就活

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 就活 is read as しゅうかつ and means job-hunting activity, including preparing and pursuing employment applications.
• Basic usage: It can describe preparing a resume for job hunting or making another plan after job-hunting activity has ended.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Preparing for the activity
  • 就活に向けて means working in preparation for job hunting, not that the activity has already finished. Example: 姉は就活に向けて履歴書を書き直した。
• After the activity ends
  • 就活を終えた marks job-hunting activity as completed and connects that state to the later travel plan. Example: 就活を終えた友人が旅行の計画を立てている。