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[hahyuhr] / haɪər /


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As a Sideshift ad says: “Don’t hire an influencer. Hire an army of influencers.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

As for the surprises, nasty or otherwise, hire an independent specialist or fee-only financial planner to review any policy and compare it with self-insurance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Gilt alumni would invest in each other’s companies, Wilson said, and continued to hire and mentor each other after they left the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

He and Toensing were not members of Trump’s inner legal circle; the president reportedly failed to hire them in 2018 as defense attorneys reportedly because “the chemistry” was off.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

Now that Mae has it in her head that she wants to hire a dog walker, I need to make sure she hires me and not somebody else.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Viewers on Sunday briefly saw one of Weiss’ new hires, former conservative New York Times opinion writer Ross Douthat, who has no previous experience as a TV presenter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Mike Hauschild is a recruiter with Quantum, which hires candidates for more than 200 venture-backed startups.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The ability to communicate, collaborate and solve problems are among skills that employers say they are looking for in potential job hires.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Foster said using public Slack channels has been encouraged for years, in part so that new hires could get up to speed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

"We take all. The fat man hires three ships for his little silverhair queen."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The company later hired him as corporate vice president and assistant to the chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Chatfield hired Jennifer Szabo as his web developer early on to make the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

The court ruling from Judge Robert Brown said that hired legal representation from the council was "surprisingly combative" and found parts of the legal representation for the council "totally irrelevant" and "most unhelpful".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

At the urging of Harvard’s president, James Conant, who was also a distinguished chemist, Merck hired Tishler.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

That Gorringe man has hired at least one hundred Egyptian workers by my count.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

The impact has spread worldwide, as longer voyages and shuttle runs around Hormuz tie up ships and push the daily rate of hiring oil tankers to records.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

To make way for the next generation without losing key clients, major firms like Latham & Watkins and Debevoise are hiring specialized consultants to coax veterans into second careers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The new hiring standards show that is simply not the case anymore, and it makes ordinary people feel less safe.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Since hiring a new head of sales for its North America division in 2024, Zscaler has been making good progress executing this transition, Weed believes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

“My dad’s going to be a visiting professor for a year at the University of Chicago. I think they’re interested in hiring him.”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz




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