Grammar fix
career path
job direction
The direction your working life takes, including the jobs you choose and how you move forward in your profession over time.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- After university, she decided to follow a career path in medicine.work
- In my opinion, choosing the right career path is important because it affects your happiness and future opportunities.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: career path (noun phrase); often used with verbs like 'choose', 'follow', 'change', 'plan', 'pursue'
WrongI want to choose a good career way.
RightI want to choose a good career path.
The fixed phrase is 'career path', not 'career way'.
Patterncareer path (noun phrase); often used with verbs like 'choose', 'follow', 'change', 'plan', 'pursue'
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Career path' is the compact term; the long paraphrase is clunky.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
career pathchoosea clearchangefollow
Don't confuse it
Unlike 'job', which means a single position, 'career path' is about your whole journey through different jobs and roles.