Job Transfer: Definition, Examples & Key Tips

Meaning 1：internal job move (Job transfer)

Job transfer 🔊

/dʒɑːb trænsˈfɜːr/

Moving from one job position to another within the same company, often to a different city or department.

Job transfer scene: employee packing box with map and dotted line between cities

internal job move 🔊

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/ɪnˈtɜːrnl dʒɒb muːv/

A job transfer refers to an employee moving from one position or office location to another within the same organization, often involving a change in city or department.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'transferre' (trans- + ferre); 'job' from Old French 'gobbe'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine 'transfer' as carrying your job across a bridge to a new location.

📖 Example

After three years in Shanghai, she applied for a job transfer to the Beijing office to be closer to her family. 🔊 After three years in Shanghai, she applied for a job transfer to the Beijing office to be closer to her family.

🔗 Collocations

request a job transfer – To formally ask for a move to another position or location

approve a job transfer – To officially allow an employee's move

job transfer form – A document used to process the internal move

🔄 Synonyms

relocation (n.) – The act of moving to a new place, especially for work purposes

reassignment (n.) – The act of giving someone a different job or role

transfer (n.) – The movement from one place or position to another

🚫 Antonyms

demotion (n.) – A move to a lower position or rank

layoff (n.) – A temporary or permanent dismissal from employment

resignation (n.) – The act of voluntarily leaving a job

🌱 Derivatives

transferable (adj.) – Capable of being moved or applied to another situation

transferee (n.) – A person who is transferred

transferor (n.) – A person who makes a transfer

📖 Cultural Story

In modern corporate culture, job transfers often involve relocation packages and are a common HR process for employee mobility.