recruitment
noun
re·cruit·ment
ri-ˈkrüt-mənt 
1
: the action or process of recruiting
2
: the process of adding new individuals to a population or subpopulation (as of breeding or legally catchable individuals) by growth, reproduction, immigration, and stocking
also
: a measure (as in numbers or biomass) of recruitment
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Plus, the company saves money by reducing its use of resource-intensive external training and recruitment initiatives.
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Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In line with these efforts, Ralph Lauren will also continue its longstanding partnership with United Negro College Fund to support scholarships for students at HBCUs and ensure the company fosters opportunities for recruitment and early talent development with them.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The currently-frozen funds are supposed to supplement school initiatives for low-income families, teacher recruitment, English language learning and academic enrichment.
—Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
The recruitment of Dio was suggested by Sharon Arden, the fiery daughter of Sabbath’s even more fiery manager, Don Arden.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 22 July 2025
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Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In line with these efforts, Ralph Lauren will also continue its longstanding partnership with United Negro College Fund to support scholarships for students at HBCUs and ensure the company fosters opportunities for recruitment and early talent development with them.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
The currently-frozen funds are supposed to supplement school initiatives for low-income families, teacher recruitment, English language learning and academic enrichment.
—Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
The recruitment of Dio was suggested by Sharon Arden, the fiery daughter of Sabbath’s even more fiery manager, Don Arden.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 22 July 2025
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recruitment
noun
re·cruit·ment
ri-ˈkrüt-mənt
1
: the increase in intensity of a reflex when the initiating stimulus is prolonged without alteration of intensity due to the activation of increasing numbers of motor neurons compare reinforcement
2
: an abnormally rapid increase in the sensation of loudness with increasing sound intensity that occurs in deafness of neural origin and especially in neural deafness of the aged in which soft sounds may be completely inaudible while louder sounds are distressingly loud
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