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recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt] / rɪˈkrut mənt /


NOUN
enlistment
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That is according to a 2024 global survey, external of 11,250 workers by recruitment agency Randstad.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

They did not emerge out of candidate recruitment by outsiders or party critics.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

In theory, Ederson had at least been signed by then, which meant some recruitment had been put in place before this week's deals involving Santos and Darlow were agreed.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The plan has still been met with deep skepticism in some quarters, with officials pointing to the department’s well-documented recruitment struggles in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Then in 1918, when colored men were being drafted, a few gave their address at the recruitment office as Doctor Street.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

This year, the agency has offered extra pay to help entice retirement-eligible controllers to stay on, while raising wages for early-career employees and stepping up recruitments to the air-traffic-controller academy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

“When I got there, I saw banners advertising recruitments for the army. By then, I had spent so much time and money that I decided to join anyway,” he said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

He built relationships by aiding players’ college recruitments — contacting coaches and driving players to colleges for camps and visits.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

But early on in their respective recruitments, both players had to fight the stigma associated with their lack of elite size.

From Seattle Times Oct. 27, 2017

At one time, his force was reduced to five hundred men, and for two months, with all his recruitments of raw militia, did not exceed seven hundred.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington




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