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

Water and Sewer Department leaders urged council members to pass immediate salary adjustments for employees, detailing mounting hurdles in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel amid intense competition from neighboring municipalities. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

And our We The Action initiative is recruiting thousands of lawyers to join these events and support election protection efforts more broadly. — Kyle Lierman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The Barbarian and Archer Queen have joined forces and are recruiting you to help take the village — and his facial hair — back. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Ransom Canyon star and executive producer Josh Duhamel played a big role in recruiting Jordan Davis to perform at the inaugural music festival that Quinn (Minka Kelly) plans to help save the titular Texas town in Season 2. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Musquin’s appointment follows the departure of Romain Spitzer for Bottega Veneta, and reflects the French luxury conglomerate’s tradition of recruiting among its ranks. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

In 2014, Andrew Tate began his pornographic webcamming empire, recruiting women by dating and plying them with gifts. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Ezell was integral in recruiting him out of James Clemens High School in Madison, Alabama. — Noah Vinsky july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

That one-of-one institutional power translates most clearly in recruiting. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026