求职 (qiú zhí) — to seek employment; to look for a job

Definition

求职 is the job-seeker's side: 'to look for a job.' Unlike 招聘 (the employer recruits) or 应聘 (a specific application), it covers the whole search process. More general than 就业, which means 'to get employed.'

verb

to seek employmentto look for a job

Examples

，求职。
Tā qù nián dà xué bì yè, xiàn zài zhèng zài qiú zhí.
He graduated from university last year and is now looking for a job.
求职，。
qiú zhí De shí hou, yào zhǔn bèi hǎo jiǎn lì.
When job hunting, you should prepare your resume.
求职，。
Zhè cì qiú zhí hěn shùn lì, tā hěn kuài jiù zhǎo dào le gōng zuò.
This job search went smoothly, and he quickly found a job.