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
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