help wanted

adjective

US

: related to or being advertisements for jobs that employers are seeking to fill

the help wanted ads in the newspaper

Examples of help wanted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kansas City has officially hung up the help wanted sign for the top job in the Kansas City Police Department. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

These offices were decidedly low tech operations, and their job search techniques were primitive by today’s standards (help wanted ads in newspapers, responding to orders from employers). — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

After answering a help wanted ad in the local newspaper, Charles begins working for Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), a private detective investigating the theft of an expensive necklace at a local retirement community. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024

Newsom’s political critics — not the dining kind — pointed out the irony of a help wanted ad for a $16-an-hour busser job at a Lake Tahoe area cafe the governor founded that’s part of a hospitality group now run by his sister. — John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024

In May, Bally’s Chicago put out a help wanted sign, looking to hire more than 700 positions — everything from card dealers and security to housekeeping and marketing — for the temporary casino. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for help wanted

• undaunted
• unwanted
• daunted
• flaunted
• haunted
• taunted
• vaunted