recruiter

In a corporate recruiter role, you work within a large company, earning a full-time salary. You are responsible for sourcing and screening candidates for job openings within the company. Corporate recruiters are more hands-on than other types of recruiters since they work for the company.

As a contingency recruiter, you get paid when you find the right candidate for your client. You work as a middleman between the company and the client. Your clients range from large enterprises to small companies.

Working as a retained recruiter means looking for candidates to fill a company's senior roles. Part of your payment is upfront. You receive the rest after finding the right candidate.

As an outplacement recruiter, you help employees who've been let go from their previous jobs. Companies use you to help ex-employees transition into their new positions.

Your job is to hire employees for a staffing agency. The agency is a link between a company and its workers.

The daily duties of a recruiter include:

• Understanding the company requirements: as a recruiter, you identify a company's talent needs. You also speak with department managers to better understand the skills and experience required for the vacancies. You can find the perfect candidates for the positions when you understand the requirements.
• Posting job listings: as a recruiter, you are responsible for writing job descriptions for vacant positions and preparing the job adverts. You post vacancies and listings on leading websites to attract the best talent in the market.
• Examining curriculum vitae (CV): as a recruiter, you use applicant tracking systems to find potential candidates for different roles. After selecting a few candidates, you examine their resumes and CVs to shortlist those that meet the company's standards. Selecting the right candidate in the early stages makes the recruitment process simpler.
• Interviewing suitable candidates: as a recruiter, you may hold preliminary interviews to select candidates for the final selection process. To conduct preliminary interviews, you require industry-specific knowledge to understand the skills and qualifications required by the company. After completing interviews, you present the company with a shortlist before making the final selection.
• Negotiating job offers with candidates: when the selection process ends, you present job offers to the successful candidates. You negotiate employment terms and salaries and discuss the scope of their duties.
• Conducting industry research and building a network: as a recruiter, it is important to stay updated with the latest HR practices and employment regulations. You conduct regular research on your industry and build a network to help you find the best candidates.

As a recruiter, you work in different places. Some days, you work in an office where you do research and talk to candidates and business people. On other days, you interview people or travel to job fairs and companies. If you go to job fairs, you usually work in big rooms, like conference centres or college campuses. When meeting with companies or candidates, the meetings are usually hosted at the office.

Virtual recruiters work from home because most recruiting happens online nowadays. Job candidates put their information on social media platforms and digital job boards. As a remote recruiter, you search these platforms to find people matching your client's requirements. You screen candidates over the phone and through video conferences.

Depending on the company you work for, you are likely to interact with diverse professionals. When you work for a recruitment firm, you work with different HR professionals, including headhunters, employee relations officers and payroll administrators. As an in-house recruiter, you work alongside HR managers, HR generalists and HR business partners. You also collaborate with accountants, office managers and operations managers.

You work 40 hours a week as a full-time recruiter. However, not all hours are equal. It's important to make the most out of your employer's marketing efforts by cold-calling when you're most likely to make positive connections based on research. Recruiters spend about 60% of their time on the phone each week. You often multitask to complete your weekly tasks. The high phone call volume also means you should work effectively to meet your goals. As a recruiter, you can work part-time. You adjust your work schedule to suit the needs of your clients and potential hires.

Employers are constantly outsourcing HR functions to organisations that provide recruitment services. That means the job prospects of recruiters will always be promising. Recruiters can gain work experience and improve their skills to become HR professionals in charge of managing complex employment laws and benefit options. As a recruiter, you may also become an HR manager or specialise in other aspects of human resources, like employee relations or payroll management.

Working with Randstad offers you a range of benefits.

• always a contact person you can fall back on and ask for help
• a range of jobs in your area

The average salary of a recruiter in Greece is €32,000 per year. The yearly earnings depend on experience and qualifications. You can start your career at approximately €22,000 per year, with a chance to increase your salary to over €39,000 annually with additional experience.

As a recruiter, you are responsible for finding the ideal employees for the company. You source and reach out to top talent to ensure vacancies in the company are filled.

As a recruiter, you match qualified professionals with open positions in the company. Your duties include reviewing the resumes of potential candidates and working with managers to find the perfect fit for a role.

As a recruiter, you have diverse aspects to manage from day to day. You require great interpersonal skills to collaborate with various professionals. Your time management skills help you manage time well and complete tasks on time.

Working as a recruiter is a promising career with great earning prospects. You have various opportunities for career growth and areas of specialisation. For instance, you can focus on being a technical or healthcare recruiter.

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