Working for a Large vs Small Company

Some people say that it is better to work for a large company than a small one. Do you agree or disagree?

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Essay ideas: Working for a Large vs Small Company

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

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Essay · 249 words · 4 paragraphs · 16 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response presents a clear preference for smaller firms, supported by relevant discussion of cross-team learning and individual visibility. Recurring awkward expressions and faulty coordination reduce precision. The argument would also benefit from distinguishing smaller established firms from start-ups and explaining more fully why the claimed advantages outweigh those of larger employers.

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Task Response

The response maintains a clear preference for smaller firms and develops teamwork and individual visibility with a relevant example, though it sometimes treats small firms and start-ups as interchangeable and the support is somewhat general.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are organised logically with clear paragraphing and linking devices, but some cohesion is mechanical or slightly faulty, such as 'Adding on to this' and a redundant 'as well as the work of other teams as well'.

6.5
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate for the task with some natural collocations around career growth and teamwork, but there are noticeable awkward or imprecise phrases like 'increased hard day-by-day' that reduce fluency and precision.

6.5
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of structures is used with generally good control, including relative clauses and comparisons, but the possessive apostrophe in “employees’”, missing clause punctuation and the malformed link “and the as well as” reduce accuracy.

6.5

What to work on next

Clarify how much knowledge “almost both” means without overstating it, distinguish small firms from start-ups, and correct faulty coordination and word combinations while retaining your clear preference for smaller employers.

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