e.g. We are recruiting a new member of our team. [the whole process of finding and accepting staff] [Check the spelling of "recruit"] e.g. We are advertising for a new member of our team [this is an early part of the recruitment process]

Recruit is when you gather people to be on your team or company. Advertise is to make yourself known to others. If I want to play basketball i have to recruit 9 more players. If I want people to hire me I have to advertise my strengths on my resume. To get more people into my store I need to advertise my specials.