employment agent
Employment agents work for employment services and agencies. They match job seekers with advertised job vacancies and provide advice on job search activities.
Also called: job placement officer
- 17
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3333
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- recruitment consultantWhat changes?15 skills in common
- employment and vocational integration consultantWhat changes?11 skills in common
- human resources officerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- human resources assistant7 skills in common
- human resources manager7 skills in common
- equality and inclusion manager5 skills in common
- employment support worker4 skills in common
- occupational analyst3 skills in common
Essential skills
17- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- communicate by telephone
- develop professional network
- document interviews
- employment law
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- hire human resources
- interview people
- job market offers
- labour legislation
- listen actively
- maintain privacy of service users
- observe confidentiality
- profile people
- promote gender equality in business contexts
- recruit employees
- support employability of people with disabilities
Optional skills
14- advise on career
- analyse unemployment rates
- assess character
- assist clients with personal development
- facilitate job market access
- fix meetings
- human resource management
- liaise with local authorities
- mentor individuals
- prepare for job interview
- promote employment policy
- promote inclusion
- provide information on study programmes
- search databases
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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