Definition

Noun: 1. A person whose job is to find and hire people for a company or organization: A recruiter is someone who identifies, attracts, and selects candidates to fill job vacancies. 2. An official who enlists personnel for military service: A recruiter is an official responsible for persuading people to join the armed forces.

Usage and Examples

• Corporate/Professional Context:
  • The recruiter called me to schedule an interview for the marketing position.
  • She works as a recruiter for a major tech firm, specializing in finding software engineers.
• Military Context:
  • The army recruiter visited the high school to talk about career opportunities.
  • He spoke to a military recruiter about joining the Navy.

Advanced Usage

• "Headhunter": Often used synonymously with "recruiter," especially for high-level or specialized positions. A headhunter actively seeks out and recruits individuals who are already employed elsewhere.
  • A headhunter approached him with an offer from a competing company.
• "Talent Acquisition Specialist": A more modern or formal title for a recruiter, often implying a strategic focus on long-term hiring needs and employer branding.

Variants and Related Words

• Recruit (verb/noun):
  • (Verb) To enlist someone in the armed forces or to find new people to join an organization. The company aims to recruit twenty new graduates this year.
  • (Noun) A person who has recently joined the military or an organization. The new recruits started their training on Monday.
• Recruitment (noun): The overall action or process of finding and hiring new people.
  • The recruitment process for this role may take several weeks.

Synonyms

• Headhunter (especially for corporate roles)
• Talent scout
• Personnel officer (more general)
• Enlister (specifically for military contexts)

Related Phrases

• "Internal recruiter": A recruiter who is an employee of the company they are hiring for.
• "External recruiter" / "Agency recruiter": A recruiter who works for a separate recruitment agency and is hired by companies to find candidates for them.
• "To be recruited by": To be chosen and hired by an organization.
  • He was recruited by a prestigious university right after completing his PhD.

Noun

1. an official who enlists personnel for military service
2. someone who supplies members or employees