He certainly had had a very exciting, very unusual career.

This event marked the beginning of an unusual career.

This was the beginning of his unusual career.

But a career, however unusual, is not a story.

Genetic designer doesn't sound like an unusual career anymore, for example (though the flying cars seem unlikely).

Sluman has had an unusual career in terms of winning golf tournaments.

Mr. Mohamed's military record and other documents describe an unusual career.

Within the past six months, he has seen his unusual career take off.

At least, if Nimisha insisted on such an unusual career, she had chosen one of the most prestigious.

Andy's was an unusual career and always had been.