자소설

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠sʰo̞sʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [자소설]

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 [since c. 2008]

   회사마다 자소설만 잘 쓰고 업무능력은 꽝인 사람들이 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^[1]:

     취준생 4명 중 3명 '자소설' 작성 경험

     chwijunsaeng nemyeong jung semyeong jasoseol jakseong gyeongheom

     Three out of four job seekers have experience with writing fake cover letters