【正确答案】Topic: Determinants of a successful career
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General expressions
job-seekers / current career field / career planning / career change / good record of work accomplishments / career shift/job titles / career opportunities
Be a continuous learner
fast-changing technologies (world) / set short-term and long-term career and job goals / develop new goals / adjust and strengthen your position / meet challenges / find yourself better prepared for / A career path that is expanding today could easily shrink tomorrow. / Information leads to power and success. / Never pass up chances to learn. / No matter what your age is, no matter how much experience you have, you should always be willing to learn a new skill or technique.
Be adaptable to work environment
be open-minded / rapidly changing economy / be receptive to new ideas and concepts / highly adaptable, mobile, positive, resilient, patient / follow and / or support organizational policies and procedures / fit in with the existing style of management
Amiable personality
personality traits / self-confidence / fit in and be a team player / be a positive influence on your coworkers / team work / the ability to work with others
Enthusiasm
determined / dedicated / hard-working employee who is committed to achieving excellence / highly motivated self-starter / be willing to give 100 percent to your job / be alert, responsive, and energetic / measure up to company standards
Social contacts
power ties / It's not what you know, but who you know." and it's especially true when you're searching for employment. / Many of the best jobs are unadvertised, so networking helps you to find hidden opportunities. / When you use someone you know to introduce you to a possible employer, you've got the benefit of a ready-made reference going into the relationship. / business and social networking create a pool of contacts from which you can draw leads, referrals, ideas, and information for your job search and career progress
Advanced professional skills
gain relevant work experience / strong collection of transferable skills / a specific set of skills that match the skills necessary to perform a particular job / skills that could easily be applied to a wide variety of jobs in many different careers / the ability to understand the job assignment, contribute to the work being done
Ambition
a dead-end job / the main drivers of career success / the career fields that most interest you / Ambition is the fuel. / Success and achievements are the keys. / In any career, the truly inspired performances come from those with a good mixture of talent, ambition, dedication and pure competence. / You need not be a super-achiever to be successful in a high-flying job.