A career is the work a person does over a period of life.
The idea
Use a career in for a field and a career as for a role. The plural is careers.
Examples
- She began her career in a small hospital.
- A career in science can take many paths.
- They changed careers after ten years.
- The course helped me plan my career.
- His career as a chef started abroad.
- We discussed our career goals over lunch.
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Watch out
A career can include several jobs; it is not necessarily one job.
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Choose the correct word. After college, I want a ___ in teaching. (career / colleague)
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career
career fits the field of teaching.
Choose the correct word. The adviser helped us plan our ___. (careers / employers)
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careers
careers refers to the working lives being planned.
Choose the correct word. After years in banking, they decided to change ___. (careers / employees)
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careers
careers completes the expression for changing professional direction.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. After college, I want a ___ in teaching. (career / colleague)
Choose the correct word. The adviser helped us plan our ___. (careers / employers)
Choose the correct word. After years in banking, they decided to change ___. (careers / employees)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a career you would like to pursue and explain why.