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Describe a perfect job you would like to have in the future: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What it is?
  • How you knew it?
  • What it is like?
  • And explain why you think it is perfect?
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Cue 1:What it is?

  • Begin by clearly stating the job you aspire to have in the future.
  • Provide a brief overview of the field or industry this job belongs to.

Example

The perfect job I would like to have in the future is that of a wildlife conservationist. This role involves working in the field of environmental science, focusing on protecting endangered species and their habitats.

Cue 2:How you knew it?

  • Share a personal experience or event that sparked your interest in this job.
  • Mention any specific influences, such as a person, book, or documentary that inspired you.

Example

I first learned about this career during a school trip to a national park. There, I met a conservationist who shared fascinating stories about their work. Additionally, watching documentaries on wildlife preservation further fueled my passion for this field.

Cue 3:What it is like?

  • Describe the daily tasks and responsibilities associated with this job.
  • Highlight the skills and qualities required to excel in this profession.

Example

Being a wildlife conservationist involves various tasks such as conducting field research, collaborating with local communities, and educating the public about conservation efforts. It requires strong analytical skills, a deep love for nature, and the ability to work in challenging outdoor conditions.

Cue 4:And explain why you think it is perfect?

  • Discuss the personal fulfillment and satisfaction you would gain from this job.
  • Explain how this job aligns with your values and long-term goals.

Example

I believe this job is perfect for me because it combines my passion for nature with my desire to make a positive impact on the environment. Knowing that my work could help save endangered species and preserve our planet for future generations is incredibly fulfilling.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, being a wildlife conservationist is my dream job because it allows me to work towards a cause I deeply care about. It offers a unique blend of adventure, challenge, and the opportunity to contribute to the well-being of our planet.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Vague Descriptions

    Avoid being too general or vague when describing your perfect job. Specific details make your answer more engaging and memorable.

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    Tip

    Use specific examples and details about the job, such as tasks, environment, and skills required, to create a vivid picture.

    2: Ignoring Personal Connection

    Do not overlook the personal reasons why the job is perfect for you. This connection makes your answer more relatable and authentic.

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    Share personal experiences or values that align with the job, explaining why it resonates with you on a deeper level.

    Lack of Structure

    Avoid presenting your answer in a disorganized manner. A clear structure helps the examiner follow your thoughts easily.

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    Organize your response by addressing each cue in order, ensuring a logical flow from one point to the next.

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    The ideal job which I like to pursue is the UX expert along with the accessibility expert. This is something I have been looking forward for after my master's degree in HCI. I have been into this field for more than five years, including my internship experience along with my IT industry experience. I have been working on various projects that includes user experience and designing them into a beautiful interfaces along with making sure that those are accessible for various users. No, none of the user is facing any issues with interacting with it or understanding the purpose of any action. So this is something I would like to continue with and to be, and to get the knowledge of it in depth. And this is something I would, I can achieve through my master's and then implement in my job for my ideal role that is user experience and accessibility expert. So this is something I have been looking for a lot. I have met people who are currently in this roles and I have, I would like to step into their shoes. It's a very meticulous journey where I can meet a lot of people, interview users of different backgrounds where they can be a regular users or some blind users or some with a temporary vision or functional issues. So interacting with them, improving my knowledge of how I can improve my working skills, my design skills, my accessibility skills to make sure they also feel included in the experience. So that is something I would like to enhance and I would like to work into in the future.

    Band 6-7

    There are many jobs in my mind I would like to love and I would like to do in the future. The most interesting one for me is to build my career in the trading because in the trading I can make a lot of money with my strategies and I can also invest my money to grow it very well. In the stock market I will get many opportunities to make a lot of money and I will also have my own free time and I can do it from anywhere in the world and it's very free for me because if I want to do any other jobs it's very stressful for me to do it and in the trading I will also get many opportunities to meet new people I can also create my courses and sell to other people and which will make me also a lot of money which will also help me to make a lot of money and for example my brother also do trading and he is also very well in it and I also want to go and I also want to pursue this trading career and yes this is the job I would like to do in the future.

    Band 6-7

    So, one of the things which I really want in life is a really high paying IT sector job which can be remote as well. Being remote is really a plus point and the reason behind I loving a remote job is that it protects you from so many things. It protects your energy, it protects your travel expense, it protects your what you say your daily hustle of waking up early and getting ready for the college and being stuck in the traffic. These are one of the reasons I really love remote jobs. I got to know about them through the social media when I watched some guys on the YouTube who had these remote jobs. These were high paying and all of those guys had pretty chill life you can say. Not much hustle, I mean it is going to be hard since it is a remote job and you have to be stuck to a computer and sitting in front of a screen for maybe hours and hours and as that is the only workplace you are going to have. This can be a downside of this but I think in this job there are more upsides than downsides. You might miss your office cubicle, you might miss that environment of being in an office surrounded by your co-workers and having that bond attachment. I think this can be also a downfall but me personally would really love a remote job because I am kind of an introvert, I don't really like socializing, I like to be with my own company so this is my reason why I love remote jobs.

    Band 6-7

    In the future, I would love to have an animal shelter of my own wherein I could stay with the animals, take care of them, feed them, play around them and have the best time of my life around them. Ever since I was a child, I was in love with animals and since then I had this idea of opening a shelter for animals so that I could treat the animals who are suffering there and enjoy myself in their presence. It was actually a dream that I had seen with my uncle who is no more a part of my life. He passed two years before and since then I have made this an ambition that I want to get this done. I don't know how long will it take because I really need a lot of capital so that I can make that place how I want it to be and for that it will take time but eventually I will do it and I am so sure about it. About what all I want to do in there is that I just want to help the animals that are in a miserable situation and they need treatment. I can get the abandoned animals there and treat them, be around them. I can also arrange a sort of a veterinarian camp there so that the animals can be treated and this would be a dream job because it was something that I wanted to do ever since I was a baby and when I would achieve it, there will definitely be a sense of accomplishment, contentment and the bliss and the happiness that I will experience seeing those animals in the way I wanted them to be, it would be unmatched. So therefore this is bliss.

    Band 6-7

    My ideal job will be becoming a gynecologist. I developed kind of affection towards it when I was an intern, while I was doing different rotations in different departments. Gynecology stood out the most for me. It's highly rewarding and I think I'm a perfect fit for the profession because I embody some quality to become a good gynecologist, such as I'm empathetic and I can understand gynecology really well. It's basically the women reproductive and health system, which all we deal with every month, and so it is kind of easy to understand the topic. And on a regular basis, I see lots of patients with more gynecological problems other than other aspects of medical field. So my experience in this particular field is vast and I think I'm a perfect candidate to become a gynecologist. So it would be a great honour of my life.

    Band 6-7

    The perfect job for me is to become a pilot. I have this dream since my childhood. I get to know how to become a pilot from a career guidance class that I had in my fifth class. The teacher came to give us this class, inserted this dream into my little heart, and from that day onwards I was pursuing my dream. Today I have reached halfway to that step. I have completed all the Indian exams to become a pilot, and now I am trying to get a visa to my flight training. And I will do that soon, I am definitely sure. And to become a pilot, why I think this is a perfect job for me is because this is not a normal 9 to 5 job. Moreover, you can have a cabin in 30,000 feet, you can have this amazing view all the day when you are at work, you have a very good opportunity to travel, you have a good salary. Everything about this job is amazing and desired by everyone. To be a pilot, it takes lots of discipline and hard work, and I am willing to put that discipline and hard work.

    Band 6-7

    Every person has a dream job and mine would be a owner of pharmaceutical industry and as well as pharmacy. Although I come from a pharmacy background where I have spent a lot of finances, resources and time to study pharmacy, I am much more into a business or an industry where I can set up my own pharmacy as well as a pharmaceutical industry. I am much more interested in opening both these outlets as soon as possible because I feel that I can imply my knowledge to make people's life better. Moreover, my knowledge can contribute to society.

    Band 6-7

    I love to become multimedia specialist because it's one of my favorite jobs around the world. The job is to stitch everything in a single video like we need to do a 3D animation and include it in video and we have to edit it and we need to make the sound for it and we need to merge it to the video. I came up with this idea on my 22nd birthday because after completing my college I have been sitting simply for many days and I came up with the creative ideas and I have completed my 3D animation course and I have lot of interest in 3D animation and I have made more projects in it and the projects are wonderful. I love all the projects I have made, many models, many 3D models which are really great to see and because of that I got too much interest in it. So when I search for the jobs, the multimedia specialist is one of the very good job because we need to include or merge everything into one single video like it's like a movie making. It's fantastic and it will be like, I could say that, it will be like making our thoughts and fantasies into the real world and we can show everyone what we think and that is one of the greatest job I would like to have in my future.

    Band 6-7

    A perfect job I would like to have in the future is to become a professor. I first heard of it when I was in middle school. I was in 5th grade and I was about 10 years old. Our teacher was going around asking what we want to become in the future. At that time, I just merely said a doctor because I don't know much about what other jobs are there in the world. And then our teacher talked about becoming a professor as it was his dream. He was doing a research, a PhD research while teaching us at school and he was telling us about what he was going to become. I was so fascinated about this and then when I went home, I asked my mother. My mother was in full support of me becoming a professor. Professors work in college and they have a good pay and also ample amount of holidays. My mother told me that this will be a perfect job for a mother as they also have ample holidays and that I will have time for my future kids. From that on, till now, I have been yearning to become a professor.

    Band 6-7

    Ever since I was a kid, I have always looked up to my teachers who have guided me through every path in my life. When I was seven years old, the first thought that came into my mind was I want to become a person like them who is so strong and supportive to others. Now that I have grown up and I think more about what I have always wanted to become ever since I was a kid, the more I feel assured because becoming a mentor to someone is the greatest achievement you can possibly receive. Helping someone not only to pursue something in their careers but to also make them a better person makes it a perfect job that I wish to have and becoming a teacher would ensure that I am giving back to the society what I have always received from it. By mentoring kids, I will help ensure the economy is growing.
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