採 用 試 験

さいようしけん

noun

employment exam; hiring exam

1. employment examination; hiring test

A test administered to job applicants as part of a hiring process, assessing knowledge, aptitude, or suitability. Common for companies, government offices, and schools.

採用試験(さいようしけん)を受(う)ける。

To take an employment exam.

公務員(こうむいん)の採用試験(さいようしけん)は難(むずか)しい。

The civil-service hiring exam is difficult.

採用試験(さいようしけん)に合格(ごうかく)して、来月(らいげつ)から働(はたら)くことになった。

I passed the hiring exam and will start working next month.

Composed of 採用(さいよう) (adoption, hiring) + 試験(しけん) (examination). Refers to the whole screening test used to decide whom to employ, which may include written tests, essays, and interviews.

Common collocations

採用試験(さいようしけん)に合格(ごうかく)する: to pass the hiring exam
採用試験(さいようしけん)に落(お)ちる: to fail the hiring exam
採用試験(さいようしけん)を実施(じっし)する: to hold a hiring exam

Similar words

入社(にゅうしゃ)試験(しけん): company entrance exam — specifically for joining a company
面接(めんせつ): interview — one component of the process

Related Words

Compare: 面接(めんせつ) (interview)

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Added 2026.7.15 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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