Hiring Meaning, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：recruitment (Hiring)

Hiring 🔊

/ˈhaɪrɪŋ/

The process of finding and giving jobs to new people, such as when a company needs more workers.

Hiring scene with Now Hiring sign and manager talking to applicants

recruitment 🔊

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/rɪˈkruːtmənt/

The act or process of finding and employing new staff members for an organization.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'hyrian' meaning 'to employ', related to 'hire'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'hire' as a 'high' reward: you hire someone to achieve high goals.

📖 Example

Our school is hiring a new music teacher to start next semester. 🔊 Our school is hiring a new music teacher to start next semester.

🔗 Collocations

hiring freeze – A temporary halt in hiring new employees.

hiring manager – The person responsible for recruiting and selecting candidates.

hiring process – The series of steps from advertising a job to making an offer.

🔄 Synonyms

recruitment (n.) – The action of finding and engaging new people to join an organization.

employment (n.) – The state of having paid work or the act of hiring someone.

staffing (n.) – The process of providing and managing personnel for a business.

🚫 Antonyms

firing (n.) – The act of dismissing an employee from a job.

layoff (n.) – The temporary or permanent termination of employment due to business reasons.

dismissal (n.) – The formal removal of someone from a position.

🌱 Derivatives

hire (v.) – To employ someone for a job.

hired (adj.) – Employed or engaged for work.

hirer (n.) – A person or organization that employs others.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Old English 'hyrian', with Germanic roots. In modern business, 'hiring' is a key HR process involving recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding.