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Recruiter

Meaning in human resources, with examples

/rɪˈkruːtər/nounCore term

In human resources, recruiter means: A person whose job is to find and hire new employees, either in a company's own HR team or at a recruitment agency.

In Turkish: işe alım uzmanı, işe alım sorumlusu

How it is used

An in-house recruiter works for the company; an agency recruiter works for an agency, which is paid a fee. A recruiter who approaches people who are not looking for a job is often called a headhunter.

Example sentences

  1. A recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn about a role in Amsterdam.

  2. We've hired a second in-house recruiter to cope with all the vacancies.

Common collocations

  • in-house recruiter
  • agency recruiter
  • technical recruiter
  • senior recruiter
  • recruitmentThe process of finding, attracting and choosing new people to work for an organisation, from advertising a job to making an offer.
  • talent acquisitionThe long-term work of finding and attracting skilled people to an organisation, including planning future hiring needs and building the employer brand.
  • screeningThe first stage of checking applicants to see whether they meet the basic requirements for a job, before deciding who to interview.
  • candidateA person who is being considered for a job, for example because they have applied or because a recruiter has contacted them.

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