job-seeker

A form of jobseeker — A person seeking employment.

Meanings

nounjob-seeker (plural job-seekers)

plural job-seekers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jobseeker.

    The British public consistently gets it wrong when it comes to the numbers on social policy.

    2013 July 9, Mona Chalabi, “Crime, teen pregnancy and job-seekers: what do we overestimate?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2014
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    But the precipitous tumble of high-profile managers in recent years should send up red flags for every job-seeker. […] An annual employer survey turned up “inconsistencies” in the work histories of nearly half of job-seekers last year, with 20% of applicants providing false or misleading information about their educational credentials.

    2008 March 27, Molly Selvin, “Job seekers: Get used to full disclosure”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2025

    The results for the question on pay cuts were somewhat surprising, though. They indicated that older employers were more willing to take a pay cut (77 percent) than their younger counterparts (64 percent).

    2010 November 17, Catherine Rampell, “Older Job-Seekers More Willing to Take a Pay Cut”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2010
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APA

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Chicago

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