שמעתי שהם לא מעסיקים אנשים בלי ניסיון קודם בתפקיד הזה.

שמעתי means I heard.

It comes from the verb לשמוע (to hear), and this is the past tense, first person singular.

Breakdown:

• שמע = the basic past stem
• -תי = I

So:

• שמעתי = I heard
• שמעת = you heard (masculine singular)
• שמעתם = you heard (masculine plural)
• שמעו = they heard

In this sentence, שמעתי ש... is a very common way to say I heard that...

שהם means that they.

It is made of:

• ש־ = that
• הם = they (masculine, or mixed-gender group)

So:

• שמעתי שהם... = I heard that they...

In spoken Hebrew, ש־ is extremely common as a connector meaning that, which, or because, depending on context.

You could think of:

• שמעתי ש... = I heard that...
• אני חושב ש... = I think that...
• אני יודע ש... = I know that...

מעסיקים is a present tense / participle form of the verb להעסיק (to employ, to hire, to occupy depending on context).

Here, Hebrew uses the present tense where English often uses a present progressive or simple present:

• הם לא מעסיקים... = they do not hire/employ...

This does not mean they are not hiring right this second only. It often expresses a general policy or habitual action:

• They don't hire people...
• They do not employ people...

So the sentence means something like:

• I heard that they don’t hire people without prior experience in this position.

Yes, להעסיק often means to employ or to hire.

In this sentence:

• הם לא מעסיקים אנשים = they don’t hire/employ people

A useful nuance:

• להעסיק can mean to employ in the sense of having someone work for you.
• It can also mean to keep someone occupied / busy in other contexts.

For example:

• החברה מעסיקה מאה עובדים = The company employs 100 workers
• צריך משהו שיעסיק את הילדים = We need something to keep the children busy

Here the employment meaning is clearly intended.

Yes, אנשים literally means people, and that is completely natural here.

Hebrew often says:

• מעסיקים אנשים = hire people

Even though in English you might also say:

• hire applicants
• take on workers
• employ candidates

Hebrew commonly uses the broad noun אנשים in this kind of sentence.

A quick note:

• singular: אדם = person
• plural: אנשים = people

The plural is irregular, so it is worth memorizing.

בלי means without.

So:

• בלי ניסיון = without experience

This is different from לא, which means not.

In this sentence:

• לא מעסיקים = do not hire
• בלי ניסיון קודם = without prior experience

So they do different jobs:

• לא negates the verb
• בלי introduces the idea of lacking something

Examples:

• אני לא עובד היום = I’m not working today
• אני בא בלי תיק = I’m coming without a bag

Yes. In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• ניסיון קודם = previous/prior experience
• literally: experience previous

This is normal Hebrew word order.

More examples:

• בית גדול = big house
• שאלה חשובה = important question
• עבודה חדשה = new job

Also notice agreement:

• adjectives usually match the noun in gender and number

Here:

• ניסיון is masculine singular
• קודם is masculine singular

So they match.

Here, קודם means previous or prior.

So:

• ניסיון קודם = prior experience

Yes, קודם is related to the idea of before/earlier, and in other contexts it can also mean earlier or first.

Examples:

• דיברנו על זה קודם = We talked about it earlier
• קודם אני אסיים את זה = First I’ll finish this
• ניסיון קודם = prior experience

So the exact English translation depends on context.

בתפקיד means in the position / in the role.

It is made of:

• ב־ = in
• תפקיד = position / role / job function

So:

• בתפקיד הזה = in this position

Hebrew very often attaches short prepositions directly to the following word:

• ב = in
• ל = to/for
• כ = as/like
• מ = from

Examples:

• בבית = in the house
• לעבודה = to work
• מהעיר = from the city

In Hebrew, this usually comes after the noun.

So:

• התפקיד הזה = this position
• literally: the position this

In your sentence, because of the preposition:

• בתפקיד הזה = in this position

A few important points:

1. The demonstrative usually comes after the noun.
2. The noun is usually definite when you say this/that.

So compare:

• ספר = a book
• הספר הזה = this book

Here:

• תפקיד = position
• התפקיד הזה = this position
• בתפקיד הזה = in this position

This is a very good question, because learners often expect בהתפקיד הזה, but that is not how Hebrew works.

The correct form is:

• בתפקיד הזה

Why? Because when a noun is made definite by this/that:

• תפקיד הזה is already understood as definite in this structure

In standard usage, Hebrew commonly says:

• הספר הזה = this book
• בתפקיד הזה = in this position
• ביום הזה = on this day

With prepositions, the form you see can look a little compact, but the important thing to remember is simply that בתפקיד הזה is the natural correct phrase.

For learners, the safest pattern to memorize is:

• ב + noun + הזה/הזאת
• in this...

Examples:

• בחדר הזה = in this room
• בעבודה הזאת = in this job
• בתפקיד הזה = in this position

Yes. הם is the masculine plural form, which is also used for a mixed-gender group.

So:

• שהם לא מעסיקים = that they (masculine/mixed) don’t hire

If the group were all women, you would say:

• שמעתי שהן לא מעסיקות אנשים...

Changes:

• הם → הן
• מעסיקים → מעסיקות

Because the present tense form agrees with the subject in gender and number.

Yes. The Hebrew is slightly broader than a single English wording.

מעסיקים can be translated as:

• hire
• employ

So depending on context, the sentence could mean:

• I heard they don’t hire people without prior experience in this position
• I heard they don’t employ people without prior experience for this role

If this is about recruitment policy, hire is usually the most natural English translation. If it is about general employment practice, employ may fit better.

Yes. Several parts are very useful as ready-made chunks:

• שמעתי ש... = I heard that...
• לא מעסיקים = don’t hire / don’t employ
• בלי ניסיון קודם = without prior experience
• בתפקיד הזה = in this position

These are all highly natural combinations in modern Hebrew.

A good chunk to memorize would be:

• שמעתי שהם לא מעסיקים אנשים בלי ניסיון קודם
  I heard they don’t hire people without prior experience

Then you can swap in other endings:

• בתחום הזה = in this field
• בעבודה הזאת = for this job / in this job
• בחברה הזאת = at this company