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Hire

Meaning in human resources, with examples

/ˈhaɪər/verbCore term

In human resources, hire means: To give someone a job and start employing them. As a noun, a hire is a person who has just been given a job.

In Turkish: işe almak, istihdam etmek

How it is used

The everyday verb for employing people, especially in US English. Companies hire staff, hire for a role, or are 'hiring' (looking for people). The hiring manager is the manager who will lead the new person.

Example sentences

  1. We hired three developers last quarter and we're still hiring.

  2. The hiring manager wants someone who can start next month.

Common collocations

  • hire staff
  • hire for a role
  • hiring manager
  • hiring freeze
  • new hire
  • recruitmentThe process of finding, attracting and choosing new people to work for an organisation, from advertising a job to making an offer.
  • new hireA person who has recently joined a company, usually in their first weeks or months of work.
  • job offerA formal message from an employer telling a candidate that they have got the job, with the main terms such as pay, start date and job title.
  • headcountThe number of people employed by a company or team, often used when planning budgets and deciding whether new jobs can be created.

This word in other fields

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