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Bridge job

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, bridge job means: A job taken as an intermediate step between career stages or before full retirement.

In Turkish: geçiş dönemi işi

How it is used

Use when a role connects two stages rather than being the intended long-term destination.

Example sentences

  1. He took a bridge job while completing the qualification for his new profession.

    The job supports the period before a planned career change.

  2. Her bridge job offered reduced hours between full-time employment and retirement.

    An intermediate role can connect work and retirement gradually.

Common collocations

  • take a bridge job
  • bridge job before retirement
  • career changeA move from one type of work or profession to a different one, for example from teaching to software development.
  • part-timeDescribes a job in which you work fewer hours than a normal full working week, for example three days a week or only in the mornings.

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