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Andyou'

dlikesomeadviceaboutchoosingacareer?

Yes,shewould.Wouldn'

tyou,Catherine?

Yes,Please.

Well,justletmeaskafewquestionstobeginwith.Howoldareyou,Catherine?

She'

snineteen.Well,she'

salmostnineteen.She'

llbenineteennextmonth.

Andwhatqualificationshaveyougot?

Well,qualificationsfromschoolofcourse.Verygoodresultsshegot.Andshe'

sgotcertificatesforballetandforplayingthepiano.

Isthatwhatyou'

reinterestedin,Catherine,dancingandmusic?

Well...

Eversinceshewasalittlegirlshe'

sbeenverykeenonhermusicanddancing.Sheoughttobeamusicteacherorsomething.She'

squitewillingtotrainforafewmoreyearstogettherightjob,aren'

Well,ifit'

sagoodidea.

Thereyouare,yousee.She'

sgoodgirlreally.Abitlazyanddisorganizedsometimes,butshe'

sverybright.I'

msuretheCareersOfficerwillhavelotsofjobsforyou.

Well,I'

mafraidit'

snotaseasyasthat.Therearemanyyoungpeoplethesedayswhocan'

tfindthejobtheywant.

Itoldyouso,Catherine.Itoldyoushouldn'

twearthatdress.Youhavetolooksmarttogetajobthesedays.

Ithinkshelooksverynice.Mrs.Hunt,willyoucomeintotheotherofficeforamomentandlookatsomeoftheinformationwehavethere.I'

msureyou'

dliketoseehowwecanhelpyoungpeople.

Yes,I'

dloveto.Mindyou,IthinkCatherinewouldbeaveryniceteacher.Shecouldworkwithyoungchildren.She'

dlikethat.Orshecouldbeavet.She'

salwayslookingaftersickanimals.

I'

mafraidthere'

salotofcompetition.Youneedverygoodresultstobeavet.Thisway,Mrs.Hunt.Justwaitaminute,Catherine.

***

Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

DocallmeCathy.

OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

Notreally.Anyway,I'

mnotbrightenough.I'

mreasonablyintelligent,butI'

mnotbrilliant.I'

mafraidmymotherisabitover-optimistic.

Yes,Iguessedthat.She'

sabitoverpowering,isn'

tshe,yourmum?

Abit.Butshe'

sverykind.

msuresheis.So,you'

reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'

mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'

tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'

ssolonely.

Whatdoyouenjoydoing?

Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Ireallyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealinterests—thingsthatwouldhelpmetogetajob?

No.I'

mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

No,no,Idon'

treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'

dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'

sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

Soyoudon'

twanttogoontraining?

Oh,Iwouldn'

tmindatall,notforsomethinguseful.Iwonderedaboutbeingahairdresser—youmeetlotsofpeople,andyoulearntodosomethingproperly—butIdon'

tknow.Itdoesn'

tseemveryworthwhile.

Whataboutnursing?

Nursing?

Inahospital?

Oh,Icouldn'

tdothat,I'

mnotgoodenough.

Yes,youare.You'

vegotgoodqualificationsinEnglishandMaths.Butitisveryhardwork.

Oh,Idon'

tmindthat.

Andit'

snotverypleasantsometimes.

Thatdoesn'

tworrymeeither.Mum'

sright.Idolookaftersickanimals.Ilookedafterourdogwhenitwasrunoverbyacar.Mymotherwassick,butIdidn'

tmind.Iwastooworriedaboutthedog.DoyoureallythinkIcouldbeanurse?

Ithinkyoucouldbeaverygoodnurse.You'

dhavetoleavehome,ofcourse.

IratherthinkIshouldenjoythat.

Well,don'

tdecideallatonce.Here'

ssomeinformationaboutoneortwootherthingswhichmightsuityou.Havealookthroughitbeforeyoumakeupyourmind.

Task1:

HowDoOthersThinkofMyJob?

Speaker1.WhenIwasatuniversity,Iwas—Iwashorrifiedbywhathadhappenedtoalotofmyfriendsbythetimetheyreachedtheendofthecourse.Havingspenttheiruniversitycareersbeingallthethingsoneisatuniversity—clever,artistic,verynoisy—attheendoftheirtimetheyallseemedtotakeentryexamsforthe...theCivilService,andthereweresomeofthemwhowent...huh...wentaslowastogointotheTaxOfficehuh.Howgrey,howgrey,Ithought.Butnowhuh.well,lookatme!

Speaker2.ThecircularlettersIgetdrivemeabsolutelymad,fromAmericanExpress,etc.They'

resenttomyworkaddressandthey'

realladdressedtoMr.SAndrews!

