Translation guide
The act of finding and attracting people to join an organization, fill a job, or participate in an activity. Japanese expressions vary by context: corporate hiring, military enlistment, club member solicitation, or volunteer gathering.
The process of seeking and hiring new employees for a company or organization.
The standard term for hiring or employing someone. Used for both the act of recruiting and the decision to hire.
We will start recruitment of new graduates.
Focuses on the public call for applicants, such as job postings. Often used in phrases like 募集中 (now hiring).
Literally 'talent recruitment', used for hiring skilled personnel.
Loanword from English, often used in business contexts, especially for new graduate hiring or by recruitment agencies.
The process of enlisting people into armed forces, either voluntarily or by compulsion.
Actively seeking people to join a club, organization, or participate in an activity.
Finding people to take part in a study, event, or volunteer activity.
Same as above, but used for volunteers, research subjects, event participants, etc.
採用 (saiyou) focuses on the act of selecting and hiring someone, while 募集 (boshuu) is about publicly seeking applicants. A company does 募集 to find candidates, then 採用 to hire them.
We hired him from among the applicants.
The company is actively recruiting new graduates.
He was hired.
We are recruiting part-time workers.
Experienced applicants wanted.
Our company is recruiting engineers.
Strengthen recruitment activities.
Conscription or draft. Refers to compulsory military service.
The conscription system was revived.
Voluntary military recruitment, as opposed to conscription.
More young people responded to the recruitment call.
Enlistment as a volunteer; joining the military by one's own will.
He volunteered for the army.
Solicitation or invitation to join, often used for clubs, circles, or religious groups. Can have a slightly pushy nuance.
The club recruitment is intense.
Recruit new students.
Specifically for recruiting club members (e.g., school clubs).
Put up a poster for club member recruitment.
General 'members wanted' for bands, teams, projects, etc.
Recruiting band members.
We are recruiting volunteers.
Recruit participants for a clinical trial.
Explicitly 'recruiting participants'.
Now recruiting participants for the event!
新しいスタッフを募集している。
We are recruiting new staff.
The English word 'recruitment' covers many situations, but Japanese uses different words. Using リクルート for everything can sound unnatural. Choose based on context: hiring, military, clubs, etc.
イベントのボランティアを募集しています。
We are recruiting volunteers for the event.