Translation guide
An employment agency is a business that matches job seekers with employers. In Japanese, the most common term is 職業紹介所, but other terms like 人材紹介会社 or ハローワーク are used depending on context.
A business that helps people find jobs and helps employers find workers.
General term for an employment agency or job placement office. Can refer to both public and private agencies.
職業紹介所で仕事を探しています。
I'm looking for a job through an employment agency.
Refers specifically to a private recruitment agency or staffing firm that introduces candidates to companies.
人材紹介会社に登録しました。
I registered with a recruitment agency.
The common name for the Public Employment Security Office in Japan. Often used in casual conversation to refer to the government-run employment agency.
明日ハローワークに行くつもりです。
I plan to go to Hello Work tomorrow.
Formal term for the public employment security office. Often abbreviated as 職安.
職業安定所を通じて就職しました。
I found a job through the public employment office.
An agency that dispatches temporary workers to companies.
Refers to a temporary staffing agency or dispatch company. Workers are employed by the agency and sent to work at client companies.
派遣会社に登録して、事務の仕事を紹介してもらいました。
I registered with a temp agency and they introduced me to an office job.
A more formal term for a temporary staffing agency, emphasizing the dispatch of human resources.
人材派遣会社を利用して、短期の仕事を見つけました。
I used a staffing agency to find a short-term job.
職業紹介所 is a broad term covering any job placement office. 人材紹介会社 specifically refers to private recruitment agencies that charge companies for successful placements. ハローワーク is the colloquial name for the government-run Public Employment Security Office (公共職業安定所).
When you sign up with an agency, you typically say 登録する (register). For example, 派遣会社に登録する means to register with a temp agency.