employment agency
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of employment agency
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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These centers act as a personal employment agency, offering free services to adults, dislocated workers, veterans, the homeless and reentry population.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
Demand for people at checkpoints, to scan tickets and help manage crowds is so great that France’s state employment agency is offering free and expedited security guard training courses, with no specialist qualifications required.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Mr Kupatamoyo said his employment agency had talked to him about the conflict.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023
On a recent trip, Mr. Mosen, an employment agency chief executive who is blind, used the visual analysis to determine which dispensers in a hotel room bathroom were shampoo, conditioner and shower gel.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
Through an employment agency she got a job as a secretary at ICI, a multinational pharmaceutical company in Braamfontein, a suburb of Johannesburg.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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