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Job ad

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, job ad means: A 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.

In Turkish: iş ilanı, eleman ilanı

How it is used

You see, read, answer or respond to a job ad. In the UK people also say job advert; in the US, job posting or job listing is more common online. Companies post job ads on job boards, LinkedIn and their own careers pages.

Example sentences

  1. I saw a job ad for a junior designer on LinkedIn this morning.

  2. The job ad says they want someone with at least three years of experience.

Common collocations

  • read a job ad
  • respond to a job ad
  • post a job ad
  • online job ad
  • 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.
  • job descriptionA written explanation of what a job involves, including the main tasks, responsibilities and the skills or experience needed.
  • requirementSomething that an employer says a candidate must have, such as a degree, a licence, a language or a number of years of experience.
  • job boardA website where many employers post job ads and where job seekers can search, save and apply for jobs.

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