recruitment

noun re·cruit·ment \ ri-ˈkrüt-mənt \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of recruitment

1 : the action or process of recruiting

2 : the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking; also : a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment

Recent Examples of recruitment from the Web

Much of the public discussion centered on how IUN could better reach out to Gary, both for undergraduate student recruitment and to add more minority faculty.

— meredith colias-pete, Post-Tribune, "Indiana lawmakers hear ideas on boosting 'troubling' minority college graduation rates," 19 Apr. 2018
The pastor was frequently called in to meet with security agents who questioned him about his recruitment of Chinese volunteers to build more than a dozen schools in Myanmar's Wa state, Fu said.

— yanan wang, Fox News, "AP Exclusive: Jailed Chinese pastor's US family seeks mercy," 17 Apr. 2018
The ethics code included new policies and practices related to student disciplinary infractions, financial aid award letters and the recruitment of students who have already enrolled at other colleges.

— erica l. green, New York Times, "Justice Department Launches Probe of College Early Admissions," 10 Apr. 2018
After initially committing in July to Missouri, Hodges reopened his recruitment and committed to Arkansas in February.

— pat disabato, Daily Southtown, "Baseball notes: Arkansas recruit Jason Hodges puts on hit parade at top of the order for Marist," 5 Apr. 2018
The report cites the creation of a diversity task force and women and parenting networks, coupled with improved recruitment and training procedures as some of the ways that Warner is bringing about change.

— richard smirke, Billboard, "UK Labels Reveal Gender Pay Gap: 'There's Still Much More Work to Do'," 4 Apr. 2018
Intel has also established partnerships with historically black colleges and universities to help the company improve recruitment and hiring of their graduates.

— grace donnelly, Fortune, "Intel's 2017 Diversity Report Shows Progress Is Slowest With African American Employees," 30 Mar. 2018
Applicants can also look at all available positions at www.usajobs.gov or contact the VA recruitment center at 504-507-7627.

— maria clark, NOLA.com, "New Orleans VA hospital is looking to hire 107 registered nurses," 7 Mar. 2018
Gun-toting civilians including Three Percenters reportedly began appearing outside Army recruitment centers in 2015 following a shooting at one in Chattanooga, Tenn.

— josh hafner, USA TODAY, "Three Percenters: What is the gun-toting group? And what do its supporters want?," 1 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of recruitment

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recruitment

noun re·cruit·ment \ ri-ˈkrüt-mənt \

medical Definition of recruitment

1 : the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons — compare reinforcement

2 : an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud

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