collocation · neutral
career prospects
UK/kəˈrɪə(r) ˈprɒspekts/US/kəˈrɪr ˈprɑːspekts/ca·REER PROS·pects
future opportunities for advancement or development in a job or profession
Examples
“Graduates consider career prospects before choosing a company.”
“A job with poor career prospects may lead people to quit.”
“Training programmes can improve employees' career prospects.”
Band 8 sentence
“One of the main reasons people leave is limited career prospects within the organisation.”
Collocations
- good career prospects
- long-term career prospects
Word family
Common mistakes
career opportunity→career prospects
future prospect→career prospects
Say it for a higher band
5job prospects→6career opportunity→7+career prospects
Synonyms
job prospects
Easily confused
job prospects
“Recent graduates often worry about their job prospects in a weak economy.”
promotion opportunities
“The company offers promotion opportunities to high performers.”
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