求职 qiúzhí to seek employment
How to remember 求职: 求 request + 职 duty = to seek employment.
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How it is used
- To seek employment / job-hunt - 求职信 (qiúzhíxìn) a cover letter, 求职者 (qiúzhízhě) a job seeker.
- About looking for a job from the applicant's side; formal.
- Contrast 招聘 (zhāopìn, recruit, from the employer's side) and 找工作 (zhǎo gōngzuò, look for work, colloquial).