noun · neutral
recruitment
/rɪˈkruːtmənt/re·CRUIT·ment
The process of finding and selecting people for jobs.
Examples
“The recruitment process at that firm takes at least six weeks.”
“They improved their recruitment strategy to attract more graduates.”
“Local businesses started a joint recruitment drive last month.”
Band 8 sentence
“The recruitment process for that senior role was unusually thorough because the team needed very specific technical expertise.”
Collocations
- recruitment process
- graduate recruitment
- recruitment strategy
Word family
Common mistakes
I want to recruitment new staff.→I want to recruit new staff.
The recruitment will start on July.→Recruitment will start in July.
Say it for a higher band
5recruiting→6headhunting→7+recruitment
Synonyms
selection
talent acquisition
Easily confused
selection
“The selection committee met to review the shortlists.”
talent acquisition
“The company's talent acquisition team focuses on long-term skills.”
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