noun phrase · academic
career development opportunities
UK/kəˈrɪə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtiz/US/kəˈrɪr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌɑːpərˈtunɪtiz/ca·REER de·VE·lop·ment op·POR·tu·ni·ties
opportunities offered by an employer for employees to learn, progress and advance their careers
Examples
“Young professionals look for employers who provide career development opportunities.”
“Lack of career development opportunities is a common reason for staff leaving.”
“The company invested in career development opportunities such as mentoring and training.”
Band 8 sentence
“Companies that invest in career development opportunities retain motivated employees and build internal talent pipelines.”
Collocations
- provide career development opportunities
- lack career development opportunities
Word family
Common mistakes
opportunities of career development→career development opportunities
provide a career development opportunity→provide career development opportunities
Say it for a higher band
5chance to advance→6training opportunities→7+career development opportunities
Synonyms
promotion prospects
Easily confused
training opportunities
“The company offers extensive training opportunities to improve employees' technical skills.”
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