転職(てんしょく)

てんしょく
noun/suru-verb
changing jobs
1. changing jobs; career change
changing jobs; career change
IT企業(きぎょう)に転職(てんしょく)した。
I changed jobs to an IT company.
転職(てんしょく)サイトで仕事(しごと)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a job on a job-hunting site.
転職(てんしょく)を考(かんが)えている。
I'm considering changing jobs.
転職(てんしょく)活動(かつどう)を始(はじ)めたが、なかなか良(よ)い会社(かいしゃ)が見(み)つからない。
I started job hunting, but I can't seem to find a good company.
転職(てんしょく)して給料(きゅうりょう)は上(あ)がったが、前(まえ)の会社(かいしゃ)の方(ほう)が働(はたら)きやすかった。
My salary went up after changing jobs, but my previous company was easier to work at.

転職(てんしょく) means changing from one company to another. This is different from 転勤(てんきん), which is a transfer within the same company.

Distinction:

  • 転職(てんしょく): changing companies
  • 転勤(てんきん): transferring within the same company

Common expressions:

  • 転職(てんしょく)する (change jobs)
  • 転職(てんしょく)活動(かつどう) (job hunting activities)
  • 転職(てんしょく)サイト / 転職(てんしょく)エージェント (job change website/agency)

Cultural note:
Job-hopping was traditionally viewed negatively in Japan, where lifetime employment was the norm. However, changing jobs has become more common and accepted in recent years.

Related Words

Contrast: 転勤(てんきん) (transfer within company)
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Added 2026.1.15 4:02 · Revised 2026.3.5 10:54
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