recruitment
gb/ɹɪkɹˈutmənt/ us/ɹɪkɹˈutmənt/
B1
English
~ 4000
Senses
0 senses
Noun
B1
action
1
process of hiring people
The act of looking for and choosing people to work for a company or join an organization.
Usage pattern:
[organization] recruitment of [people]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recruitment' with 'training'. Recruitment is about finding people; training is about teaching them skills after they are hired.
Synonyms
hiring (More common in American English for employing people; less formal than 'recruitment'.)
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staffing (Focuses on supplying staff, sometimes temporary, rather than the whole process.)
Antonyms
dismissal (Refers to removing someone from a job, opposite of taking someone on.)
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downsizing (The process of reducing staff numbers, opposite in effect to recruitment.)
Collocations
staff recruitment
|recruitment process
|recruitment drive
|graduate recruitment
|recruitment agency
Themes
business
|employment
|human resources
|work
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The company's recruitment process takes about three weeks.
- They launched a major recruitment drive to find new engineers.
- Our recruitment team is attending several job fairs this year.
- Recruitment of seasonal workers begins in April.
- She works in the recruitment department of a large firm.
Learner examples
- The school started recruitment for new teachers.
- Recruitment for the summer jobs begins in May.
- He works in recruitment at a bank.
- The company has a big recruitment event today.
Noun
B1
action
2
getting people to join
The act of asking and getting people to join a group or activity.
Usage pattern:
recruitment of [members/volunteers]
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'recruitment' only means jobs, but it can also mean getting people for other groups like clubs or charities.
Synonyms
enlistment (Often used for joining the armed forces; slightly more formal.)
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sign-up (Informal term for joining an activity or group.)
Antonyms
resignation (Leaving a group or position, opposite of joining.)
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withdrawal (Pulling out from participation, opposite action to recruitment.)
Collocations
military recruitment
|volunteer recruitment
|recruitment campaign
Themes
organizations
|social movements
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- Military recruitment has increased during the past year.
- The charity is focusing on volunteer recruitment this month.
- There is a recruitment campaign to bring more members into the sports club.
Learner examples
- The army started new recruitment this year.
- Recruitment of volunteers is very important for the event.
- The club is doing recruitment for new players.
Grammar
Expressions
recruitment agency
1/ɹɪkɹˈutmənt ˈeɪd͡ʒənsi/
fixed phrase
company that finds job candidates
A company that helps other companies find people to work for them.
Examples
- She got her job through a recruitment agency.
- Many firms use recruitment agencies to save time in hiring staff.
recruitment drive
1/ɹɪkɹˈutmənt dɹˈaɪv/
fixed phrase
short-term effort to hire many people
A planned activity to quickly get many new workers or members.
Examples
- The hospital launched a recruitment drive to hire more nurses.
- We are planning a big recruitment drive next month to find new sales staff.