第だい二に新しん卒そつ

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Meanings

noun

recent graduate looking to change jobs; second-time new graduate

Refers to someone who graduated within the last few years and is now job-hopping, treated similarly to a fresh graduate in the Japanese job market. Often used in recruitment contexts.

Kanji

第No., residence
二two, two radical (no. 7)
新new
卒graduate, soldier, private

Related words

新しん卒そつN1
新卒 is a fresh graduate with no work experience, whereas 第二新卒 is someone who graduated a few years ago and has some job experience but is still treated like a new graduate in hiring.

Built from

第だい二に+新しん卒そつ

Written forms

第だい二に新しん卒そつ
Standard kanji spelling.
第だい２に新しん卒そつ
Variant using numeral ２.

Etymology

Compound of 第二 (second) and 新卒 (new graduate). The term emerged in the Japanese job market to categorize young job-hoppers who are still early in their careers.