jobseeking

Searching for work

Jobseeking is the activity of looking for employment.

The term covers everything from browsing listings to submitting applications to interviewing: She spent three months jobseeking before landing a position.

Also appears as two words or hyphenated.

A jobseeker is someone engaged in this process.

networking

connections

Relationships between things

recommendations · endorsements · alumni · meetups · conferences · schmoozing · mingling · mentors

process

applications

Practical uses or requests

recruitment · hiring · candidates · postings · listings · searching · hunting · applying · submitting · tracking

documents

resume

Career summary document

certifications · qualifications · credentials · transcript · objectives · summary · achievements · formatting · keywords · tailoring

motivation

determination

Firmness of purpose

drive · ambition · goal-setting · self-improvement · upskilling · reskilling · optimism · discouraged · burnout

unemployment

laid-off

Terminated from employment

out-of-work · benefits · severance · downsizing · restructuring · terminated

interview

preparation

Arranging things in advance

confidence · punctuality · rehearsal · panel · in-person · behavioral · technical · competency · body-language · handshake

opportunities

entry-level

Requiring minimal prior experience

full-time · part-time · contract · temporary · permanent · freelance · remote · hybrid · on-site · seasonal

Opposites
employment status

jobseekingemployed

Having paid work

working · job security · tenured · retired · hired

career direction

jobseekingresigning

Giving up a post

quitting · retiring · stepping down · retirement · job abandonment

labor market role

jobseekinghiring

Giving someone work

recruiting · talent acquisition · headhunting · staffing · employing

Family

job, seek, jobs, seeking, jobless, seeker, seekers, jobholder, jobseeker

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