Fresh Profile: Recruiter Jobs

Published on 2008-08-08

While you may have considered contacting a recruiter to help you find a job, it might pay to consider recruitment as a career. Recruiting jobs are ideal for outgoing individuals who have strong communication skills and experience in human resources, business management and/or sales.

A recruiter counsels and assists executive management in identifying and hiring the best available employees for their specific needs. They research, locate, and interview possible candidates. Employees working in similar human resource jobs such as placement specialists or employment interviewers are usually involved in different aspects of a recruiter's job.

The specific duties associated with recruiter jobs vary depending on the size of the company. Larger companies such as the Fortune 500 will often hire an executive recruiter as part of the team that handles their staffing needs. Other recruiters may work as consultants to more than one public or private company and assist them by bringing in prospects. General responsibilities that are common to most recruiter positions include creating job profiles, creating plans to target the most qualified candidates, and finding the applicants. A recruiter may spend time traveling to colleges and universities to find interested candidates. Recruiters conduct background checks and run screening processes on possible candidates. Once a final list of candidates is compiled, a recruiter will begin the interviewing process. Finally, the recruiter will submit a list of the best qualified candidates to the appropriate manager.

In order to find the best qualified candidate, a recruiter must know the business they are working for inside and out. As with most human resources careers, this means understanding the industry, corporate culture, and geographical area of the company. Recruiters must have a thorough grasp of the company's specific management methods and corporate outlook. A strong background in sales also comes in handy because recruiters have to sell the position and the company to the right person.

Job postings for recruiter positions usually list a bachelor's degree as a job requirement. Degrees in human resources, human resources administration, and industrial and labor relations are expected to be in highest demand, though a bachelor's in a related field combined with years of experience as a recruiter is also acceptable to most companies.

With more and more companies turning to recruiters for help with hiring and related HR tasks, the job outlook for recruiters within the human resources, training and/ or labor relations sectors looks promising. Recruiters can be employed in almost any industry, from the administrative support sector to the scientific and technical services sector. Federal and state government jobs for recruiters are also available.

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