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From the Ted Talk by Jason Shen: Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience

Unscramble the Blue Letters


You know who I'm envious of? People who work in a job that has to do with their coellge major.

(lhageutr)

Journalists who studied journalism, engineers who studied engineering. The truth is, these folks are no longer the rule, but the exception. A 2010 study found that only a quarter of college graduates work in a field that retlaes to their degree.

I graduated with not one but two deegres in biology. To my parents' dismay, I am neither a doctor nor a scientist.

(Laughter)

Years of studying DNA replication and pshniyootethss did little to prepare me for a career in technology. I had to teach myself everything from sales, marketing, strategy, even a little programming, on my own. I had never held the tlite of Product Manager before I sent my resume in to Etsy. I had already been treund down by Google and several other firms and was getting frustrated. The company had recently gone piublc, so as part of my job application, I read the IPO filings from cover to cover and bulit a wetbise from scratch which included my aisalyns of the bessnuis and four ideas for new features. It turned out the team was actively working on two of those ideas and had seriously considered a third. I got the job.

Open Cloze


You know who I'm envious of? People who work in a job that has to do with their _______ major.

(________)

Journalists who studied journalism, engineers who studied engineering. The truth is, these folks are no longer the rule, but the exception. A 2010 study found that only a quarter of college graduates work in a field that _______ to their degree.

I graduated with not one but two _______ in biology. To my parents' dismay, I am neither a doctor nor a scientist.

(Laughter)

Years of studying DNA replication and ______________ did little to prepare me for a career in technology. I had to teach myself everything from sales, marketing, strategy, even a little programming, on my own. I had never held the _____ of Product Manager before I sent my resume in to Etsy. I had already been ______ down by Google and several other firms and was getting frustrated. The company had recently gone ______, so as part of my job application, I read the IPO filings from cover to cover and _____ a _______ from scratch which included my ________ of the ________ and four ideas for new features. It turned out the team was actively working on two of those ideas and had seriously considered a third. I got the job.

Solution


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  2. built
  3. title
  4. college
  5. laughter
  6. degrees
  7. turned
  8. public
  9. analysis
  10. business
  11. photosynthesis
  12. website

Original Text


You know who I'm envious of? People who work in a job that has to do with their college major.

(Laughter)

Journalists who studied journalism, engineers who studied engineering. The truth is, these folks are no longer the rule, but the exception. A 2010 study found that only a quarter of college graduates work in a field that relates to their degree.

I graduated with not one but two degrees in biology. To my parents' dismay, I am neither a doctor nor a scientist.

(Laughter)

Years of studying DNA replication and photosynthesis did little to prepare me for a career in technology. I had to teach myself everything from sales, marketing, strategy, even a little programming, on my own. I had never held the title of Product Manager before I sent my resume in to Etsy. I had already been turned down by Google and several other firms and was getting frustrated. The company had recently gone public, so as part of my job application, I read the IPO filings from cover to cover and built a website from scratch which included my analysis of the business and four ideas for new features. It turned out the team was actively working on two of those ideas and had seriously considered a third. I got the job.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations




Important Words


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