word usage - What is the difference between "job" and "job opportunity"?

Currently, I am looking for a job. Or am I looking for a job opportunity? Or is the hiring company having a job opportunity for people like me?

Can I use "I am looking for a job/job opportunity" interchangeably, or is there a difference?

Answer

You are looking for a job.

I don't think you would be satisfied with just a "job opportunity". If you were offered a "job opportunity", you would want to follow through until you either got the job, or did not get the job.

Similarly, a child who wants to pet a cat does not want a "Schrödinger's cat", because Shrödinger's cat has a 50% chance of being dead when the child tries to pet it. The child wants a real, live "cat".