to be NEW on the job (what does this means?)

[Duc]

Please have a look at this : ''Edward was new ON the job,but he quickly fit himself into the established route of the office''.
Is this a special usage of ON?If yes,please tell me in which context do we use that?
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[Yankee]

Hi duc

Yes, 'on the job' is a common collocation. Saying that 'someone is new on the job' means that 'the person has just started working at a new company or in a new department'.

In fact, 'on the job' is such a common collocation that it can be hyphenated and used as an adjective:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42738&dict=CALD

By the way, I'd say that your sentence has a typo. You should have used the word 'routine' rather than 'route'.
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[Torsten]

Duc,

In addition to Amy's explanation I'd like to point out that the question in your thread title should read 'What does it mean?" (Not "what does it means?")

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