Module 2

Choosing a career

This is practice for the SPEAKING EXAM. Answer the questions. Remember to start with a topic sentence and then provide one or two supporting sentences (definitions, explanations, examples, etc.) 

1. What kind of person are you?
2. How do you define success?
3. What would your ideal work timetable be?
4. Do you mind travelling a bit to go to work?
5. Are you prepared to commute to work?
6. What are your natural talents or abilities?
7. What motivates you?
8. What is your work style?
9. Are you able to work under pressure?
10. Would you mind going on business trips?
11. How important to you is the balance between work and your personal life?
12. Do you mind doing overtime?
13. What kind of earning potential are you interested in?
14. What advice would you give to a young person who wants to study or train for a job in US?
15. Would you consider a change of career?
16. What advice would you give to someone who might be interested in a change of careers?
17. Would you like to run your own business?
18. What do you think is 'a job to pay the bills'?
19. Can you tell us about your past job experiences? 
20. What is an entry-level job?
21. Do you have good interpersonal skills?
22. What are your organizational skills like?
23. Speak about your career (or somebody else's).
24. According to an article in Burlington, the current career trends in US are: biomedical engineering, health (assistants, dentists, etc.), fitness, financial issues (e.g. financial examiners), veterinarian care, computer engineering.   What do you think are the current career trends in Spain?