recruting for ?

[thomas615]

Hello Teacher, I always see job postings saying "We are currently recruiting for an Executive Assistant". Can I say "We are currently recruiting an Executive Assistant." Does one have to use "for" after recruiting?

[Barb_D]

Use the "for" to say what position you are looking to fill.

Without the "for" it says you are trying to get that particular person to do a job.

If you leave out the "for" in your sentence, it sounds like the recruiter is asking this one specif admin assistant to take a job (doing something else).