Imagine that you are a school career adviser. Say what jobs you would recommend these school leavers to take up. 1
Name: Victoria Surname: Holmes
Qualification and/or experience: I have been a baby-sit-ter for a year. Sometimes I do household chores for my neighbours.
Preferences: I like children, playing with them, reading to them.
Other information: I’m good at singing and very much interested in music. But my family needs my financial support. I would like to start working as soon as possible.
2
Name: Nancy Surname: Dixon
Qualification and/or experience: I’ve been helping with washing up in a hotel restaurant.
Preferences: I’m not sure that I want to go to University. I like travelling and always take pictures of the places I have visited.
Other information: I have won prizes at photo competitions. My friends say I get on well with people.
3
Name: William Surname: Thompson
Qualification and/or experience: I’m working in a chemistry laboratory having a part-time job, but I have no qualifications.
Preferences: I like chemistry, biology and read a lot about animals. Have two pets at home and take care of them.
Other information: I’d like to go to University, but I’m not sure what course I would like to take. I’m thinking about going into medicine, but it’s not my first choice.
4
Name: Rose Surname: Farrel
Qualification and/or experience: None
Preferences: I’m good at literature, history, languages, in other words at the arts. I like to imagine things and write my own stories.
Other information: I can type and work on the computer. I like reading and working with books. I think I’m a bookworm.
5
Name: Sam Surname: Davidson
Qualification and/or experience: I have been driving for a year.
Preferences: I like working with machines, repair them.
Other information: I would like to be financially independent of my family and I am ready to do various jobs even during unsocial hours.