new working adult; recent graduate entering the workforce
Refers to someone who has just finished education and started their first full-time job, typically in April in Japan. Often used in contexts about adjusting to working life.
This year's new working adults looked nervous at the entrance ceremony.
As a new working adult, you first need to learn business etiquette.
社会人 is a general term for a working adult, while 新社会人 specifically refers to someone who has just entered the workforce.
新入社員 means 'new employee' and focuses on the company perspective, whereas 新社会人 emphasizes the individual's transition from student to working adult.
Compound of 新 (new) + 社会人 (working adult). The term became common as a way to describe the cohort of new graduates entering the workforce each spring.