Job Change: Definition, Examples & Career Advice

Meaning 1：job switch (Job change)

Job change 🔊

/dʒɑb tʃeɪndʒ/

The act of switching from one job to another, often for better opportunities or personal reasons.

Job change scene: packing old desk and entering new bright workspace

job switch 🔊

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/dʒɑb swɪtʃ/

The act of leaving one's current employment to begin a new position, often to improve career prospects, salary, or work-life balance.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Job' (origin unknown) + 'change' (from Latin 'cambire', to exchange).

💡 Mnemonic

Picture swapping your old desk nameplate for a new one.

📖 Example

She decided on a job change after realizing her current role no longer matched her career aspirations. 🔊 She decided on a job change after realizing her current role no longer matched her career aspirations.

🔗 Collocations

make a job change – To switch to a different job

consider a job change – To think about switching jobs

job change decision – The choice to move to a new job

🔄 Synonyms

career change (n.) – A more significant shift in professional field, not just employer

job hop (v./n.) – Informal term for frequently changing jobs

employment transition (n.) – Formal term for moving from one job to another

🚫 Antonyms

job stability (n.) – The state of staying in the same job for a long time

career stagnation (n.) – Lack of progress or change in one's career

retention (n.) – The act of keeping employees in their current positions

📖 Cultural Story

Reflects modern career mobility, common since the late 20th century when job-hopping became socially acceptable.