A) Read the following article. Identify its subject matter. Choose the headline for the article from the options A-E below.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 2976.

Summarise the story in about 150 words.

A. Do What You Love, and Be Happy

B. Look before You Leap

C. How to Find a Good Job

D. What are You Going to Do with Your Life?

E. The Choice of Life

At some time or another, each and every young person must provide themselves with the necessary skills. “What can I do for my life?” This all important query can be looked at in two different ways. Firstly, you can see it as one of the biggest and most challenging questions you will ever have to ask yourself. Or, if you're committed to exploring just how many options are really out there, asking it can get you started on the road to a fulfilling career.

Sometimes it's easier if you break the big question down into a few smaller ones. For example, “Where do I want to live?” “How much time can I devote to achieving my goals?” or “What kind of qualifications will I need to acquire?” But two of the most significant are “What are my interests?” and “What are my strengths?”

When you start to consider interests and strengths, it makes sense to consider your interests first. After all a successful career is best measured in how satisfying you find it, and it's easier to develop strengths and skills than to actually have to learn to find something interesting.

You've probably thought a lot about what you like and don't like, and what kinds of jobs would hold your interest. But the more clearly you define those interests, the closer you'll be to making smart career choices. You may find, for instance, that you hadn't recognized that a lot of your experiences and choices up to now apply them to the job market.

If you are still in high school, you school's guidance counselors will also cha with you about getting to know your interests and strengths better, and will be able to indicate particular interests that could be linked to specific careers.