Ex. 3. Match the expressions to their synonyms.

Strategic, take, conduct, vital, update, newly minted, keep, prospective, pursue, two-page.

LANGUAGE TRAINING

Answer the questions

1. Are you the one who chose his/ her research with a job in mind?
2. What is the ideal job you want? Have you got the skills necessary for it?
3. What skills have you developed while in your graduate program? Make up a track of your skills.
4. Do you know how to turn your research project into a career?
5. What will you do if you cannot find a job that matches your research skills?

Ex. 1. Fill in the correct word from the list:

………………………….thinking skills ……………………………..employers ……………………………….your CV …………………...intellectual interests …………………………………Ph.D.'s

……..…………..a mercenary approach ……………………..academic research ……………………………..component ………………………track of the skills …………………...employment résumé

Ex. 2. Fill in the correct preposition, then choose any item and make up a sentence.

To be concerned ……. smth; to be savvy …………. doing smth; to keep in touch …… smb; to be strategic ……… smth; feel confident …………... smth; to have a passion ………… smth; to be ………. a master’s program; to be thrilled …… smth; to focus ….. smth; to be immersed …..

1. to face an issue 2.to keep in touch with someone 3.to broach the quandary 4.to climb on the academic ladder 5.to be groomed for smth 6.to re-package yourself for a new job 7.to jump over a hurdle 8.to keep a foot in 9.to display attributes

a.to remain b.to demonstrate qualities or features c.to maintain communications with someone d.to find new ways of selling your skills on the job market e.to overcome an obstacle or difficulty f.to confront a problem g.to pursue academic career h.to be prepared for a specific position or purpose i.to get uncertain about what to do

Ex. 4. Read the definition [67].

qualified, adj being skilled or educated for a certain job

Think about its related forms well-qualified, quasi-qualified, under-qualified, overqualified. Explain what they mean. How can you characterize yourself? Is a person with a college degree qualified for every position available? Have you ever been told you were under-qualified for a job? What job are you overqualified for? Discuss these questions with your partner. Then complete the sentences [68].

1. Job candidates that significantly exceed their job requirements…

2. An experienced high level manager who seeks a low level management position…

3. Employers when they do not want to reveal their true reasons for not hiring an applicant…

4. When an employer concerns that an applicant wants a job on a temporary basis, while he or she seeks another more desirable position, or an applicant is too old...

5. In the corporate world, some Ph.D. graduates have been criticized as being…

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