placement office
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- noun
- /ˈpleɪsmənt ˈɔfɪs/
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oficina de colocación
- The other firms interview on campus through the placement office.
- placement office at a university
- placement office at a college
Examples
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This information was obtained through the placement office and department faculty.
Academic text (1995) -
Mock interviews, either through the placement office or by area educators, can be a valuable learning experience.
Academic text (1995) -
Letters of reference may be enclosed, but normally are sent directly to the school system by the writers or by the college or university placement office as part of the candidate's placement file.
Academic text (1995) -
She borrowed her father's car and went to consult the placement office at Graphics Central.
Fiction book (1990) -
Information and advice from peers, who have recently been where they now plan to go, is probably far more compelling and credible than similar statements from placement office personnel or university faculty.
Academic text (1995) -
Mock interviews, staged by many university placement offices, are a valuable resource for individuals unfamiliar with interview protocol or those who are not confident in their ability in the interview setting.
Academic text (1996) -
Existing data from fitness testing completed in a course or as an entrance/exit exam could be compiled with information through each university's career placement office to track graduates' job attainment rates.
Academic text (2005) -
Perhaps the availability of such services favors middle-class and upper-class students who may have more "informal support" (in the form of mentoring) that complements the services offered through placement offices at community colleges.
Academic text (2001) -
Students seeking internships often turn to the placement office for assistance.
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The placement office at my university organizes job fairs every semester.
Synonyms
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A place that helps people find jobs and employers find workers
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An office that helps people find jobs by connecting them with employers
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'placement office' is directly compositional: combining 'placement' (assignment to employment) with 'office' (a place/group that provides services) yields an office that handles placements. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The name placement office comes from the idea of placement meaning 'putting someone into a job' and office as the place that does this. That's why placement office means a department that helps people find work.