Performer B2 Unit 3

My brother is a ________ journalist and has travelled all around the world. He loves his job.

Susan is an IT ________ with great experience in the technological field and can give you the right professional advice.

The employee did not ________ so I had to send an email to the head manager.

My sister has three children so she prefers a ________ job.

Many people find it hard to ________ due to the numerous office-based tasks done by computers.

The marketing manager ________ a position in his office the following week, please send your ________.

________ students leave college they are often ________ for a short period.

The IT manager ________ after working for thirty years in the same company.

He ________ redundant because the company ________.

As a ________ journalist I always work ________ because I need some extra money ________ my holidays.

I love working with people and I adapt ________ (easy) to the working world and to any working condition.

This year Jack will be applying for a new position in the IT field and ________ (after) he will also attend a language course to improve his language skills.

After two months training they will have ________ (basic) learnt more about global investment strategies.

It is very hard to gain ________ (official) an insight of our future career.

The new German Pharmaceutical Company is looking for workers willing to work ________ (hard) and ________ (systematic) during the holiday period.

Do you think your sister ________ make a living on a part-time job?

The blue-collar workers ________ higher wages next month.

Next month my little brother ________ sixteen and he ________ start a part-time job.

Nick commutes to work every morning, his train ________ at 7.00 a.m. from the station.

Many jobs ________ replaced by computers and white-collars ________ lose their jobs.

Many people think their jobs will disappear in ________ future because their tasks will be performed by anyone with ________ Internet connection. ________ consequence to this is that money will not be invested in training workers. However, everyone should take advantage of ________ positive opportunities ________ automation and ________ algorithms bring. An example is that ________ technology can support those people who want a more flexible job. We will be able to work from home and we will enjoy ________ freedom to work from where we want rather than sitting long hours in ________ office. There will be ________ range of new jobs and ________ idea of a job for life will disappear.

Updating your skills for your future job

The future of work will soon become "the survival of the most adaptable," says Paul Mason, emerging technologies director for Innovate UK. As new technologies fundamentally change the way we work, the jobs that remain will be multifaceted and changeable.
"Workers of the future will need to be highly adaptable and juggle three or more different roles at a time," says McGowan, head of enterprise new markets for General Assembly. So ongoing education will play a key role in helping people develop new skills.
People will need to consistently retrain to keep up-to-date with the latest technological advances, as jobs are increasingly automated and workers are made redundant. "There will be constant new areas of work people will need to stay on top of. In 2050 people will continually need to update their skills for jobs of the moment, but I have an optimistic view that there will continue to be employment if these skills are updated" adds McGowan.
"This means the workforce is more likely to shift towards more part-time, freelance-based work," says Lindsay, chief executive of iOpener Institute. "Employers won't think in terms of employees – they'll think in terms of specialisms. Who do I need? And for how long?"

Adapted from: https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2016/oct/13/will-jobs-exist-in-2050

A: Working positions and skills will become more flexible in the future.

B: It is essential to upgrade your skills for new areas of work.

C: Workers have lost their jobs because technology is too difficult for them.

D: Jobs will be for shorter periods and more flexible.

E: Employers will offer part-time jobs only to the workers they know.

F: The workforce will be hired only if they are retrained and specialized in a specific field.

Tips for a successful job interview

A job interview ________ to be planned carefully in advance if you want it to be successful. So you ________ need to look up some information ________ the company and try to imagine the questions they will be ________ you. Try to find ________ who you will be working ________ and who are the company's ________.
They will also want to know about your past experience and if you speak a foreign language.
Last of all, try to be ________ and look smart, try not to wear ________ clothes.

Within a few years a 'job for the life' will have soon disappeared and reskilling the ________ (work) will become very important. Organizations will be ________ (invest) in building skilled workers. Some of them may be ________ (employ), but a larger number of them will be ________ (out) the organization. The gig economy will be ________ (provide) an advantage to those individuals who will be reskilling themselves. There will also be a demand for leaders who will be ________ (train) workers. They will be inspiring role models to those who are curious to explore the ________ (change) world. The future of work belongs to those who will be constantly ________ (grade) their skills.

My advice is not to get tied into the nine-to-five idea. If you want a successful ________ you have to be prepared to work longer hours and maybe even become ________ – which can mean working all the time! The advantage of going freelance is that you can ________ much more for your services and that you are your ________, but the disadvantage is that everything is ________ you. You have to ________ and maybe work from home. You can't ________ if you want to make money. My advice then is to be ________ with time especially when you're starting out.

His train ________ at 11.00 p.m. on platform 2.

I am seeing the ________ at 10.00 in his office.

The students are going to send their ________ for the new ________ in that company.

We don't think the Director ________ this morning.

I will be working this weekend because I have to send all the ________ to our ________.

She will have finished all the ________ by tomorrow.

I ________ as soon as I get home.

After I ________ my work, I'll inform the ________ manager.