employment agencynoun [ C ]
uk/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/us/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/a business that helps people to find suitable jobs or companies to find suitable employees
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- job creation
- set sb up
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- talent scout
- tender
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Examples from literature
- Employment agencies must not send applicants to places of bad repute.
- I was thinking of offering you the position before I went to the employment agency.
- Many employment agencies are engaged in supplying labour.
- Not all employment agencies cater to this trade.
- The employment agency clerk shrugged and took their names.
- The lady gave me a list of reputable employment agencies at last.