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Personalvermittler

recruitment consultant, headhunter

noun per-zo-NAL-fer-mit-ler Rare
People & Society Professions

Usage Note

Personalvermittler places candidates in permanent positions on behalf of client companies, usually charging the employer a fee. Distinguished from a Zeitarbeitsunternehmer who employs workers temporarily; a Personalvermittler brokers the placement but is not the ongoing employer.

Examples

"Der Personalvermittler stellte dem Unternehmen drei geeignete Kandidaten vor."

Natural Translation

The recruitment consultant presented three suitable candidates to the company.

Literal Translation

The recruitment consultant presented the company three suitable candidates.

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