Grammar fix
find a job
get work
to successfully get employment, especially after searching for it.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After graduating from university, it took me three months to find a job.
In my country, it can be difficult for young people to find a job without experience.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I want to find a work.
Say: I want to find a job.
'A job' (countable) or 'work' (uncountable, no 'a').
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Secure gainful employment' is officialese; 'find a job' is what people say.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
find a job
- a new
- a part-time
- looking to
- land a