to make someone identifiable and recognisable
immediately.
b) An original job title can help advertise a job.
c) An original job title makes you sound silly.
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4. Explain what the following figures mean:

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5. Why are millennials so invested in their jobs?

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6. Choose the right alternative. “A BuzzFeed article calling millennials ‘the burnout
generation” went viral” means:

a) The article caused a major controversy.

b) The article spread rapidly through social media and was read by a lot of people.
c) The article spread a virus through the internet.

7. Read paragraph (e). Why are there more “bullshit” jobs today?

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WRITING FOR THE EXAM

8. Write an account of the article in French in 180 words (+/-10%).

9. The author of the text says “job titles are not just titles – they are a reflection of who we
are.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain why in English in 180 words (+/-10%).