エントリーシート
えんとりーしーと
noun
entry sheet; job application form
1.
entry sheet; job application form
A standardized application form used in Japanese job hunting. Companies require applicants to fill out an entry sheet as the first step in the hiring process, typically including self-introduction, motivation, and strengths.
エントリーシートを提出した。
I submitted my entry sheet.
エントリーシートの締め切りは来週です。
The deadline for entry sheets is next week.
就活で何十社ものエントリーシートを書くのは大変だった。
Writing entry sheets for dozens of companies during job hunting was exhausting.
エントリーシートに自己PRと志望動機を書かなければならない。
You have to write a self-promotion section and your motivation on the entry sheet.
A wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English) term abbreviated as ES. Central to the 就職活動 (job-hunting) process in Japan, where university students apply to multiple companies simultaneously. Unlike a Western-style resume, the entry sheet is a company-specific form with essay-style questions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- エントリーシートを書く: write an entry sheet
- エントリーシートを提出する: submit an entry sheet
- エントリーシートが通る: pass the entry sheet screening
- エントリーシートで落ちる: be rejected at the entry sheet stage
CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japanese 新卒採用 (new graduate hiring), the entry sheet is the first hurdle. Thousands of students may apply to a single company, and many are screened out at this stage. Students often attend 就活セミナー to learn how to write effective entry sheets.