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Job placement

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Process of supporting individuals to find jobs matching their skills.

Comment

Job placement can be carried out by (public or private) employment services or education institutions;
job placement encompasses activities such as drafting a CV, preparation for interviews, skills audit / competence profiling, lifelong guidance;
this term is close not synonymous with: work placement / traineeship.

Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (last accessed 10/2024)
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (last accessed 10/2024)
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