Looking for a job
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Vocabulário
- 探すto look for
- 求人job opening
- 履歴書resume / CV
- 応募するto apply
- 面接interview
- 給料salary
- 経験experience
- 条件conditions
- 正社員full-time employee
- アルバイトpart-time job
The たい Form (Wanting to Do) and なければならない (Must)
These two grammar patterns are essential for job searching conversations.
Wanting to do: Verb stem + たい
Remove ます from the polite form and add たい:
- 働きます → 働きたい (hatarakitai — want to work)
- 見つけます → 見つけたい (mitsuketai — want to find)
たい conjugates like an い-adjective:
- 働きたいです (I want to work — polite)
- 働きたくないです (I do not want to work)
- 働きたかったです (I wanted to work)
Must do: Verb negative stem + なければならない
This pattern expresses obligation:
- 履歴書を書かなければならない (must write a resume)
- 面接に行かなければならない (must go to the interview)
Shorter spoken form: なきゃ (informal)
- 履歴書を書かなきゃ。(I gotta write a resume.)
Job searching vocabulary
- 仕事を探しています。(I am looking for a job.)
- IT の仕事がしたいです。(I want an IT job.)
- 来月までに仕事を見つけなければなりません。(I must find a job by next month.)
Example: 新しい仕事を探しています。エンジニアとして働きたいです。(I am looking for a new job. I want to work as an engineer.)
Expressões
- 仕事を探しています。Say you are looking for a job
- エンジニアになりたいです。Say you want to become an engineer
- 履歴書を書かなければなりません。Say you must write a resume
- この求人に応募したいです。Say you want to apply for this opening
- 経験がありますか？Ask if someone has experience
- 来週面接があります。Say you have an interview next week
Erros frequentes
仕事を探すたいです。仕事を探したいです。Remove す and add したい from the masu-stem 探し
エンジニアをなりたい。エンジニアになりたい。Use に with なる (to become), not を
履歴書を書くなければならない。履歴書を書かなければならない。The negative stem of 書く is 書か, not 書く
仕事が探しています。仕事を探しています。Use を for the object being searched for
面接を行きたいです。面接に行きたいです。Use に for destination with 行く
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