recruitment

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Definition

The fine art of convincing qualified humans to join your organization, or convincing yourself that unqualified ones are actually hidden gems. This mystical process involves everything from posting job ads that require 10 years of experience in a 3-year-old technology to desperately scrolling LinkedIn at 2 AM. In the military context, it's the same thing but with better benefits and significantly more push-ups.

Example Usage

After three months of recruitment hell, Sarah finally found a candidate who could actually code—unfortunately, they wanted triple the budget.

Source: Common HR terminology

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