Unusual 21st century jobs vocabulary

options

for example checking if the sales staff are helpful and polite, and that they can answer any of your questions about the product options.

• choices

• salaries

• places

conventional

Many jobs today are very different from conventional jobs.

• well-paid

• unusual

• normal

demanding

Working with demanding clients can be difficult.

• offering a service

• asking many questions

• expecting high standards

accessories

• handbags, scarves and hats

• make-up and perfume

• food and drink

fashion-conscious

Personal shoppers help busy, fashion-conscious and wealthy clients to find what they need.

• they don’t care about fashion

• they care about fashion

• they don’t know about fashion

criteria

Being a confident and expressive speaker with clear pronunciation is the most important criteria.

• diplomas

• interviews

• requirements

reliable

Working so closely with clients means that you need to be reliable, have good people skills and be able to remember your client’s taste.

• intelligent

• artistic

• dependable

one-off

Most voice-over artists start off doing small one-off jobs for local businesses and radio.

• always

• sometimes

• a single time

voluntary

Although most storytellers work voluntarily, for example by reading stories to children in hospitals.

• unpaid

• paid

• difficult

rates

some are paid good rates to read to students in schools and nurseries.

• payments

• gifts

• references