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career path for exponential growth

English translation: the job being offered can be considered a stepping stone to bigger and better things

20:54 Jun 26, 2002
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English term or phrase: career path for exponential growth
this is being used as an opening sentence for a job position
sheila
Selected answer:the job being offered can be considered a stepping stone to bigger and better things
Explanation:
it will be a first step in having your career take off, take flight, etc.
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 11:40
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +8the job being offered can be considered a stepping stone to bigger and better things
Marian Greenfield
4 +2career path that is promising an extremely fast growth
Fuad Yahya
4 +1fast track position
Jeannie Graham
4 +1The job offers potential opportunities for professional development.
Ingrid Petit
1 +1job leading to unlimited opportunities
RHELLER


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
the job being offered can be considered a stepping stone to bigger and better things


Explanation:
it will be a first step in having your career take off, take flight, etc.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 732
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Exponential: becoming more and more rapid
22 mins
agree  John Kinory (X): ... but don't fly too near the sun :-)))
1 hr
agree  Enza Longo
9 hrs
agree  jerrie
10 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X)
1 day 18 hrs
agree  Sue Crocker
2 days 16 hrs
agree  mickymayes
12 days
agree  AhmedAMS
15 days
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fast track position


Explanation:
my suggestion

Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 32
Grading comment
i prefer to use the other answer- thanks a lot

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agree  AhmedAMS
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Comment: i prefer to use the other answer- thanks a lot

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
job leading to unlimited opportunities


Explanation:
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1252

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agree  AhmedAMS
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
career path that is promising an extremely fast growth


Explanation:
I assume that the main query is about the term "exponential growth."

The Computer Desk encyclopedia defines "exponential growth" as "extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight."

Growth can be described as arithmetical, geometrical, or exponential.

Arithmetical growth is a simple growth that can be accounted for by simple addition: 1+1+1, etc. On a graph, this may be represented by a straight line, possibly even a horizontal line, in essence showing zero growth vis a vis the time line.

Geometrical growth alludes to the calculation of areas in geometry, which is achieved by multiplication, not addition. This growth is still linear, but at a progressive angle, showing steady growth against the time line.

Exponential growth alludes to numbers raised to a power, which is an explosive kind of growth, where multiplication is itself multiplied. On a graph, this looks like a curve that continually increases its tangent angle against the time line.

If you put one grain of wheat in the first square on a chess board, then twice that amount in the next square, twice the second amount in the next square, and so on until the last square, you get the kind of growth that we call exponential.

Of course, a career path is not a line on a graph, but this is a motivating figure of speech.


Fuad

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 893

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatiana Neroni (X): Absolutely! Exponential growth is really extremely fast growth - this job position can be a fast launching pad...
2 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS: Well done
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The job offers potential opportunities for professional development.


Explanation:
Good suggestions have already been presented, I just wanted to add one more!

Ingrid Petit
United States
Local time: 10:40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
15 days
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