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placement

placement

57 3.4
Finding a suitable job for someone often through an agency
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪsmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colocación (laboral)
  • You all have your living assignment and job placements, so go out and get moved in.
  • job placement
  • student placement
  • placement process

And so I got this placement in hairdressers.

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Examples

  • Look into their, the school's career services, their job placement services.

  • After completing her degree, she found a job through a job placement agency that specializes in her field.

  • And then a job placement place, yeah.

  • But he has not gotten any special placement for the last four, maybe five, school years?

    Academic text (2015)
  • In this program, student teachers are in each placement for only 8 weeks.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Yesterday we made it clear that employment placement firms are suffering.

  • They feel that this is the best placement for you.

  • So, what kind of placement are you looking for, Lynette?

  • Students were randomly selected for placement in each of the classrooms per the school's normal placement methods.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Among older people, falls are a strong predictor of placement in a skilled nursing facility.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

appointment
vsplacement
  • Formal
183 2.5

An official job or position someone is given

is about finding a suitable position for someone via an agency
assignment
vsplacement
  • Formal
130 2.9

Putting someone into a job or role

focuses on finding a suitable job for someone through an agency
hiring
vsplacement
125 1.3

Giving someone a job in a company

involves matching a person to a proper job often via an agency
employment
vsplacement
79 1.8

The act of hiring someone to work at a company

is the act of finding a suitable position for someone not general work status

Antonyms

673 2.3

A time when people do not have paid jobs and look for work

9 3.4

A situation when people do not have paid work

Compounds

1 2.9

An office that helps people find jobs by connecting them with employers

An office that helps students find jobs and internships

How Suitable

placement
  • Specialized
57 3.4
unsuitable
20 2.6

Surface Forms

placement singular
placements plural

Morphology

placement = place (transparent) = place + ment

Standard noun formation from the verb 'place' used with the sense 'assign to a job or position'.

Etymology

Placement comes from the simple word place meaning 'position' and the ending -ment meaning 'an action or result'. So placement can mean putting a person into a position, which is why schools and agencies talk about 'placement' when they help someone find a job.