1.   Although many employers prefer candidates to have a degree in business or engineering, some companies hire liberal arts graduates.

2.   As irrational as it sounds, many companies hire new workers and then turn around and slash their payrolls.

3.   Some companies hire college graduates as blue-collar worker supervisors and then promote them.

4.   Such compromise wage settlements protect senior employee wages while allowing these companies to hire new employees at substantially less.

5.   The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.

6.   The company hired Bob to conduct an independent review of their workplace procedures.

7.   The company has hired an attorney as a mouthpiece to answer its critics.

8.   The company hired a few more employees.

9.   The company has hired a couple of young hotshots to revamp its advertising campaign.

10.   The company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients.