You recently received a letter from a friend asking for advice whether to go to college or try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job Write a letter to this friend. In your letter • Say why he/she would not enjoy going college • Explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her • Suggest the types of jobs that would be suitable for him/her

Dear Charlie, How are you doing? I’m writing in response to your

last

letter requesting my guidance on if you should search for employment opportunities or attend university. Thank you for writing to me

last

week concerning my guidance on if you should search for employment opportunities or attend a university I’m glad and honoured that you asked for my counsel on

this

matter. I’d

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you to secure a job rather than

further

your education because you’ll not appreciate college life. In university, you’ll have to attend numerous lectures with each lecturer giving the class homework after each tutorial.

This

means that at the end of each day, you could be going home with four assignments at the very least,

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which would require you to spend ample

time

in the library researching for articles to be able to carry out these

take home

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assignments which in my opinion, is rather too stressful and energy draining. You’re better off gaining employment because it would give you more

time

to enjoy your social life in which, if you had taken up schooling, you would rarely have the

time

to go out with friends and meet people.

In addition

, working requires less reading

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, you’ll spend limited

time

studying documents,

for example

, correspondences and reports.

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, most importantly, you’d be earning some money for your upkeep and for solving other monetary requirements. There’s a wide range of occupations that are appropriate for you given that you have some secretarial and administrative experiences and

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. So, I’d suggest you look out for job vacancies in those fields,

for instance

, executive assistant, administrative officer, secretary and customer service representative,

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suit you perfectly. You’d have no issues adapting and working in these roles because

you’ve

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you have

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the basic knowledge and background that will help you succeed in these areas of work. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Warm regards, Sam