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第二新卒 (だいにしんそつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

第だい二に新しん卒そつ

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Meanings

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noun

recent graduate looking to change jobs; second-time new graduate

Refers to someone who graduated within the last few years and is now job-hopping, treated similarly to a fresh graduate in the Japanese job market. Often used in recruitment contexts.

See also: 新卒

第だい二に新しん卒そつ向むけの求きゅう人じんに応おう募ぼした。
I applied for a job opening targeting recent graduates looking to change jobs.

第だい二に新しん卒そつは、新しん卒そつと同どう様ようにポテンシャル採さい用ようされることが多おおい。

Second-time new graduates are often hired based on potential, just like fresh graduates.

Written forms

第だい二に新しん卒そつ
Standard kanji spelling.
第だい２に新しん卒そつ
Variant using numeral ２.

Kanji

第No., residence
二two, two radical (no. 7)
新new
卒graduate, soldier, private

Similar words

新しん卒そつ
新卒 refers to a brand-new graduate entering the workforce for the first time, while 第二新卒 is a recent graduate who has already worked for a short period and is now changing jobs.

Etymology

Compound of 第二 (second) and 新卒 (new graduate). The term emerged in the Japanese job market to categorize young job-hoppers who are still early in their careers.