openings
Gaps awaiting candidates
Openings are gaps, holes, or opportunities for entry.
A job opening is a vacant position.
The opening of a film or play is its premiere or first scene.
An opening in conversation creates space to speak.
In chess, the opening comprises the first several moves.
The plural often suggests multiple chances: There were several openings in the fence, career openings in tech.
Potential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- breakInterrupt continuity
- advancementForward movement or promotion
promotion · career · foothold · window · door · avenue · pathway · shot
Unfilled space between
- holeAbsence in matter
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
fracture · break · puncture · perforation · cleft · rift · split · aperture
Point of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
- outsetInitial point of something
onset · launch · debut · introduction · prologue · kickoff · inauguration · birth
Point of access
- gatewayPoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- archwayCurved overhead passage
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
threshold · vestibule · foyer · ingress · egress · hatchway · passageway · access
Location or stance
- jobPaid position of employment
- postingPublishing content online
- hiringGiving someone work
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
employment · staffing · unfilled · advertise · candidate · apply · listing · role
First public appearance
- launchSet into motion
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- galaFestive formal occasion
release · bow · maiden · preview · vernissage · first performance · world premiere
prospect
Potential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- breakInterrupt continuity
advancement · promotion · career · foothold · window · door · avenue · pathway · shot · occasion
gap
Unfilled space between
rupture · fracture · break · puncture · perforation · cleft · rift · split · aperture · chink
genesis
Point of creation
- commencementAct of starting
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
outset · onset · launch · debut · introduction · prologue · kickoff · inauguration · birth · foundation
entrance
Point of access
entryway · threshold · vestibule · foyer · ingress · egress · hatchway · passageway · access · jamb
position
Location or stance
recruitment · employment · staffing · unfilled · advertise · candidate · apply · listing · role · slot
debut
First public appearance
gala · release · bow · maiden · preview · vernissage · first performance · world premiere
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- job huntingresumes, cover letters, CV, curriculum vitae, references
- vacanciesjobs, positions, position, roles, post
- porespores, micropores, nanopores, voids, holes
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
openingsclosures
Acts of sealing shut
blocks · barriers · obstructions · blockages · seals
- opening upBecoming less guarded
- grand openingCelebratory business debut
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- opening doorsCreating access or opportunity
- opening actPreliminary concert performer
- opening creditsFilm's introductory name display