職(しょく)に就(つ)く

しょくにつく
expression
to get a job; to take up a position
workoccupation
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(らいげつ)職(しょく)に就(つ)く。
I'm starting a job next month.
大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)してすぐに職(しょく)に就(つ)いた。
I got a job right after graduating from university.
希望(きぼう)する職(しょく)に就(つ)くために資格(しかく)を取(と)った。
I got a qualification in order to land the job I wanted.

A somewhat formal expression for starting employment. 就(つ)く means to assume or take up (a position).

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Compare: 就職(しゅうしょく) (to find employment)
Compare: 勤(つと)める (to work at, to be employed at)
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Added 2026.3.23 9:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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