Роботодавець наймає кандидата з рекомендацією.

Here is the structure:

• Роботодавець = the employer; this is the subject of the sentence, in the nominative singular
• наймає = hires / is hiring; this is the verb, 3rd person singular present
• кандидата = the candidate / a candidate; this is the direct object, in the accusative singular
• з рекомендацією = with a recommendation / reference; this is a prepositional phrase

So the basic pattern is:

subject + verb + object + extra description

Because кандидата is the direct object of the verb наймає.

In Ukrainian, masculine animate nouns often have:

• nominative: кандидат
• accusative: кандидата

Since a candidate is a person, it is animate, so the accusative form changes.

Compare:

• Кандидат чекає. = The candidate is waiting.
  Here кандидат is the subject, so it stays nominative.

• Роботодавець наймає кандидата. = The employer hires the candidate.
  Here кандидата is the object, so it takes the accusative form.

This is a very common pattern with masculine nouns for people.

Because the preposition з in the meaning with normally takes the instrumental case.

The dictionary form is:

• рекомендація = recommendation

After з, it becomes:

• з рекомендацією = with a recommendation

So the ending changes because the noun is now in the instrumental singular.

This is a very important pattern:

• з другом = with a friend
• з сестрою = with a sister
• з рекомендацією = with a recommendation

Here it means with.

The preposition з can mean different things depending on context and case, including from and with. In this sentence, because it is followed by the instrumental form рекомендацією, the meaning is with.

So:

• з рекомендацією = with a recommendation

If з means from, the noun usually appears in a different case and the context makes that meaning clear.

In this sentence, the most natural reading is that з рекомендацією describes кандидата:

• a candidate with a recommendation / reference

So the idea is that the employer hires a candidate who has a recommendation.

If you want to say on someone’s recommendation or because of a recommendation, Ukrainian more naturally uses:

• за рекомендацією

So there is an important difference:

• кандидата з рекомендацією = a candidate with a recommendation
• кандидата за рекомендацією = a candidate by recommendation / on someone’s recommendation

That distinction is very useful.

наймає is the present tense of the imperfective verb наймати.

Depending on context, it can mean either:

• hires
• is hiring

Ukrainian often uses one present-tense form where English might choose between the simple present and the present continuous.

So without extra context:

• Роботодавець наймає кандидата... could mean
  The employer hires a candidate...
  or
  The employer is hiring a candidate...

Also, because наймати is imperfective, it focuses on the process or general action. The perfective partner is usually найняти.

For example:

• наймає = is hiring / hires
• найме = will hire (perfective future)
• найняв = hired (completed action)

Because Ukrainian has no articles.

English distinguishes between:

• a candidate
• the candidate

Ukrainian usually does not mark that difference with separate words. So кандидата can mean either a candidate or the candidate, depending on context.

The same is true for роботодавець:

• an employer
• the employer

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

Yes. Ukrainian word order is more flexible than English because case endings show who is doing what.

The neutral word order here is:

• Роботодавець наймає кандидата з рекомендацією.

But other orders are possible, for example for emphasis:

• Кандидата з рекомендацією наймає роботодавець.
• З рекомендацією роботодавець наймає кандидата.

These alternatives can sound more marked or emphasize different parts of the sentence, but the basic relationships stay clear because of the case endings.

For a learner, the original order is the safest and most neutral.

Not always in real usage, but grammatically it is a masculine noun.

In many contexts, Ukrainian masculine job or role nouns can be used generically, especially in formal language. So кандидата may simply mean a candidate, without strongly focusing on the person’s sex.

There is also a feminine form:

• кандидатка

So if you specifically want to refer to a female candidate, you may see:

• Роботодавець наймає кандидатку...

Still, the masculine form is often used in broader or more neutral contexts.

Наймає is perfectly normal and standard. It means hires / is hiring.

A very common alternative, especially in everyday speech, is:

• бере на роботу = takes on for work / hires

So these are both natural:

• Роботодавець наймає кандидата.
• Роботодавець бере на роботу кандидата.

The first is a bit more compact and direct; the second can sound a little more conversational.

It is understandable and grammatically fine, but the exact phrase з рекомендацією may sound slightly context-dependent.

A Ukrainian speaker might choose different wording depending on what is meant:

• If the candidate has a recommendation/reference, з рекомендацією works.
• If the employer hires the candidate based on someone’s recommendation, then за рекомендацією is more natural.
• If you specifically mean a reference letter, something like з рекомендаційним листом may be clearer.

So the sentence is correct, but the most natural version depends on the exact nuance you want.