find a job — get work
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcore
to successfully get employment, especially after searching for it.
Say it like a native
Textbook I am endeavouring to secure gainful employment.
Native I'm trying to find a job.
'Secure gainful employment' is officialese; 'find a job' is what people say.
Pattern: find a job
In use
- After graduating from university, it took me three months to find a job.work
- In my country, it can be difficult for young people to find a job without experience.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I want to find a work.
✓ I want to find a job.
'A job' (countable) or 'work' (uncountable, no 'a').
Common collocations
find a job— a new, a part-time, looking to, land a
Don't confuse it
'Do a job' means to perform work; 'find a job' means to get hired.