Synonyms of recruiting

recruiting

verb

present participle of recruit

as in hiring

to provide with a paying job

thousands of recent immigrants were recruited to build the nation's rail system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hiring
• employing
• engaging
• retaining
• paying
• enlisting
• placing
• signing (up or on)
• assuming
• taking on
• laying on
• feeing
• jobbing
• promoting
• partnering
• subcontracting
• contracting
• rehiring
• scouting
• upgrading
• reengaging
• reemploying
• keeping (on)
• apprenticing
• advancing
• headhunting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• firing
• dismissing
• discharging
• sacking
• canning
• laying off
• axing
• locking out
• furloughing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recruiting

The city is also in the midst of recruiting a new chief of police. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

After the addition of White to the roster, KU still has one scholarship left to give in recruiting. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Curry was also asked about recruiting women for his own signature line, Curry Brand. — Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

That would represent a maximum of $50,000 as an incentive for small businesses to provide health insurance, which would help in recruiting new employees. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Sports organizations invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recruiting children, Buckland says. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Eli Lilly is recruiting scientists to work on osteoporosis therapies, according to Bloomberg. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026

Lane Kiffin’s new team at LSU couldn’t deny Trinidad Chambliss — the quarterback Kiffin helped transform into a star after recruiting him from a Division II program to Mississippi last year. — Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Lane Kiffin's new team at LSU couldn't deny Trinidad Chambliss — the quarterback Kiffin helped transform into a star after recruiting him from a Division II program to Mississippi last year. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026