How to say "recruitment" in Japanese
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- 募集ぼしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for soliciting or advertising for recruits, applicants, or participants. Use this when recruiting in the sense of openly seeking people to apply, as in job or member recruitment.
- 引き抜きひきぬきnounCovers recruitment in the narrow sense of hiring people away from other companies, that is, scouting or headhunting existing talent. Not the word for ordinary open recruitment of applicants.
- 徴集ちょうしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbStrictly levying, requisitioning, or compulsory enlistment, as of taxes, supplies, or military conscripts. Rarely what you want for civilian recruitment; it is really the compulsory sense.
- 採用さいようnoun, suru verb, transitive verbFocuses on the hiring or appointment itself rather than soliciting candidates: taking someone on, engaging or recruiting them. Typical in contexts of employment decisions and new-graduate hiring.
Use 募集 for soliciting applicants, 「引き抜き」 for headhunting from other companies, 採用 for hiring or appointment itself, and 徴集 only for compulsory levying or enlistment.
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