job search

Looking for work

A job search is the process of looking for employment—scanning listings, submitting applications, networking, interviewing.

The term covers both the activity and the period: I've been on a job search for three months.

Job searching or job hunting are equivalent forms.

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employment status

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Paid occupation status

job security · full employment · tenure · permanent position · career

labor market position

job searchhiring

Giving someone work

recruitment · talent acquisition · headhunting · staffing · talent search

career action

job searchretirement

Leaving the workforce permanently

resignation · quitting · career end · stepping down · walking away

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