Top 100 BJT Words: HR, Recruitment & Employment (Part 12)

求人 (kyuujin) is the employer seeking people; 求職 (kyuushoku) is a person seeking a job. 募集 (boshuu) is a broader word for recruiting anything, not only staff.

Usage: Common patterns: 求人を出す (kyuujin wo dasu, to post a job opening), 求人広告 (kyuujin koukoku, job ad), 求人サイト (kyuujin saito, job site), 求人倍率 (kyuujin bairitsu, job-openings-to-applicants ratio).

中途採用 (chuuto saiyou) targets experienced workers at any time of year; 新卒採用 (shinsotsu saiyou) is the mass hiring of graduating students, who usually start on April 1st.

Usage: 中途採用で入社する (chuuto saiyou de nyuusha suru, to join as a mid-career hire), 中途採用者 (chuuto saiyousha, mid-career hire), 中途採用を行う (… wo okonau).

志望動機 (shibou douki) is why you want this job; 自己PR (jiko piiaaru) is what strengths you can offer. Interviewers usually ask for both separately.

Usage: 志望動機を述べる (shibou douki wo noberu, to state your reason), 志望動機を書く (… wo kaku), 志望動機欄 (shibou douki ran, the field on a résumé).

即戦力 (sokusenryoku) is ability usable now; ポテンシャル (potensharu) or 将来性 (shouraisei) is future potential, which is what companies usually look for in new graduates.

Usage: 即戦力となる人材 (sokusenryoku to naru jinzai, people who can contribute immediately), 即戦力として期待する (… to shite kitai suru), 即戦力を求める (… wo motomeru).

応募者 (oubosha) has actually applied; 求職者 (kyuushokusha) is anyone seeking work in general, and 候補者 (kouhosha) is a candidate shortlisted for a position.

Usage: 応募者数 (oubosha suu, number of applicants), 応募者全員 (oubosha zen'in, all applicants), 応募者を選考する (… wo senkou suru, to screen applicants).

正社員 (seishain) has an open-ended contract; 契約社員 (keiyaku shain) has a fixed-term contract, and 派遣社員 (haken shain) is employed by a staffing agency.

Usage: 正社員として働く (seishain to shite hataraku), 正社員になる (… ni naru), 正社員登用 (seishain touyou, promotion to regular status).

試用期間 (shiyou kikan) is a trial period at the start of a job; 研修期間 (kenshuu kikan) is a training period, which may overlap but refers to training, not evaluation.

Usage: 試用期間中 (shiyou kikan chuu, during probation), 試用期間を終える (… wo oeru, to complete probation), 試用期間を延長する (… wo enchou suru). After it you become 本採用 (honsaiyou).

雇用形態 (koyou keitai) is the contractual category; 勤務形態 (kinmu keitai) is the working pattern, such as shifts, flextime or remote work.

Usage: 雇用形態は〜です (koyou keitai wa … desu), 雇用形態によって (… ni yotte, depending on employment type), 雇用形態にかかわらず (… ni kakawarazu, regardless of employment type).