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

Rhone has named Alexa Andersen chief merchandising officer, recruiting a Puma executive with previous experience at Lululemon, Adidas, Asics and Nike as the performance apparel brand expands its product and retail strategy. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

One officer who was blocked had written a paper while in graduate school about the impact of political polarization on recruiting. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

David, Luke’s father, said that USC actually entered the whole process later than most schools recruiting his son. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Gamble, who has spent 10 years in local law enforcement, said the demands of public safety careers make retirement benefits an important part of recruiting and retaining officers. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Mozee has been instrumental in recruiting top players to Lincoln, and rose from senior football assistant to assistant head coach in two years. — Pj Green september 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Pochettino hasn’t yet had success recruiting multi-nationals. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Disney+, like Netflix, Coupang Play, Wavve, Watcha and Tving, has been steadily dismantling the Korean broadcast standard of a single 16-episode season, and are recruiting film directors for shorter prestige runs. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026