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After Dimon was fired from Citigroup in 1998 and later became CEO of Chicago-based Bank One, he tried and failed to hire Bisignano, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sausalito’s City Council voted unanimously on May 5 to hire Forbes, who officially started her job on July 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The ethical and sort of best practice would be for the attorney general’s office to hire an independent special investigator to look into the complaint,” Gonzalez said.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Phoenix was the first city worldwide to hire a heat officer in 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They needed an expert on codes and ciphers right away—and they wanted to hire Elizebeth.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
These reserves prompted outrage from union leaders, who wanted these funds quickly applied to higher wages and new hires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As it turns out, Bending Spoons is even more rigorous about the people it hires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
OpenAI interviewers allegedly have told the prospective hires to "bring 'actual parts' as 'props' from Apple for 'show and tell'" during their interview.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
So he accepts Washington’s self-description as an experienced surveyor and hires him to lead a small expedition to chart the lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Skadden was so big, Kramer said, that it was hard to imagine the firm growing beyond that and being able to promote any of those hires.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Executives at KKR weren’t aware of any personnel complaints regarding Bisignano before First Data hired him, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The former director of the San Francisco Port who was just hired as a city manager in Marin County has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Tuchel was hired to win this tournament for England - he said so himself when he took charge of the Three Lions in January 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As Pakistan stepped into the global centre-stage through Iran war mediation, it hired a US lobbying firm to push Washington for boosted security cooperation and minerals investment, the contract shows.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Seventeen-year-old Kate Fox was the main attraction in a group of mediums hired to give free sittings at set hours.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
A federal hiring freeze last year forced the agency to scale back the number of workers who check prices in stores nationwide for the CPI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Forbes brings more than two decades of public-sector experience, including nine years as the San Francisco Port Director,” the city of Sausalito said in the spring about her hiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"I'm hearing of a lot of companies that are interviewing multiple candidates across the board but are not pulling the trigger on actual hiring decisions."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
And while there may be a spike in hiring, he argues it is typically only for lower-paid jobs in hospitality.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
‘If you mean that your precious Chief has been hiring ruffians out of the wild, then we’ve not come back too soon.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
