recruitment

noun

re·​cruit·​ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 

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

Examples of recruitment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its platform also aims to use AI to combat unconscious bias practices that can crop up during the recruitment process. —Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024

Idaho doctors say the law has had a chilling effect on recruitment and retention of the state’s already slim body of physicians, particularly those working in obstetrics. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2024

Harvard is bringing back testing requirements while grappling with changes in the recruitment landscape. —Janet Lorin, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

The campaign is similar to a move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who launched billboards in other states to bring in law enforcement officers as part of a broader recruitment drive. —Adam Shaw, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024

Endrick is another special from Juni Calafat, the club’s recruitment chief, who has long been tasked with bringing the brightest prospects from around the world — and from South America in particular — to Madrid. —Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Lower turnover also helps restaurant owners because more experienced workers will be more productive, while the owners save on recruitment and retention costs. —Justin Wiltshire, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

Previously at Cr2 Records and UMG, McNamara will be responsible for artist recruitment and managing digital artist campaigns in Ostereo’s recordings department. —Marc Schneider, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024

In March 2021, Pettiford — who at one point had committed to Louisville, only to reopen his recruitment — announced for KU over High Point, NC A&T, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Providence, Tulsa, UNC-Wilmington and Virginia Tech. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

recruitment

noun

re·​cruit·​ment ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 

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