자소설

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Korean

Etymology

Blend of 자소서 (jasoseo, cover letter) +‎ 소설 (soseol, novel).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jasoseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jasoseol
McCune–Reischauer?chasosŏl
Yale Romanization?casosel

Noun

자소설 (jasoseol) (hanja 自小說)

  1. (humorous) "novel of personal introduction"; an exaggerated or misleading cover letter, resume, or personal statement
    회사마다 자소설 쓰고 업무능력 사람 얼마나 많냐.
    hoesamada jasoseol-man jal sseugo eommuneungnyeog-eun kkwang-in saram-deur-i eolmana mannya.
    Think about how many people there are in every company who are only good at writing fake cover letters and have zero work ability.
    • 2019, “취준생 4명 중 3명 '자소설' 작성 경험 [chwijunsaeng 4myeong jung 3myeong jasoseol jakseong gyeongheom]”, in Segye Ilbo:
      취준생 4 3 '자소설' 작성 경험
      chwijunsaeng nemyeong jung semyeong jasoseol jakseong gyeongheom
      Three out of four job seekers have experience with writing fake cover letters