Answer the following questions

a) 1) Have you ever had a full-time or part-time job?

What was your job?

How did you get it?

What was your salary (wage)?

2) Is it difficult for a NSTU graduate to find a well-paid job?

b) What qualities best describe people who want to succeed in work or study? Add some more. Use the following words in your answers.

dependable	abmitious	critical
thruthful	accurate	responsible
independent	decisive	quiet
Patient	broad-minded	reserved
indifferent	enthusiastic	quick-minded
strong-willed	reliable
Careful/careless	persistent

c) What qualities do you have to get a good job in future?

patience	energy
Courage	experience
determination	talent
goodwill	creativity
Charm	intelligence
reliability	training
Loyalty

d) Think of preferences concerning your future job. Put a cross on each line to indicate your opinion.

prefer to work alone	prefer to work in a team
like taking risks	plan to avoid risks
like variety	like routine
like to work in one place	like travelling
prefer to talk	prefer to listen
prefer to manage	prefer to be managed
like pressure	dislike pressure
prefer to think	prefer to act
take a long-term view	take a short-term view

e) Analyse the previous answers (in b, c, d) and assess your qualities and abilities using the scheme.

	Personal strengths	Personal weaknesses	Suggestions for further development
	I'm independent	I'm not persistent	I should work
	I prefer to work alone	I dislike pressure	to improve my...
			I should be more...