キャリアアップ

Etymology

キャリアアップ is a 和製英語(わせいえいご) (Japanese-coined English) compound from "career" + "up," meaning to advance or improve one's career standing.

USAGE (common routes):

• 昇進(しょうしん) (promotion within company)
• 転職(てんしょく) (changing jobs)
• 資格(しかく)取得(しゅとく) (obtaining qualifications)
• スキルアップ (skill improvement)
• 独立(どくりつ)/起業(きぎょう) (starting own business)

Common collocations

• キャリアアップを目指(めざ)す (to aim for career advancement)
• キャリアアップする (to advance one's career)
• キャリアアップ支援(しえん) (career advancement support)
• キャリアアップ助成金(じょせいきん) (career advancement subsidy)

Cultural note

In the era of lifetime employment, advancement mostly meant rising within one company. Today キャリアアップ is often associated with 転職(てんしょく), changing jobs to move up.

Related words

• スキルアップ (skill improvement)
• キャリアチェンジ (career change)
• キャリアパス (career path)