Talking about jobs and work

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Talking about jobs and work.

PLAN

• I am a …
• I work for a …
• Question form.
• Employment status.
• World of jobs.

I am a …

In the following guide, I want to show you what to say and how to say it when talking about your job.
You may be required to talk about your job at a party or a social event. But you may also have to talk about your job if you are changing from one company to another and having interviews.
In any situation, if you are working you should be able to express yourself in English when talking about your job.
I’m a …
So what to say?
Well, you just say the name of your job.
I’m a teacher
I’m an engineer
I’m a website designer
I’m a bus driver
I’m a project manager
I’m a farmer
Whatever your job is, you just say the name of it as in the

I work for a …

I work for a …
Another way you could answer the question — what do you do? — is to say the kind of place where you work.
This may not tell the other person what your job is, but they can get a clearer picture of what kind of work you are in.
I work for a community college
I work for an online English company
I work for a training company
I work for the local council
I work for myself
So if I were to say the first answer — I work for a community college — the other person might think I am a teacher, or maybe an assistant, or doing some administration work in the college.
But they would understand that I am working in a place of education.
If I said I work for the local council, they would realise that I am a government employee — but I could have any kind of job.
And finally, if I said I work for myself, then they would know I am self-employed and don’t work in a company or for anyone else. I am independent

Question form

In a social setting — at a party or over dinner — someone may ask you about your job.
They could use one of the following questions:
What do you do?
What do you do for a living?
What is your job?
What line of work are you in?
All of these questions mean the same thing — what is your job?
The first question is probably the most universal question that people ask when talking about work and jobs.
Let’s look at how to answer these questions and provide more information about your job.

Employment status.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
I've got a part-time job
I've got a full-time job
I'm …unemployedout of work
looking for worklooking for a job
I'm not working at the moment
I've been made redundant
I was made redundant two months ago
I do some voluntary workI'm retired
I work for …
a publishersan investment bankthe council
I'm self-employedI work for myself
I have my own business
I'm a partner in …a law firman accountancy practicean estate agents
I've just started at …

World of jobs.

We spend great part of our lives at our jobs, so choosing a right career is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. Many students finish high school and begin college without a clear idea of what they want to do in future. Part of the problem is the size of the job market itself. With so many kinds of jobs (2000) how can you tell which will interest you? Some of occupations are already overcrowded. In old industries there may be little need for new workers, while new and growing industries will offer jobs now and in the future.

World of jobs.

First start with yourself, make a list of your interests, talents and abilities. Most people have a lot of these, but at the beginning they are undeveloped and may not seem outstanding. By concentrating on a few, or on one you may surprise yourself at how good you can get. The interest inventory that follows covers the major fields in which most people find careers: science, art, social service, business, sales and so on. Sometimes we say that someone we know is 'a square peg in a round hole'. This means that person we are talking about is not suited for the job he is doing.

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