Example Sentences

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The uptick in backdoor reference-checking reflects a growing problem in hiring: People on both sides of the recruiting game can’t trust each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s even a recruiting tactic for hospitals because surgeons have trained on Intuitive machines,” says Vohra.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Then they hired five young men - later also recruiting two women - and launched the service after a month of intensive training.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In 2021, Sanberg artificially inflated Aspiration’s 2021 revenue by $44 million by recruiting 27 fake customers to sign letters of intent pledging tens of thousands of dollars per month for tree planting services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

She really hadn’t responded to most of my letters, and Mama said Ivette had become the leader of the Jovenes Rebeldes group in addition to recruiting new kids for the brigades.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez