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to go for a job

to go for a job

1 2.3
To try to get a job by applying or going to an interview
  • phrasal verb
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  • After uni, I went for a job interview at said bank and got a job as a 'Temp' AKA filing boy.
  • go for a job interview

Well, my understanding was that they they were given make up scars, told that they were going to go for a job interview with the scars on.

Examples

  • Imagine you're going for a job interview and there's another candidate with you.

  • Yesterday, I went for a job interview on 40th Street and 5th Avenue and planned to go to Bryant Park to eat lunch.

    Blog text (20)

  • I was going to go for a job.

    Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

  • I wrote a few weeks ago about "losing big" when you go for a job.

    Blog text (19)

  • The guy went for a job, screwed the op, never came back.

    The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

  • Why don't I go for a job I need to try?

  • Well, my understanding was that they they were given make up scars, told that they were going to go for a job interview with the scars on.

    andrew gold | heretics.

  • Yesterday, I went for a job interview at a software company in the city.

  • She went for a job at the local bookstore because she loves reading.

  • After graduating, he decided to go for a job in marketing to gain experience.

Synonyms

to apply
vsto go for a job
466 1.4

Make a formal request, usually in writing, for a job or permission

focuses on actively pursuing employment rather than only written requests
to go for
vsto go for a job
272 2.5

To try to get something you want by making an effort

involves formal requests or active pursuit specifically aimed at employment
to apply for
vsto go for a job
208 1.4

To officially ask for something like a job or a visa

also involves actively seeking the position beyond formal requests and documents
to put in
vsto go for a job
60 3.2

Make a formal request or application for something like a job

also involves active pursuit of positions beyond merely submitting documents

Antonyms

to withdraw
466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

How Actively

to compete
983 2.6
to go for a job
1 2.3
to apply
466 1.4
to inquire
  • Formal
107 3.0

Surface Forms

go for a job infinitive
going for a job present participle
goes for a job third person singular
went for a job past
gone for a job past participle

Morphology

go + for + a + job

The meaning 'to apply or actively pursue a position' is directly derivable from 'go' (move/attend) + 'for' (with purpose/aim) + 'job' (position). This follows the common 'go for + noun' pattern (e.g., go for a run, go for it), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the intended sense.

Etymology

Go for a job comes from the simple image of a person going to a place to try to get work: they go for (go to try) the job. So it means 'to apply' or 'to actively try to get' a position.