qiúzhí yǐqián yào zhǔnbèi jiǎnlì hé zuòpǐnjí.

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Breakdown of qiúzhí yǐqián yào zhǔnbèi jiǎnlì hé zuòpǐnjí.

• 以前yǐqián: before
• 要yào: to need to
• 准备zhǔnbèi: to prepare

Questions & Answers about qiúzhí yǐqián yào zhǔnbèi jiǎnlì hé zuòpǐnjí.

What does 求职 mean exactly? Is it the same as 找工作?

求职 means to seek a job / to look for employment. It is a bit more formal than 找工作, which is the everyday way to say look for a job.

So:

• 求职 = formal, often seen in writing, HR contexts, job ads
• 找工作 = more conversational

In this sentence, 求职以前 means before job-hunting or before applying for jobs.

Why is 以前 placed after 求职?

In Chinese, 以前 often comes after a time word or an action phrase to mean before that time/action.

Pattern:

• Verb / phrase + 以前 = before doing ...
• Time word + 以前 = before ...

So:

• 求职以前 = before seeking a job
• 吃饭以前 = before eating
• 上课以前 = before class / before attending class

This is very normal Chinese word order.

Could I also say 求职之前 instead of 求职以前?

Yes. 以前 and 之前 are both commonly used to mean before.

So these are both natural:

• 求职以前要准备简历和作品集。
• 求职之前要准备简历和作品集。

In many situations, they are interchangeable.
A learner can usually treat them the same in sentences like this.