Landing the New Job
Five lessons that take a career-switcher from CV to first pay slip: rewrite your story, write a letter nobody skips, answer the hardest interview question, talk about money without panic, and start well
Who it's for
Written for B1 (intermediate) students who handle everyday English and are ready for longer answers.
Changing career, confidence at work and landing the next job. More Career Development lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news story4 of 5 lessons
- Role-play: a dialogue to act out4 of 5 lessons
- An answer framework to structure what they say2 of 5 lessons
- Listening: passages with questions1 of 5 lessons
Lessons
- A CV That Tells Your New StoryRewrite your old jobs so they point at your new field, and use AI to draft a CV that still sounds like you54 minFree
- The Cover Letter That Isn't BoringOpen with a line nobody skips, explain the switch in one paragraph, and finish without begging57 minOutline
- The Career-Switcher InterviewAnswer 'why should we hire you without direct experience?' with a structure, evidence and no apologies56 minOutline
- Talking About MoneySay a number without your voice shaking, ask for more politely, and understand what is really in the offer54 minOutline
- Your First 90 DaysIntroduce yourself to a new team, ask questions without feeling stupid, and land a few early wins57 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 54 to 57 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "A CV That Tells Your New Story": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Landing the New Job with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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