employment agency

Staffing service company

An employment agency is a business that matches job seekers with employers.

Some agencies specialize in particular industries or job types—a temp agency, an executive recruitment firm.

The agency typically earns a fee from the employer when a placement is made, though some charge the job seeker.

She found her current position through an employment agency.

staffing

recruitment

Seeking new personnel

staffing · onboarding · background check · reference · shortlist · selection · job offer · human resources · workforce · labor market

job-seeking

resume

Career summary document

position · opportunity · job search · career · networking · skills · qualifications · experience · job fair · cover letter

temporary

temp

Provisional worker, briefly

interim · seasonal · casual · short-term · project-based · locum · on-call · substitute · fill-in · contingent

Categories
Opposites
intermediary vs. direct hiring

employment agencyhiring manager

Selects job candidates

union hall

workforce direction

employment agencyunemployment office

Agency assisting jobless workers

job elimination · layoff · workforce reduction · downsizing · redundancy

Family

agency, employee, employment, employer, employed, unemployed, unemployment, employees, employable

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G