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Questions9– 14
Read the text about career-planning services.
Choosethe best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .
For eachgap 9– 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .
Do not use any lettermore than once .
There is an example at the beginning .(0)
Your CareerPath Can Lead You Anywhere
We used to be advised to plan our careers. We weretold to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue withit through our working lives.(0)_____ some people still see careers in this way.However, to pursue a single option for life has always beenunrealistic.
Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a fullunderstanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open tous. (9)____ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does notexist.
Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based oninadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, wedevelop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure ofthe employment market and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change asboth new technologies and new work systems are introduced (10) _____ We mustface the uncertainties of a portfolio career.
It is clear from the recentpast that we cannot foresee the changes which will affect our working lives. Thepace of change is accelerating , as a result of which traditional career planswill be of very limited use. (11)_____ They will need updating to reflectchanges in our own interests as well as in the external work environment.Flexible workers already account for about half the workforce. (12)______ We arelikely to face periods as contract workers, self-employed freelances,consultants, temps or part-timers.
Many employers encourage staff to write apersonal development development (PDP) (13) Although some people use it only toreview the skills needed for their job, a PDP could be the nucleus of widercareer plan –setting out alternative long-term learning needs and a plan ofself-development.
A report issued by the Institute of Employment Studiesadvises people to enhance their employability by moving from traditionaltechnical skills towards the attainment of a range of transferable skills. (14)Instead, special schemes should be established to encourage people to examinetheir effectiveness and to consider a wider range of needs.
0 A B C D E F GH
A This dual effect means that the relationship between employers andworkers has evolved to such and extent that we can no longer expect a long-termrelationship with one employer.
B. It carries an implicit assumption that weourselves, and the jobs we enter, will change little during our workinglives.
C. This growth suggests that a career plan should not be expressedonly in terms of full-time employment but should make provision for thepossibility of becoming one of the.
D this is a summary of one’s personallearning needs and an action plan to meet them. |
