Finding a career to suit you

Choosing a Career

Read and discuss the following text.

Mind your own business, do business with, none of her business, business is business, got down to business

1 I told her that the way I live my life is.......................

2 My boss always says that...................and that personal feelings should not interfere.

3 It is nice ………… him, because he is an honest man.

4 After introducing my boss to the client we ………….

5 You should........................and not interfere in other people's affairs.

11) Fill in the gaps with a suitable idiom from the list below:

easy money, to make money, to get their money's worth, to have money to burn, spend money like water, to be rolling in money

Many people enjoy playing the lottery because they hope to make 1)...............

These gamblers dream of winning millions of pounds and they try to imagine what it would be like 2)...................... Nowadays it has become very difficult 3)………………. and everyone wants 4) ……………. when they go shopping. Although 80% of the pop­ulation play the lottery every week, others say that they don't want to spend good money on gambling. However, it is difficult to imagine what it would be like 5) ………… If you could 6) ……….., what would you do?
III. Read, Listen and Discuss

Which career is right for you?

Finding the right career can be hugely rewarding, so it’s worth putting some effort into career planning. Start by thinking about what motivates you as a person, then identify careers that match your skills and interests.

While it can be tempting to skip straight to looking at specific careers, it’s often a good idea to first spend some time thinking about what motivates you as a person.

What are your interests, inside and outside work - and what are you looking for from a career? Once you’ve worked this out, you can start building up a picture of your ideal job - then find out which careers match it most closely.

Career planning: where to start

Unless you’ve got a clear idea of what you want to do, it can be difficult to know where to start. And if you do have a career in mind, how do you know whether you’ve considered all your options?

As a starting point, you could try sitting down with a piece of paper and listing:

courses you’ve taken in the past, or are taking now any jobs you’ve had, including voluntary work, interests outside work any other significant experiences, like travelling

Then ask yourself:

why you chose to do them

which parts you really enjoyed

which parts you found frustrating or boring

which parts you were best at

which parts you found a challenge

what other people have said about your contribution

what other people have told you you’re good at

You should start to see some patterns emerging: the types of skills you enjoy using, the sort of environment you perform best in and the types of people you like working with.

You can use this knowledge to help pinpoint areas of work you might enjoy.

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