change jobs — switch employment
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to leave your current job and start working in a different one, usually with a new company or in a new role.
Say it like a native
Textbook I am contemplating a transition to alternative employment.
Native I'm thinking of changing jobs.
'Transition to alternative employment' is corporate; 'changing jobs' is plain.
Pattern: change jobs
In use
- After five years at the same company, she decided it was time to change jobs.work
- In my opinion, people should change jobs if they feel they are not learning anything new or if they want to develop their career.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I want to change my job to a better company.
✓ I want to change jobs. / move to a better company.
'Change jobs' (plural, no possessive) is the set phrase for switching employment.
Common collocations
change jobs— change, thinking of, decide to, switch
Don't confuse it
'Change jobs' means to move to a new job. 'Change the job' means to make changes to your current job, which is not the same.