Jack Ma, CEO and general manager of Yahoo! China, said in an interview on Saturday that the Chinese operation of the US Internet giant added more than 400 employees in the past year to reach a total of 800 staff members.
The new employees were mainly taken on for development work, an area that boosted its numbers from 34 to almost 300.
2006-09-13 15:43:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
yes, they were hired.
2006-09-13 15:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by ICARRESS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-14 04:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Aimee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-13 23:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-13 22:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it means they were 'taken on' to the company. I am curious as to what you thought it meant.
2006-09-13 23:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a matter of speaking...yes...it means hired. just business jargon used in the proper manner...
2006-09-13 22:52:29 · answer #6 · answered by ca_ruff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they were hired.
2006-09-13 23:21:57 · answer #7 · answered by twistedmouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this example, it means "hired".
2006-09-13 22:54:50 · answer #8 · answered by oldtrash06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it does.
2006-09-14 16:15:57 · answer #9 · answered by rhymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