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Closing date

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, closing date means: The last day on which an employer will accept applications for a job that has been advertised.

In Turkish: son başvuru tarihi

How it is used

Common in British job ads and public-sector jobs: 'Closing date: 15 March'. American ads more often say 'application deadline'. Some ads warn that they may close early if they receive enough applications.

Example sentences

  1. The closing date for applications is Friday, 30 May.

  2. I missed the closing date by one day, so I emailed the recruiter.

Common collocations

  • closing date for applications
  • before the closing date
  • miss the closing date
  • extend the closing date
  • job adA public notice from an employer that describes a job, the kind of person they want and how to apply. It is short for job advertisement.
  • applicationA formal request for a job, or the set of documents and forms you send to an employer when you make that request.
  • vacancyA job in a company or organisation that is available because nobody is doing it yet, so the employer is looking for someone to fill it.
  • applyTo formally ask for a job, usually by sending a CV, filling in an online form or writing a letter.

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