The oldest person in the room may be the most recent hire.

One of Rice's recent hires, however, seems to be in a big hurry to get on with the diplomacy.

The most recent hire, he said, arrived 10 years ago.

"Layoffs naturally affect our most recent hires, many of whom are minorities."

A consultant then, or a very recent hire.

Kyle Fletcher didn't show up in recruitment records, so he couldn't be a recent hire.

Not everyone returned telephone calls last week to confirm information about their recent hires.

A third of the company's recent hires came from about 75 online job sites, he said.

The most recent hire, a new medical director who filled a post that had been vacant for eight months, left after less than a week.

The study found that recent hires at journalism schools were twice as likely to have a doctorate than those hired earlier.