Recruiter

/rɪˈkruː.tər/ noun

Definition

A person whose job is to find and hire new employees for a company or organization.

Etymology

From French 'recruter', derived from 'recrue' (new growth, reinforcement), originally a military term for adding fresh soldiers to an army.

Kelly Says

Modern recruiters increasingly use AI to scan résumés, meaning your first 'interview' might actually be with a machine learning algorithm deciding if a human ever sees your application.

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