Technical Recruiter Careers
Recruiters often change from one specialty to another. Accounting, procurement, executive level professionals and other business candidates are similar in background, education and skill sets. Since they are similar it is easy to change between practice specialties. However, technical recruiters are engaged in complex and detail-oriented recruiting practices that are difficult to learn quickly. Therefore, technical recruiters seldom change from their specialty.
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Technical Recruiting
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Technical recruiters perform all of the tasks as a recruiter in any other practice specialty. They search for candidates utilizing networking skills, cold calling and job board listings. They interview candidates in detail. Technical professionals have heavily quantifiable and definable resumes that are complex and difficult to sort out. This is what makes the technical recruiter different from other specialty areas. Technical recruiters must be familiar with a full spectrum of technical standards, protocols, specialties, skill sets and certifications.
Agency Recruiting
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Agency recruiters differs from corporate or educational recruiters because they recruit for many companies and skill sets and not just their employer. Agencies such as Robert Half Technology, Kforce and Spherion employ thousands of technical recruiters. Agency recruiting is also referred to as full-cycle recruiting. The average annual earnings for a technical recruiter is $156,000, according to Kforce.
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Corporate Opportunities
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Technical recruiters also work for large corporations and government agencies. They recruit directly for the firm they work for. The recruiter's job is to attract top talent and fill open IT positions within their organization. In-house recruiters travel frequently and attend many university job fairs. The average salary for an in-house technical recruiter is $47,000, according to Indeed.com salary finder. Most corporate recruiting jobs also have a significant bonus or commission component.
Educational Recruiting
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Educational institutions also employ technical recruiters. However, their job is to sell prospective students on the idea of obtaining a technical education from their school. Educational recruiters travel a great deal. It is their job to answer inquiries and visit high schools in search of technically gifted students.
Government Recruiting
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Technical recruiters also work for state and federal governments. The federal government has a significant need for technology professionals. There are dozens of federal agencies that hire IT professionals. Government recruiters are paid less than their counterparts in other industries but federal benefits are generally very comprehensive.
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