IELTS Writing Task 2 - Model Answer - Employment - Work and Promotions
IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer
Some people suggest that companies should give promotions to people who have been working for them for a long time. Do you think this is a good idea?
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How successfully a business appointsand promotes members of staff will have asignificant impact on profits and the long-term sustainabilityof that company. There has been considerable debate about whether higher-ranking jobs should be offered to those who have served the organisation for longest. Many,myself included, would argue that other factors should also be taken into account.
There are certainly benefits to giving senior positions to workers who have spent years or even decades in the firm. These individuals understand the business, its ethos, its approach andthe markets it operates in. They may have built up useful socialnetworks both within the company and in the wider business world. They are likely to require far less training than an outsider or less experienced colleague. Finally, promoting loyal members of staff should incentivizecolleagues, who receive the powerful message that commitment will be rewarded.
However, there are also reasons to doubt the usefulness of this strategy. Long-standing employees are unlikely to innovateand take the fresh approachwhich may be needed. Such workers are generally older and may not grasp the importance of technology and evolution. Similarly, not having had recent relevantexperience in other organisations, they could potentiallylack essential skills. Firms may be wiserto recruitworkers who havea proven track record elsewhere. Most profit-making multinationals prefer this method: they ‘poach’ high-flying managers, strategists, engineers or even accountants from their rivals.
Having examined this question in some detail, it seems clear to me that companies must take a range of factors into consideration when deciding who to elevateto a more senior role. Loyaltyis a desirablequality, and some organisations may be inclined tooffer top jobs to existing employees on the basis of this. Nevertheless, other attributesare just as essential and, in some cases, may be even more so. Circumstancesobviously differ from situation to situation and those in charge of businesses should think carefully about the skills and characteristics they require before appointing.
Vocabulary
ethos = the beliefs/way of working
to incentivize = to motivate or encourage (someone) to do something (maybe with a bonus)
to poach = to 'steal' a member of staff from another company
strategists = people skilled in planning action or policy
to be inclined to = to be likely to, to have a tendency to
to grasp the importance of = to understand the importance of
Try to learn collocations to use in IELTS Writing and Speaking e.g. to take a range of factors into consideration; to differ from situation to situation; to grasp the importance of... Candidates who use collocations are more likely to achieve higher band scores than those who don't.
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