就活
Meanings
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abbreviation
Abbreviation of 就職活動. Refers to the process of looking for employment, especially the structured recruitment activities of students and job seekers in Japan.
See also: 就職活動
He went to Tokyo for job hunting.
I got sick from the stress of job hunting.
Usage patterns
- 就活をするto job hunt
Many students start job hunting once they become third-year university students.
- 就活を始めるto begin job hunting
I was told it's better to start job hunting early.
- 就活が終わるfor one's job hunting to be over
I finally finished job hunting after getting a job offer.
- 就活に成功するto succeed in job hunting
He succeeded in landing a job at his top-choice company.
- 就活で苦労するto struggle during job hunting
Many people struggled with job hunting during the pandemic.