JOBS AND PROFESSIONS

  1. What does the word „job“ mean?

Today we live in a world which is influenced by money. We need money for living, for buying all necessary things. The best way is to find a job, that means working to earn money. Everyone  needs to find a job, where he can show his knowledge, talent and experience. It is very important to find the right job, because we spend one third of the day at work.

 

  1. Why is having a job so important?

Having a job is essential for earning enough money to buy everything what we need and have a satisfying standard of living.

 

  1. How can one find a job?

We have a lot of possibilities how to find a job. We can go through the job advertisements in newspapers or surf the Internet. We can go to a job centre and ask for help. If we find a job advertisement we need to contact our future employer and find out if the position is still free. We can contact him by post, telephone, fax or e-mail. If the position is still free, we need to write a CV and an application for a job. In CV we should include our personal data, information about our education, qualifications and our special skills. Then we should send the CV with a cover letter (a letter that offers more detailed information about us) to our potential employer. If he contacts us, we should prepare for a job interview. If it is successful we have found a job.

 

  1. How should you dress if you go to a job interview? How should you behave?

We should wear nice clothes. A shirt, tie and trousers if you are a man and a nice blouse with a skirt or a dress if you are a woman. We should look neat and smart.

To make a good impression, you should come on time, you should show that you are open-minded and you want to learn all you can. You should be willing to help in whatever way. You should smile and be friendly.

 

  1. What is the difference between manual and mental/intellectual work?

Manual jobs are physically demanding. These are jobs like builders, bricklayers or firemen. Mental work isn’t physically demanding but it requires special qualifications and experience. These are jobs like lawyers, doctors or economists. To do these jobs you need to have higher education (university or college).

 

  1. What is the difference between a full time and a part time job?

       Working full time means working 8 hours each day of the week. A part time job means that you work less hours a day or not every day, usually at times  

       that fit you best.

 

  1. What does unemployment mean?

The number of people in a country who don´t have a job and who search for work. The unemployment rate is the lowest in Bratislava region and the highest in the eastern parts of the country.

 

 

  1. Who takes the maternity leave and when?

When a baby is born to a couple, it is usually the mother who takes maternity leave. In Slovakia it takes three years. The maternity pay is not very high in our country, so the man is often responsible to earn the whole family income. When the child grows up, he/she goes to nursery school and the woman can return back to work. Sometimes it is more convenient when men take the maternity leave and women remain at work- it´s also possible.

 

  1. What happens when someone gets retired?

After reaching a certain age people retire. It means, they stop working but still they are paid some money- a pension. The retirement age in Slovakia is now ....... years but if people want, they can take early retirement.

 

  1. Choose three jobs and describe what these people do and what qualities they should have?

Doctors: ..................................................................................................................................

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Builders: ................................................................................................................................

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Politicians: ..............................................................................................................................

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  1.  What job would you like to do? What does a good job mean to you?

I would like to be a/an .................................................................................................... .......

I would like to work as a/an ...................................................................................................

Because I´m interested in .................................................................................................. and I like .................................................................................................................................

A good job should be satisfying, well paid with social benefits, flexible working hours, medical benefits, vacation days, not too tiring........................................................................

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  1.  What qualities, skills and character features are necessary to find a good job?

A job applicant should show his interest in work, reliability, responsibility, creativity, ability to work in team or overtime. It is necessary to have specific qualifications- appropriate education and certificates. The advantage is when you can speak some foreign languages, when you are communicative, when you can use a computer, when you can type or when you are skilled in any other required way.

 

  1. Which job would you never try and why?

I would never be a/an  ...........................................................................................................

because............................................................................................