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recruitment
rih-KROOT-muhnt
Recruitment (noun) means the process of finding and hiring people for jobs or enlisting them into an organization. Example: “Recruitment for the summer jobs at the hotel begins in the spring.”
noun
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The process of finding and hiring people for jobs or enlisting them into an organization.
"Recruitment for the summer jobs at the hotel begins in the spring."
"The firm outsourced its recruitment to a specialist agency."
"Military recruitment rose sharply during the war."
How to use recruitment
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFinding and signing people up, whether for a job, a team, or the military.
Common pairings
recruitment agency
recruitment drive
staff recruitment
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Word forms
- Plural
- recruitments
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Etymology
From recruit plus the suffix -ment.
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What does “recruitment” mean?
The word “recruitment” means the process of finding and hiring people for jobs or enlisting them into an organization. In plain terms, finding and signing people up, whether for a job, a team, or the military.
How do you pronounce “recruitment”?
“Recruitment” is pronounced rih-KROOT-muhnt (/rɪˈkruːt.mənt / in IPA).
How do you use “recruitment” in a sentence?
Here is “recruitment” used in a sentence: “The firm outsourced its recruitment to a specialist agency.”
What part of speech is “recruitment”?
“Recruitment” is a noun.
Is “recruitment” a common word?
“Recruitment” is a fairly common word in modern English.
What is the difference between "recruitment" and "hiring"?
Recruitment is the whole process of finding, attracting, and screening people for jobs or for an organization, while hiring is the final act of taking someone on. A company can be recruiting for months before it actually hires anyone.
What is the difference between "recruitment" and "recruiting"?
They describe the same activity, and in most sentences either works. "Recruitment" is the standard noun and is slightly more formal, as in "the recruitment process", while "recruiting" is especially frequent in American English and in military and sports contexts, as in "college recruiting".
What is the difference between "recruitment" and "selection"?
In human resources, recruitment is the stage of finding and attracting a pool of candidates for a role, while selection is the stage of assessing those candidates and choosing among them. Recruitment widens the field; selection narrows it.
What is a "recruitment drive"?
A recruitment drive is an organized campaign to find and take on a large number of new employees or members in a short period. The collocation is common in both employment and membership contexts, as in "the club launched a recruitment drive".
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