German word

rekrutieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁekʁuˈtiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbrecruit

Example

Die Firma rekrutiert jetzt Mitarbeiter über Online-Jobbörsen.

The company is now recruiting employees through online job boards.

Illustration for rekrutieren (recruit)

More examples

Die NGO rekrutiert Freiwillige für Hilfseinsätze.

The NGO recruits volunteers for relief operations.

Core concept

A group identifies people it needs, approaches them, and gains their participation.

Common phrases

  • neue Mitarbeiter rekrutieren

    recruit new employees

  • Talente rekrutieren

    recruit talent

Similar words

anwerben: Inviting people through outreach or advertising to apply or take part.
einstellen: Officially hiring someone under the terms of an employment contract.
anstellen: Taking someone on as an employee and placing them in a specific role.
anheuern: Engaging someone to work for a limited period.

Definition in German

Personen gezielt ansprechen und für eine Organisation, ein Projekt oder eine Aufgabe gewinnen.

Word origin

Rekrutieren is a borrowing from French recruter related to Rekrut, a word for a new soldier, and its use now extends beyond the military.

Usage tips

  • Rekrutieren often describes targeted recruitment rather than the completed act of hiring, for which einstellen is also common.

Other meanings

  • hireverb
  • enlistverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Rekrutierungrecruitmentnoun
  • Rekrutiererrecruiternoun

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