新卒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 新卒 is read as しんそつ and is a noun for a recent graduate or entry-level recruit hired without prior career experience.
• Basic usage: A recent graduate receiving training appears in 新卒の社員が研修を受ける, while hiring experienced workers as well appears in 新卒だけでなく経験者も採用する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person and hiring category
  • It can denote the individual graduate or a hiring category contrasted with experienced candidates.
• Difference from 経験者
  • Unlike a candidate with relevant work experience, this term focuses on someone entering employment directly after graduation.