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

And recruiting on the defensive interior had been poor the previous few cycles, as Notre Dame went four years without signing a front-line tackle who developed into a high-end college player. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Even if a job listing is not a scam, a company may post a role while planning to hire internally or recruiting someone already employed elsewhere. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

In recruiting for the TTrials, for instance, Snyder and his team screened more than 50,000 men with low libido, energy or mobility for low testosterone, defined as below 275 ng/dl. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

In elections everywhere, parties and interest groups play key roles in recruiting and supporting candidates. — Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

The Pentagon has also pulled recruiting resources from events aimed at specific demographics. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

The skills matched the other traits college coaches emphasized while recruiting Oduwa. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Recruiting from Wall Street Years after Altman turned down the offer, his company is now recruiting Wall Street talent. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026