Cambridge Advanced Reading/Use of English Part 8

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You are going to read a magazine article in which five career consultants give advice about starting a career. For questions 47 – 56, choose from the consultants (A – E). The consultants may be chosen more than once.

You should try to finish the exercise in 15 minutes. Use this timer to help you.
There is a space below the exercise where you can write your answers.

My advice – read the questions first and analyse them. I have underlined some clues to help you.

Use this notebook to write your provisional answers. When you finish, check your answers at the bottom of the page.

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D

“…you need a definite strategy for reaching your goal, so think about that carefully before deciding to move on from your first job.”

E

“In any company it takes three to six months for a new employee to get up to speed with the structure and the culture of the company.”

C

“Stay too long andnfuture employers may question your drive and ambition……Graduates sometimes fail to take ownership of their careers and take the initiative.”

A

“…be careful to make this sound like a genuine request rather than a challenge or complaint.”

D

“There is no guarantee that you will get adequate training.”

B

“Do not be too dispirited if you are turned down for a job..”

C

“There can be advantages in moving sideways rather than up, if you want to gain real depth of knowledge.”

A

“…get back to the selection panel with more probing questions, and find out what you need to do to bring yourself up to the level of qualification that would make you more attractive to them.”

B

“Do not take the comments at face value.”

E

“From the company’s perspective, they will not receive any return on the investment in your salary until you have been there for 18 months.”