Usage Note
Recruteur is the standard professional term for someone who recruits staff — either an in-house HR recruiter or a headhunter (chasseur de têtes). The feminine form is recruteuse. In military contexts, a recruteur is an enlistment officer. The verb recruter and abstract noun recrutement (m) complete the family.
Examples
"Le recruteur a contacté plusieurs candidats qualifiés."
Natural Translation
The recruiter contacted several qualified candidates.

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