キャリア
also: キャリヤ · キャリアー · キャリヤー
Meanings
Refers to one's profession or working life, often with a sense of long-term development.
She changed jobs to build her career.
personal history; professional experience
Used when talking about someone's background or work history, e.g., in a CV or biography.
His professional experience covers a wide range of fields.
elite government official; career bureaucrat
Specifically refers to a government employee who has passed the highest-level civil service examination; a prestigious career track in Japanese bureaucracy.
He joined the ministry as a career bureaucrat.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉のキャリアを生かすto make use of one's career experience
He drew on his previous career experience to take on a new job.
- 〈人〉としてキャリアをスタートするto start one's career as ~
She started her career as a teacher.
- 〈数〉のキャリアがあるto have a certain number of years of professional experience
He has ten years of career experience.
- キャリア官僚career-track (elite) government official
He works as an elite career bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance.
Expressions
- キャリアを積むbuild one's career; gain experience