How to Find Recruiting Jobs
Recruiters are a staple of the corporate world. Also known as headhunters, recruiters are responsible for finding new talent and bringing it on board to their company. As a recruiter, you will work with a wide variety of people, from high school and college students to established professionals working for rival organizations. If you want to jump into the exciting world of recruiting, you need to know how to find recruiting jobs.
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Find Recruiting Jobs
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Start out in a different position. Very few recruiters begin as recruiters. You will most likely need to start out in an entry-level position in a company, such as in a secretarial position or in the human resources department. You can gain experience for a recruiting job later on by starting small.
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Send out resumes to the companies that interest you most. Make sure you follow up with a phone call in a few days. Ask to speak to the head of the human resources department.
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Make industry contacts by networking. This means getting out and going to after-hours social events with people who work in your field. Getting to know the movers and shakers in your industry is invaluable as a recruiter. You'll also be in a better position to hear about job openings.
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Go to your college's career placement office for advice and leads. This office should have industry contacts across the United States that could help you land a recruiting job.
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Browse the listings on an online recruiting job site such as Ere.net (see Resources below). You can search by industry, location, salary and other specifications.
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Tips & Warnings
There is no special subject you have to study in order to be a recruiter. However, business-oriented majors in college will make you more competitive. Public relations, human resource management and business administration are all useful majors for recruiters.
Most recruiting jobs are obtained based on experience rather than education. If you have a solid record of recruiting top candidates to work for other companies, then you are marketable as a recruiter.
Be prepared to do a lot of traveling in your job as a recruiter. You will likely be responsible for setting up and running booths at both college and community job fairs. You may also be asked to go to local schools to give presentations about your company and why students should want to work there.
When you're not traveling, you will be identifying and tracking down potential recruits who are already working in other jobs. This means you will spend a lot of time making telephone calls and sending out letters in your quest to entice these people to join your company.
