new hire

Freshly employed worker

A new hire is someone who has recently been employed by a company or organization.

The term emphasizes the person's recent arrival and often implies they are still learning the ropes or completing onboarding.

The new hires start orientation on Monday.

In workplace contexts, new hire functions both as a noun referring to the person and as an attributive modifier: new hire paperwork, new hire training.

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trainee · entry level · probation · fresh · greenhorn · fresh face · recruit · newbie · nervous · badge · name tag · paperwork · desk · mentor · shadowing · learning · learning curve · eager

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tenure/experience at organization

new hireold-timer

Long-tenured person

lifer · old hand · founding member · old guard · institutional memory

employment trajectory

new hireretiree

One who left work

ex-employee · laid-off worker · alumnus · layoff · resignation

Family

new, hire, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable

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