Dear 8th Formers! Your Exam Topic # 2 : Chooosing a Career Is Not Easy, Is It? Who Can Influence Your Choice?

Your Exam Topic # 2 

Choosing A Career Is Not Easy, Is It? Who Can Influence Your Choice?

Well,  choosing a career is not always easy. As I personally think, one should consider a number of things when choosing their future career. Sometimes a person can try different jobs before becoming a real specialist in one particular field. You see, there is a difference between a job and a career. Basically, a job is any thing you do to earn your living, and it is not always the thing you've got a talent for or the work you have been trained for. As for a career, it is always something you like doing very much and something you have been trained for at a higher education institution. Besides, a career is something you hope to do for a long time. 

Choosing a career is a difficult task: one should make the right choice not to regret about the wrong step in their future life.The earlier you decide on what road to step, the more rewarding your future life and career will be. Of course, there are parents who can influence your choice greatly. They are more experienced and, as they often think, they know better what is good for their son or daughter. Very often young people follow in their father's or mother's footsteps and keep their family traditions. Some parents are more democratic and let the child make his or her own choice. Besides, some teenagers are influenced by their friends or other people's examples. There can be a famous person who one admires and wants to be like him or her. But very often it is our own gift (talent) that makes us choose our future career. 

To make it easier for the young people to choose, there is career counseling. You may do some tests to understand your real abilities and inclinations. I am sure it is better to decide on your future career as early as possible. One should determine what he or she may like to study or major in at school. One also has to consider the demand for a particular career in the labour market. If you choose a career where there are few job opportunities you may find it difficult to get a job. 

So, it's up to the person to decide, but one shouldn't forget that higher education is the main factor which gives him or her more chances to be a qualified specialist. 

The New Words:

1.  consider - рассматривать, обдумывать 

2. particular - определённый

3. earn your living - зарабатывать себе на жизнь

4.  regret about  - сожалеть о 

5. rewarding - стоящий 

6. career counseling -  профессиональное ориентирование 

7. abilities - способности 

8. inclinations - склонности 

9. determine - определить 

10. major in - специализироваться в 

11. demand for - востребованность, потребность в чём-либо

12. labour market -  рынок труда

 13. job opportunities  - возможности найти работу 

14. it's up to the person to decide  - это зависит от человека, что решить 

15. qualified specialist - квалифицированный специалист