My Future Profession

(a Librarian)

	I think that choosing a career and getting a fairly-paid job are two of the most important things any person does in a lifetime. Career prospects are various and promising nowadays. According to the official statistics law and financial careers are the most prestigious and demanded. No less popular are journalism, international tourism and language careers.
But I think that the best kind of job is a well-paid hobby. I love reading books and literature means much in my life that is why I decided to enter the BelarusianUniversity of Culture and Arts to become a librarian and a bibliographer. In ancient times the profession of a librarian was the most honourable and responsible one and nowadays this tradition is preserving. I think that the profession of a librarian is very interesting and requires profound knowledge of a lot of sciences. That is why at the university we study such specialized and non-specialized subjects as native and foreign languages, programming, and creation of WebSites, information technology (IT), management, marketing, world and Belarusian literature, psychology and sociology, history and theory of bibliography, librarianship, cataloguing. We are taught to deal with library problems, conduct small investigations and we’ll have some work experience in libraries. As Aristotle once said: “The roots of education are bitter but the fruit is sweet” and that is really so.
I think a good librarian should possess a lot of qualities. They communicate with people so they have to be sociable and positive. Of course, they should be extremely responsible, well-educated people, having a good command of at least 2 languages. When I graduate from the university I will be able to work at various libraries in our country. I will have a chance to open an incredible world of literature to different people.
It’s my firm believe that a book is one of the greatest wonders in the world. It helps to form the character and the world outlook, to understand life better. Books educate and entertain us, help us to understand our deepest dreams and fears. Thanks to books we can talk to people who lived in different ages and countries. Through reading books we hear their voices, thoughts and feelings.

Vocabulary

to choose a career –

to get a job –

a fairly-paid job –

career prospects –

to be various –

to be promising –

according to something \ somebody –

to be prestigious –

to be demanded –

to be well-paid –

to be honourable –

to be responsible –

topreserve –

to require –

profound knowledge –

to deal with –

to conduct investigations –

to possess –

quality –

to be sociable –

to be responsible –

to be well-educated –

to have a good command of something –

to graduate from –

to be incredible –

it’s my firm believe –

the world outlook –

to entertain –

a dream –

fear –