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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRecruitment
/rɪˈkruːt.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of finding new people to join an organization or support a cause.
"The company launched an aggressive recruitment campaign to attract top engineering talent." - 2
The enlisting of new personnel for the armed forces.
"Recruitment for the navy has increased steadily over the past fiscal year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'recrutement', rooted in the Old French 'recroître' meaning 'to grow again' or 'reinforce', ultimately from Latin 'rescrescere'. Originally used in a military context to describe the replenishment of troops, the term broadened during the 19th and 20th centuries to encompass the hiring of personnel for all types of organizations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recruitment" is said worldwide
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recrutement
Transliteration: ruh-kru-tuh-mahn
"Le recrutement de nouveaux employés prend plusieurs semaines."
Rekrutierung
Transliteration: re-kru-ti-ʁuŋ
"Die Rekrutierung von Fachkräften ist eine wichtige Aufgabe."
reclutamento
Transliteration: re-klu-ta-men-to
"Il reclutamento del personale avviene tramite colloqui."
reclutamiento
Transliteration: re-klu-ta-mjen-to
"El reclutamiento de personal es fundamental para la empresa."
recrutamento
Transliteration: he-kru-ta-men-tu
"O processo de recrutamento foi concluído com sucesso."
भर्ती
Transliteration: bharti
"कंपनी ने नए कर्मचारियों की भर्ती शुरू कर दी है।"
招聘
Transliteration: zhāo pìn
"这家公司目前正在进行大规模招聘。"
채용
Transliteration: chaeyong
"우리 회사는 올해 하반기 신입 사원 채용을 진행합니다."
採用
Transliteration: saiyō
"新しい人材の採用活動が始まりました。"
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