Would you get a job or pursue further studies?

1. What are some problems/challenges that

graduates might experience?

2. Why are some graduates unemployed?

A. Education and training
 NOTE
1. graduate (v/n)
2. paper qualifications (n)
qualifications in sth (n)
3. work experience (n)
4. train sb for sth (v)
train as sb
5. degree in (n)
6. training (n)
MEANING and EXAMPLES
1. (n) a person who has a university degree.
(v) to complete school, college, or university successfully
2. an official record showing that you have successfully finished a course of training or
study, have the skills necessary to do something, etc
e.g. - A degree or equivalent qualification in tourism is desirable.
3. the jobs that someone has had, or the type of work they have done, in the past
e.g. - practical/relevant/valuable work experience
e.g. - do/gain/get work experience
4. to teach someone the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity
e.g. - The students are being trained for careers in big business.
e.g. - She trained as a pilot.
5. the level of achievement recognized for a student who has completed a course of
study at a college or university, qualification
e.g. - She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale.
6. the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity
e.g. - have/get/receive training
e.g. - She has received very little training.
e.g. - New staff receives a week's training in how to use the system.
 NOTE
7. qualify as (v)
8. in-house training (n)
9. management development
10. go on (v)
11. specialized courses (n)
12. acquire (v)
MEANING and EXAMPLES
7. to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or
achieve the necessary skills, etc.
e.g. - She hopes to qualify (as a lawyer) at the end of the year.
8. working or being done within an organization
9. the process of improving the skills of the managers in a company, for example by
giving them training
e.g. - management development program/workshop/training
e.g. - She provides leadership and management development training for businesses.
10. If a situation goes on, it continues without changing.
11. relating to one particular area or designed for a particular purpose.
e.g. - The company makes highly specialized products for the health-care industry.
12. to get something that is important to you in your job
Complete each sentence with the correct word.

from with
in

in
as
as

on
in
What matters more: qualifications or experience?
What are some ways to:
• improve inexperienced employees? (for companies)
• overcome inexperience? (for yourself)
B. Skilled and unskilled

MEANING
1. Skilled (adj): having the abilities needed to do an activity or job well
2. Multi-skilled (adj) : able to do a lot of different things
3. Semi-skilled (adj) : having or needing only a small amount of training
4. Low-skilled (adj) : not having or needing a high level of skill or education
5. Unskilled (adj) : Unskilled people have no particular work skills, and unskilled work does not need any particular skills

USES
1. Highly-skilled/semi-skilled… + career: skilled employees/staffs/workers/ politicians/negotiators
2. Unskilled … + work: unskilled jobs/positions/work
3. Be skilled at/in doing something: The highly-successful supermarket giant is skilled at obtaining products cheaply.
B. Skilled and unskilled

DISCUSS
Are these jobs generally considered to be
highly skilled, skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled? -
Teacher, software engineer, car worker on a
production line, cleaner, office cleaner, airline
pilot, bus driver, office manager.
 SKILLS AND
QUALIFICATIONS
 MATCHING

a person who is able

using an organized
to work effectively
method that is often
without regularly
detailed
needing to be told
what to do METHODICAL TALENTED

able to use computers

do things in a very COMPUTER- well
PROACTIVE
ordered, careful way LITERATE

SELF-STARTERS SYSTEMATIC having a natural ability

good with numbers or skill

NUMERATE TEAM PLAYER

taking action to make someone who is good
changes yourself at working closely
rather than reacting to with other people
things that happen

Have you ever worked with someone who is …? Why?

C. The right person

NOTE
1. methodical (adj) : methodical people do things in a very ordered, careful way
2. systematic (adj) : using an organized method that is often detailed
3. computer-literate (adj) : able to use computers well
4. numerate (adj) : good with numbers
5. motivated (adj) : very enthusiastic or determined because you really want to do something
6. talented (adj) : having a natural ability or skill
7. self-starter (adj) : a person who is able to work effectively without regularly needing to be told what to do
8. proactive (adj) : taking action to make changes yourself rather than reacting to things that happen
9. self-motivated (adj) : able and willing to work without being told what to do
10. team player (adj) : someone who is good at working closely with other people
 DISCUSS

SELF-STARTERS METHODICAL TALENTED PROACTIVE

COMPUTER-
NUMERATE SYSTEMATIC TEAM PLAYER
LITERATE

1. What are 3 important factors of a good employee? Why?

2. Which set of skills and personality traits do you possess?
3. Do you consider yourself ….? Give an example.
 Which factors do these people need in order to be successful? - Teacher, data analyst, recruiter, president,
surgeons, lawyers,

teacher recruiter surgeon

data analyst president lawyer

Methodical, systematic, organized, computer-literate, numerate, motivated, talented, self-starters, proactive,

self-motivated, self-driven, team player
 Complete these extracts from job advertisements using words from C
opposite.

computer literate proactive

self - starter
Methodical team - player
Systematic
Organized
Computer-literate
Numerate
Motivated numerate
Talented
Self-starter motivated
Proactive driven
Self-motivated
Self – driven self - starter
Team player methodical
systematic
talented
organized
motivated
PAY AND BENEFITS
A. Wages,
salary, benefits