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He was hired vs He is hired

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He was hired' is used to talk about a past event when someone was given a job. 'He is hired' is used to indicate that someone has been given a job recently or is currently employed.

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He was hired

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a past event when someone was given a job.

This phrase is used to describe the action of someone being given a job in the past. It indicates that the hiring process has already taken place.

Examples:

  • He was hired by the company last year.
  • She was hired as a consultant for the project.
  • Aug 13, 2024 ... If anything, I think he was hired from someone in the government who has a strictly off the books project to recruit and use superpowered ...
  • Dec 15, 2023 ... He was hired as a waiter at Balthazar when he was 18 years-old, twenty years ago this week. He's one of the best waiters I've ever worked with.
  • Dec 2, 2023 ... Was Tomlin considered a hot commodity when he was hired by the Steelers? I was only about 12 at that time and while i ...
  • Jun 23, 2022 ... He could have shown up at Human Resources and claimed he was hired and no one bothered to check. That might have been Joan and he set about ...
  • Jun 11, 2021 ... He was hired in 1996 when LVFR was LVFD. Prior to working with LVFR, he worked as an Engineer at The Tropicana Hotel for 9 years doing ...
  • Aug 8, 2024 ... He was hired before I was, and was actually the reason I got hired at MrBeast. Before being hired, Delaware sat down with Jimmy and Sue ...
  • Feb 25, 2015 ... Is the company legally bound to let Brian do the job he was hired to do? Not in the slightest. That goes for every working person. If your ...
  • Dec 11, 2021 ... He was hired to fix California schools — while running a business in Philadelphia. A Los Angeles high school. | AP Photo. California schools ...
  • Mar 11, 2016 ... -Q: Then there was Jerry West, he was hired right in there… -MYERS: Jerry was after me. Because I remember, Joe asked me, he said what do ...

Alternatives:

  • he got hired
  • he was offered a job
  • he was employed

He is hired

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has been given a job recently or is currently employed.

This phrase is used to describe the current employment status of someone. It indicates that the person is currently working for a company.

Examples:

  • He is hired as a software engineer at the tech company.
  • She is hired to manage the marketing department.
  • Jan 16, 2015 ... ... that every job he has had is being a delivery boy of some sort. So he is hired as a delivery boy. Upvote 26. Downvote 12 Go to comments
  • May 3, 2024 ... 160 likes, 4 comments - coach_bosak on May 3, 2024: "A huge congratulations to Kevin Moore, as he is hired as the new Head Coach of the ...
  • The hired flees, because he is hired, and no care is to him for the sheep. Catholic Translations. Douay-Rheims Bible And the hireling flieth, because he is a ...
  • Oct 16, 2020 ... ... he is hired specifically because of this. we see him learn lessons and learn to value other thinga over treasure as the series progresses ...
  • Apr 3, 2008 ... My son just found out that he is hired for a guide job at Mt Rainer. If any SBonliners want to go climbing, he will be working for RMI.
  • Oct 12, 2016 ... He is hired labor, not a business owner. This happens in construction because we have too many “business owners” who refuse to educate ...
  • Sep 26, 2024 ... He is hired by Shailene Woodley (early 30s) as Penelope Vardaki. The dead climber is her brother-in-law, she is married to his identical ...
  • Jun 24, 2019 ... Question: Felipe is an illegal immigrant seeking work in the U.S. He is hired by a small factory doing manual labor. When it is discovered that ...
  • Aug 10, 2014 ... He tells the doctor that he is hired by very wealthy individuals to act as a form of 'luxury entertainment'. By this, what he means is, he ...

Alternatives:

  • he has been hired
  • he is employed
  • he works for

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