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IELTS Essay: The workplace is changing rapidly and many people can no longer rely on havin...

Prompt

The workplace is changing rapidly and many people can no longer rely on having one job their entire life. Describe the possible causes of this and suggest how this problem can be dealt with.

#job_security#career_disruption#skill_obsolescence#labor_market_change

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 identifies automation and industry change as causes; proposes retraining; Band 9 examines policy choices enabling other countries to maintain job security despite similar forces, discussing social investment trade-offs.

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Key concepts in this essay

technological disruption and industry shifts
declining firm tenure and increased worker mobility
skills training infrastructure and cost-sharing
income support during transitions
globalization and offshoring as contributing factors

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating technological change as inevitable cause without examining policy choices (e.g., stronger labor protections elsewhere)
Proposing individual solutions ('retrain') without addressing systemic access to training and wage support
Ignoring that some instability reflects worker power and choice: easier job mobility when labor is scarce

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