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Employment-words
Employment-related words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 働く (hataraku) | to work |
| 仕事 (shigoto) | work, job |
| 就職 (shuushoku) | the act of getting a new job |
| 就職活動 (shuushoku katsudou) | searching for a new job |
| 就活 (shuukatsu) | short form of “shuushoku katsudou” |
| 仕事探し (shigoto sagashi) | searching for a job |
| 転職 (tenshoku) | changing jobs (generally to another company) |
| 異動 (idou) | move to a different place (often referring to personnel changing positions within a company) |
| 無職 (mushoku) | unemployed (often used to talk about a person’s state) |
| 失業 (shitsugyou) | unemployment (often used to talk in general, like a country’s unemployment rate |
| 内定 (naitei) | a job offer (literally means “an internal decision”) |
| オファー (ofaa) | a job offer |
| 辞退する (jitai suru) | to decline, reject (an offer, etc.) |
| 承諾する (shoudaku suru) | to consent, to accept, to give permission |
| 派遣 (haken) | contract (work) |
| 正社員 (seishain) | permanent employee (the opposite of a contract employee) |
| 会社 (kaisha) | company |
| 企業 (kigyou) | enterprise, company (larger nuance than “kaisha”) |
| 面接 (mensetsu) | interview (also インタビュー) |
| 選考 (senkou) | screening (for a candiate, etc.) |
| 職業 (shokugyou) | occupation, career, industry |
| 流れ (nagare) | literally “flow”, but often is used to describe the process of something like an interview |
| キャリア (kyaria) | career (sounds closer to English “carier”) |
| 職種 (shokushu) | type of job |
| 肩書き (katagaki) | title or position in a company |
| 部署 (busho) | role or position at a company |
| 経験 (keiken) | experience |
| 経験者 (keikensha) | someone with experience in a certain field |
| 年収 (nenshuu) | yearly salary |
| 月給 (gekkyuu) | monthly wage |
| 日給 (nikkyuu) | daily wage |
| 給与 (kyuuyo) | wages, pay |
| 収入 (shuunyuu) | income |
| リストラ (risutora) | restructuring, downsizing (basically layoffs) |
| 首にする (kubi ni suru) | to fire someone (from a job) |
| 解雇する (kaiko suru) | to fire someone |
| 採用する (saiyou suru) | to employ someone |
| 不採用 (fusaiyou) | not hired (i.e. failing an interview) |
| 上司 (joushi) | boss, superior |
| 部下 (buka) | subordinate |
| 同僚 (douryou) | coworker, colleague |
| 会議 (kaigi) | meeting |
| 残業 (zangyou) | overtime work |
| 求人 (kyuujin) | job opening |
| バイト (baito) | part-time job |
| フルタイム (furutaimu) | full-time (job) |
| 契約書 (keiyakusho) | contract document (paper or digital) |
| 業務委託 (gyoumu intaku) | outsourcing |
| 在宅勤務 (zaitaku kinmu) | remote work (work from home) |
| テレワーク (terewaaku) | remote work |
| 従業員 (juugyouin) | employee |
| 社員 (shain) | employee |
| 入社(nyuusha) | joining a company |
| 退社 (taisha) | leaving a company (can mean to quit, or to just leave the office building) |
| 定着率 (teichakuritsu) | rate of employees staying at a company after a certain period of time (retention rate) |
| 離職 (rishoku) | leaving a company |
| 待遇 (taiguu) | treatment or pay (at a company) |
| 条件 (jouken) | condition (for a job search, etc.) |
| 需要 (juyou) | need (of a product, or of talent, etc.) |
| 人材 (jinzai) | skilled worker(s), talent |
| 新卒 (shinsotsu) | a new graduate (from college) |
| 手続き (tetsuduki) | process |
| 応募 (oubo) | to apply (to a company, a contest, etc.) |
| 応募者 (oubosha) | applicant (to a job, etc.) |
| 面接官 (mensetsukan) | interviewer (person leading the interview) |
| 急募 (kyuubo) | urgent need (for workers) |
| 人事部 (jinjibu) | human relations department (HR) |
| 障がい者 (shougaisha) | a person with one or more disabilities |
| 概要 (gaiyou) | summary (of skills, of a company’s goals, etc.) |
| 担当者 (tantousha) | the person in charge of a certain department (like hiring, etc.) |
| 志望(shibou) | wish, desire (often used to describe the reason someone wants to join a school or company) |
| 志望度 (shiboudo) | the degree of one’s desire (for a company, position, etc.) |
| 履歴書 (rirekisho) | resume |
| 歴史 (rekishi) | history (general term) |
| 活躍する (katsuyaku suru) | to participate or play a part in something such as a company |
| 実績 (jisseki) | achievement(s) (literally, “actual result”) |
| 長所 (chousha) | a strong point (of a candidate, etc.) |
| 短所 (tansho) | a weak point |
| スキル (sukiru) | skill(s) |
| 深掘りする (fukabori suru) | to dig deeply (often used metaphorically, as to learn more about one’s experience) |