Obviouslytheyfoundthenameonsomepublishedlistandassumedthatanybodywhowasn'

tasecretarymustofcoursebeaman.It'

sstupidreally,becausetheCompanydoesputMr.orMs.infrontofthenamesonitsdepartmentallists,butperhapsbecausetheynaturallyassumeit'

saman,they'

rejustblindtothewomen'

snamesamongsttheheadsofdepartments.

Speaker3.IworkinLondonater...alargehospitalasanursingofficer.It'

serm...it'

swhatalotofpeoplecallamalenurse,whichIthinkisthemostridiculoustermI'

veevercomeacross.It...sortofimpliesthatanurseoughttobefemaleandthatbybeingmaleI'

mdifferent,buter...theideastillcarrieson.Theotherthingisthatpeoplealwayssay'

Isupposeyoureallywantedtobeadoctor'

justbecauseI'

maman.Theycan'

timaginethatIreallywantedtobeanurseandthater...erm...itwasn'

tjustthatIfailedtobeadoctor.And...whattheydon'

trealizeisthework'

scompletelydifferent,youknowasa...amalenurseyou'

vemuchmorecontactwiththeer...patientsand,youknow,alongtermresponsibilityfortheir...theirwelfarehuh.There'

snowayI'

dwanttobeadoctor.Well,exceptforthemoneyofcourse.

Speaker4.WheneverIsayI'

mabankmanager,halfthetimepeopletendtolaugh.I'

veneverunderstoodwhy.Isupposebankmanagersdohavearatherstuffybourgeoisimage,butIcan'

tseewhyit'

sfunny.

Speaker5.I'

masalesrepresentative,whatusedtobecalledatravellingsalesman,andforsomereasonthere'

slotsofdirtyjokesabouttravellingsalesmen.Can'

tthinkwhy.Well,Isupposeit'

sbecausetheytendtotravelalot,youknow,anighthere,anightthere.Well,peoplegettheideathey'

renotparticularlydependable,sortofflybynightsIsuppose,youknow,wifeineveryport.Butitainttrue,Ipromiseyou.

Speaker6.I'

manapprenticehairdresser.Ienjoytheworkverymuch.I'

mlearningalot,notjustabouthair,buthowtogetalongwithpeople.I'

mgainingconfidence'

cosIneverhadthatatschool.IleftassoonasIcould.Ihatedit.Irememberteachersusedtolookdownonjobslikehairdressing.Theywereeversostuckup.Theythoughtthatonlygirlswhowereabitdimwentinforhairdressing,butI'

mnotdimatall.IfIworkhardinthesalonandgetallmycertificates,ifIsavehard,inafewyearsIcouldstartmyownbusiness,andI'

dbeearningfivetimesasmuchasthoseoldbagsatschool!

Task2:

JobStereotypes

Interviewer:

Well,weheardsomepeoplejustnowwhoseemtofeelthatotherpeoplehaveawrongideaabouttheworktheydo.Doyouthinkthissortofthingisverywidespread?

Sociologist:

Ohabsolutely.Mostjobsorprofessionsseemtohaveanimageorastereotypeattachedtothem,oftenmuchtotheirritationofthejobholders.Butthereisaseriouspointtoallthis,too,thatmaybeyoungpeopleactuallychoosetheircareersundertheinfluenceofthesefalseimages.Andcertainly,thereisevidencethattheymayevenavoidcertaincareersbecausetheyhaveanegativeimage.Well,onalargescale,asyoucanimagine,thiscouldcauseproblemsforwholesectorsoftheeconomy.

Er,yousaythere'

sevidence?

Ohmostdefinitely.Therewasasurveyrecentlyintochildren'

sattitudestodifferentprofessions.

Howwasthatdone,though?

Because,afterall,childrendon'

tknowmuchabouttheworldofworkbeforetheygetintoit.

Well,exactly.Whattheinvestigatorswantedtogetatwastheirimpressionsandtheirprejudices.Theyusedaverysimpletechnique.Theygavethechildrentwelvepairsofstatements.Ineachpaironestatementwaspositive,theotherwasitsopposite.

Forexample?

Well,forexample,'

Suchandsuchapersonislikelytobeboringorinterestingcompany.'

Isee.Whatprofessionsdidtheyaskabout?

（laugh）Doyouwantthewholelist?

Well,whynot?

OK.Heregoes.Theylookedat:

physicists,lawyers,economists,accountants,salesrepresentatives,estateagents,biologists,andthreetypesofengineer—mechanicalengineers,electricalandcivil.Thechildrenwereaskedtosaywhichofthestatementswas'

mosttrue'

about