employment agent
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3.2
- noun
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈeɪdʒənt/
:
agente de empleo
- The employment agent found me a great job.
Examples
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I met with an employment agent yesterday.
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The employment agent matched her with the perfect company for her skills.
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After meeting with the employment agent, he received several job interviews within a week.
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Many people turn to an employment agent when they are struggling to find work on their own.
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The employment agent helped me create a professional resume to attract potential employers.
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After a long search, I finally found a job through an employment agent who specializes in my field.
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She decided to visit an employment agent to get assistance in finding a suitable position.
Synonyms
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6.1
A person or company that finds and hires people for jobs especially high-level ones
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'employment' (work/recruiting) + 'agent' (a person who acts for/represents others) yields an agent who deals with employment matters or helps people find jobs. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English noun–noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.
Etymology
The term employment agent comes from the idea of an agent who finds employment for someone, like a helper who talks to companies and arranges interviews. So it now means a person whose job is to 'help' people 'find jobs'.