employment agency
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- noun
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈeɪdʒənsi/
:
agencia de empleo
- John said he hasn't had much luck with employment agencies because they all seem to want younger people.
- a federal employment agency
Examples
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We didn't get him from an employment agency.
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Here's the address of an employment agency.
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Did you go to the employment agency today, Henry?
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Hello, I was sent by the employment agency.
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Is there a good employment agency in the town?
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In this case, you need to go to a South Carolina employment agency and ask its experts for good advice.
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He owns the employment agency where I work.
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I've been to a number of employment agencies, and they just keep telling me I'm not equipped to do anything else.
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You can also take some tests (career/job) through a local college or employment agency.
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The employment agency helped her find a job that matched her skills.
Synonyms
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3.0
A business or organization that provides services for other people
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A place that helps people find jobs and employers find workers
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a firm that matches people seeking jobs with employers' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'employment' (related to jobs/hiring) with 'agency' (a firm offering services). This compound follows a common, cross-linguistic noun+noun composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Employment agency joins employment, meaning work, and agency, meaning a person or office that helps others. Picture an office that brings people who want work and companies together like a 'matchmaker', so the phrase means a business that 'finds jobs' for people.