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Personalvermittlung

recruitment agency

noun per-zo-NAL-fer-mit-loong Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

personnel placement

Usage Note

Personalvermittlung refers both to the act of placing candidates with employers and to the agency that does so. It differs from Zeitarbeit in that the placed worker becomes a direct employee of the hiring company.

Examples

"Er fand seine neue Stelle über eine Personalvermittlung."

Natural Translation

He found his new position through a recruitment agency.

Literal Translation

He found his new position through a personnel-placement.

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