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

Examples of recruitment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Graham Potter is now in charge and the Englishman has been joined by his long-term head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay, who enquiries for Steidten are already being directed towards. —David Ornstein, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

In his first interview with foreign media since taking up his new position last fall, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Col. Pavlo Palisa said Ukraine is exploring new recruitment options because the current drafting system inherited from Soviet times is hindering progress. —Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

The recruitment gap ultimately shapes the battlefield. —Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025

These kinds of insights can help leaders customize recruitment marketing messaging by geography, age, function, or level and monitor both the impact of these messages on their target audiences and their employer brand perception. —Susan Lamotte, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

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