Careers

1. Are you ambitious? Why/Why not?

2. Do you have a career plan? Where do you want
to be in ten years?
3. Which of the following would you prefer to do?
A. Work for one company all your life
B. Work for several different companies
C. Work for yourself
 Which area(s) would you like to work in? Why?

Sales/ marketing Admin and personnel

Finance Production

Management R&D

Other
 What should you do to advance your career?
(choose 4 answers)
1. Change companies often
2. Use charm and sex appeal with your superiors
3. Attend all meetings
4. Go to all the company’s social functions
5. Be energetic and enthusiastic at all times
6. Be last to leave work everyday
7. Find an experienced colleague to help and
guide you
8. Study for extra qualifications in your free time
Reading
 Matching

1. Career ladder A. something you do to progress in

your job
B. period away from your job
2. Career move (example: to look after children)
C. series of levels that lead to a better
3. Career break job
D. Chance to start/improve your career
4. Career plan E. Ideas you have for your future
career
5. Career
opportunities
 make climb take have decide offer
• Employees in large multinationals _____ excellent
career opportunities if they are willing to travel.
• Some people _____ a career break to work for charity.
• One way to _____ a career move is to join a small but
rapidly expanding company.
• In some companies it can take years to _____ the career
ladder and reach a senior position.
• Some companies ______ career opportunities to the
long-term unemployed.
• Ambitious people often _____ on a career plan while
they are still studying.
 Which noun/noun phrase does not fit?

make – a fortune do – research

progress a mistake
a living a job
a training course your best

get – progress work – flexi time

a promotion anti-social hours
the sack overtime
a nine-to-five job an office job
• Name: _________________________
• Surname: _________________________
• Location: _________________________
• Field of study:
_________________________
• Target position:_________________________
•  
• Paragraph about yourself