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Hiring manager

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, hiring manager means: The manager who needs a new team member and who makes, or strongly influences, the final decision about who gets the job.

In Turkish: işe alım yöneticisi, ilgili birim yöneticisi

How it is used

Usually the person the new employee will report to. The recruiter screens candidates first, then the hiring manager interviews the best ones. Cover letters are often addressed to the hiring manager.

Example sentences

  1. The second interview will be with the hiring manager and one of her senior engineers.

  2. Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to apply for the role of office manager.

Common collocations

  • meet the hiring manager
  • Dear Hiring Manager
  • hiring manager interview
  • report to the hiring manager
  • recruiterA person whose job is to find and select people for jobs, either inside a company's HR team or at an external agency.
  • interviewerThe person who asks the questions in an interview; in a job interview, usually a manager, an HR specialist or a future colleague.
  • cover letterA one-page letter sent with your CV that explains why you want a particular job and why you are a good fit for it.
  • hireTo give someone a job and start paying them to work for you.

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