Salary as the Main Factor When Choosing a Job

When choosing a job, the salary is the most important consideration. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Salary as the Main Factor When Choosing a Job

WhyThis is anOpinion essay — it asks whether you agree or disagree with a statement.

SoWe split the ideas intoReasons to agree(supports the statement)andReasons to disagree(argues against it).

Reasons to agree

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Reasons to disagree

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The essay consistently identifies salary as the leading consideration while acknowledging other influences. Relevant reasons and examples support that view. Its main structural limitation is the absence of paragraph breaks, which makes the different stages harder to follow. Frequent article and agreement errors, together with the convoluted exit-interview sentence, also reduce clarity and precision.

TR

Task Response

The essay addresses the question with a clear position that salary is the top consideration, developed through reasons, statistics, and personal experience, though the opening digression on retention and slightly overgeneralised claims limit full precision.

6.5
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The argument has a recognisable sequence and conclusion, but the entire essay is one continuous block. Separate reasons and the acknowledgement of other factors are not marked by paragraphs. The lengthy exit-interview sentence and some mechanical transitions further weaken progression.

5.5
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate for the topic with appropriate terms like compensation, attrition, and work-life balance, though occasional inaccurate collocations and word forms such as 'one top of this' and 'family need' reduce precision.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures is used, but errors in subject-verb agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to lower accuracy without obscuring the overall message.

6.0

What to work on next

Divide the essay into an introduction, focused supporting paragraphs, a paragraph acknowledging other factors, and a conclusion. Then simplify the exit-interview sentence and check articles and subject-verb agreement without changing your consistent position.

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