career trajectory
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- noun
- /kəˈrɪr trəˈdʒɛktəri/
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trayectoria profesional
- His unexpected promotion changed the career trajectory he had planned for himself.
Let's, you know, start with your career trajectory where it'll begin for you.
- Let's, you know, start with your career trajectory where it'll begin for you.
- That was kind of what changed my career trajectory.
- How did my career trajectory pan out?
- And those two things come into conflict when you know, you're contemplating your career trajectory.
- You know, the career trajectory is a completely different skill set.
Examples
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She mapped out her career trajectory to achieve her dream job in environmental science.
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Um, I've been thinking about my career trajectory.
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Ah, to go back and get an applied degree with a real career trajectory.
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You know, the career trajectory is a completely different skill set.
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How did my career trajectory pan out?
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Also of interest are the career trajectories of these former students.
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The baby boomers had a somewhat different career trajectory.
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I'm not trying to make predictions on Kap's career trajectory.
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You can't design a predictable career trajectory.
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Going for higher education is often linked to particular career trajectories and entry into prestigious professions or highly paid commercial occupations.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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A series of jobs someone has during their working life that lead to higher roles
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'career' (work history) and 'trajectory' (a path of movement) combine to give a sense of a person's career path or direction over time, so the meaning is broadly inferable. However, this requires a metaphorical mapping from physical path to professional development and relies on knowing the less frequent noun 'trajectory', so it is not fully transparently compositional for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Career trajectory combines career and trajectory, where trajectory is the path a thrown ball or rocket takes through the air. Imagine your work life moving along that path, going up or down, so career trajectory means the 'direction' or 'course' of your jobs over time.