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

This covers workforce analytics, recruiting workflows, employee surveys, learning recommendations, performance management tracking, succession planning and retention analysis. — Sophia Okeke, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Power of a name As observers in Alaska have noted, recruiting candidates with similar or identical names is not a new move. — Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

And in a study in April, Lee and his colleagues described a slightly more precise synapse-deleting tool called Synthetic Trogocytosis, or SynTrogo, which works by recruiting astrocytes, a type of brain cell that prunes synapses naturally. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

And SpaceX faces fierce competition in the US space industry for talented engineers, with higher salaries offered by Blue Origin, and attractive alternatives such as Stoke Space, Rocket Lab, Firefly, and Relativity Space all recruiting. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

The Backstreet Boys are scouting talent for their inaugural roster, with a particular interest in recruiting women gamers. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

As consumer spending continues to shift toward these once-challenger brands that signal a certain status and lifestyle, serious budget is being dedicated to recruiting the right talent to further each brand’s reach. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

He has been especially focused on Alaska after The New York Times reported Wednesday that the Democratic Senate candidate’s campaign appeared to be involved in recruiting another candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

The newspaper obtained text messages between members of Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign discussing recruiting other people with the same name as the two-term Republican their candidate was running against. — Becky Bohrher, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026