1.
to get a job; to take up a position; to enter employment
To begin working at a job or to assume an occupational position.
来月職に就く。
I'm starting a job next month.
大学を卒業してすぐに職に就いた。
I got a job right after graduating from university.
希望する職に就くために資格を取った。
I got a qualification in order to land the job I wanted.
A somewhat formal expression for starting employment. 就く means to assume or take up (a position).
COMMON FORMS:
- 職に就く: to get/start a job
- 職に就いている: to be employed
- 職に就けない: unable to get a job
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 就職する: to find employment (most common, general)
- 職に就く: to take up a position (slightly more formal)
- 勤める: to work at, to be employed at
CONTRAST:
- 職に就く: to get a job (start of employment)
- 職を失う: to lose one's job
- 職を辞める: to quit one's job