16._JOBS_AND_MY_FUTURE_CAREER

salary: amount of money paid to someone for the work the person is employed to do, the amount paid every year

wage: a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially blue collar workers

working hours

working hours is the period that a person spends at paid labour - unpaid labour such as housework or caring for children is not considered part of the working week. Standard working hours (usually regulated by the government,

France 35/week, CR 42,5/week, North Korea labour camps 112/week)

- you can work full time or part time: full-time workers sometimes work shifts.

if you have a part-time job, you can work less hours a day or less days a week - seasonal work can only be carried out at certain times of the year (farms, forests....)

- some people work as freelancers: they can be self employed or hired to do a particular piece of work

- a lot of employers offer staff the opportunity to work off-site, usually from home, for some or all of their working

week - home office

- another advantage can be flexitime - the employee chooses when to start and work but works certain

,,core hours, (hours when you have to be in work) , e.g. 10am to 2pm every day,

* OWN WORK EXPERIENCE, FUTURE PLANS – DREAM, REALITY, CHANCES OF GETTING A JOB

future plans

When l was a child, l had never thought about my future career. l was influenced by stories and fairy-tales and l wanted to be.... Hardly any of those came true. Then l started to attend elementary school and all my dreams changed. l was interested in... At secondary school l started to think about my future more seriously. lf l want to do my job well, l must.... Now l'm studying hard....

* JOB APPLICATION / INTERVIEW / CV / COVER LETTER

getting a job

ln order to earn their living people have to work, some people need creative or manual work, some have abilities for mental activities. That is why choosing one’s career is a very important step in everybody’s life. But the majority of us have vague ideas of what we would like to be, and finally when we know what to do and we get a brilliant education, we have to get the job.

If you want to get a job you should:

- search online (most companies advertise open positions on company websites)

- use social media sites (create a new professional profile that you share with potential employers, use #jobs,...)

- search state job bank (online collection of available jobs)

- start networking (meet new people who could be helpful in your job search, ask past employers, co-workers,...)

- spread the word that you are job hunting (friends and family can be great resources)

- attend a job fair (you can learn about potential employers)

- be organized (create a personal profile, write a cover letter polish your online presence, prepare for an interview)

You should follow job advertisements. They usually have a catchy job title, they specify the job, job responsibilities, working hours, benefits, salary, availability, demanded skills you need to have, information if you need previous experience or special education. There is also a contact in case you are interested.