How to Read Japanese Job Ads・求人広告の見方
Apart from the ads online, I would like to talk about the common corresponding format in English if you are in Japan looking at the local free job magazines from convenience stores.
日本語
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English
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1. エリア |
2. 待遇(たいぐう)・コメント |
1. Job Area/ Location |
2. Treatment/ Conditions/ Comments |
3. 企業・お店の情報(きぎょう・おみせのじょうほう) |
3. Company/ Shop Details |
4. 募集職種(ぼしゅうしょくしゅ)
5. 雇用形態(こようけいたい) |
4. Career Category/ Classification
5. Work Type |
6. 募集要項(ぼしゅうようこう) |
6. Position/ Role Requirement & Benefits |
Note:
Abbreviations may be used in the numbers above.
2. Treatment/ Conditions/ Comments
- Down Arrow Symbol: 初心者歓迎(しょしんしゃかんげい)-> beginners or
new comers are welcome
- 学生:学生歓迎(がくせいかんげい)-> students are welcome
- 研修:研修有(けんしゅうあり)-> has training
- 長:長期(ちょうき)-> long-term
- 短:短期(たんき)-> short-term
- Uniform Symbol:制服貸与(せいふくたいよ)-> uniform rental
- 食付(しょくつ)き:食事付(しょくじつ)き -> has meal (s)
- 社保:社会保険完備(しゃかいほけんかんび)-> has social insurance
- 社員登用:社員登用制度(しゃいんとうようせいど)-> employee hiring system
- P:駐車場有(ちゅうしゃじょう)-> has a car parking
- 昇:昇給有(しょうきゅうあり)-> has pay rise
- 賞:賞与有(しょうよあり)-> has bonus
- 交:交通費支給(こうつうひしきゅう)->has transport allowance
- 駅近:駅近郊(えききんこう)-> near the station
- 夜勤:夜勤(やきん)-> night shift
- 夕迄:夕方(ゆうがた)までのお仕事(しごと)-> work until the evening
- 16時迄:16時(じ)迄(まで)のお仕事(しごと)-> work until 4pm
- Apartment Symbol:寮完備(りょうかんび)-> comes with accommodation
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5. Work Type
- 正:正社員(せいしゃいん)-> a full-time employee
- 契:契約社員(けいやくしゃいん)-> a contractor
- パ:パート -> a part time job
- ア:アルバイト -> a casual/ temporary/ contract job
- 派:派遣(はけん)-> an employee sent from a temporary agency
- 紹:職業紹介(しょくぎょうしょうかい)-> job referral
- 予定:紹介予定派遣(しょうかいよていはけん)-> an employee scheduled for a job referral sent form a temporary company
- 委:委託(いたく)-> Outsourcing
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4. Career Category/ Classification ; 6. Position/ Role Requirement & Benefits
- 給:給与(きゅうよ)or 報:報酬(ほうしゅう)-> pay; salary
- 職:募集職種(ぼしゅうしょくしゅ)-> career category/ classification
- 仕:仕事(しごと)-> work
- 地:勤務地(きんむち)-> work area/ suburb
- 資:資格(しかく)-> qualification
- 待:待遇(たいぐう)-> condition; treatment
- 時:時間(じかん)-> time
- 休:休日(きゅうじつ)-> public holidays (days with no working obligation)
- 暇:休暇(きゅうか)-> paid leaves (days with working obligation initially)
- 出:出勤日(しゅっきんび)-> working days
- 期:期間(きかん)-> period of time
- 事:事業(じぎょう)-> business; enterprise
- 応:応募(おうぼ)-> application
- 担:担当(たんとう)-> (person in) charge
- 入:入社日(にゅうしゃび)-> position starting date
- E: E-mail
- URL: URL
- PR: 自己(じこ)PR -> self public relation -> you write a summary explaining why the company should hire you.
- 他:その他(た)-> others
The abbreviations below are usually inside a small circle whereas the above are in squares.
- 時:時給(じきゅう)-> hourly rate
- 日:日給(にっきゅう)-> daily rate
- 月:月給(げっきゅう)-> monthly rate
- 基:基本給(きほんきゅう)-> base rate
- 固:固定給(こていきゅう)-> fixed rate
- 早:早番(はやばん)-> early shift
- 遅:遅番(おそばん)-> late shift
- 昼:昼勤務(ひるきんむ)-> day shift
- 夜:夜勤務(やきんむ)-> night shift
- 昇:昇給(しょうきゅう)-> pay rise
- 賞:賞与(しょうよ)-> bonus
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労働基準(ろうどうきじゅん):Labour Standards
If you are interested, there are further readings from 厚生労働省(こうせいろうどうしょう), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
In Japanese
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/koyou_roudou/roudoukijun/index.html
In English and pdf files are also available in languages like Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalong, and Korean.
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/policy/employ-labour/labour-standards/index.html