You recently received a letter from a friend asking for advice about whether to go to college or to 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 to college explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her suggest types of job that would be suitable for him/her

Dear Jawad, Hope you are doing great in your life and thank you for writing to me. You have asked my advice regarding the
next
step you should take, either to go for college or
job
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. I strongly suggest you
to
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apply
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opt for a
job
. Let me tell you why.
Firstly
, since you are doing your schooling for the
last
10 years, you may get bored if you go to college immediately.
Generally
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students go for a
job
after schooling, so you won't find your old friends in college. That would be so frustrating and boring for you.
Secondly
, opting for the
job
will give new wings to your career. Because in career, experience is more important than a degree.
In addition
, while employer selecting their candidates, they see how much experience they have. I came to know that you are planning to move abroad in future,
this
experience will enhance your
job
opportunity in foreign. Even more, you don't have to depend
financial
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on your parents, as you will start earning immediately that will even boost your confidence.
Lastly
, you should search
job
in the area of software development, because there is a very high demand for it abroad. You have
also
done some project on it, while you were in school. I saw the educational application recently developed, and I am amazed to see it. You have a very good command of it. I think without any
second
thought you should enter
in
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the information technology industry. Apart from it, salary and perks in software development jobs are much higher than the other segment. Hope to see you soon! Yours truly, Jacob
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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 150 words in writing task 1. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long letter will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 160 to 190 words in writing task 1. This will ensure a concise letter and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 20 minutes to write the letter and you need around 5 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long letter in 15 minutes.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Real-world experience
  • Practical experience
  • Financial independence
  • On-the-job training
  • Student loan debt
  • Personal growth
  • Professional networking
  • Career development
  • Skilled workers
  • Job market
  • Career goals
  • Immediate income
  • Professional relationships
  • Market demand
  • Defining interests
  • Educational investments
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