A recruiter is a manager or recruiter for open positions. Its main tasks include the search and approval of candidates who, in terms of their business qualities, will correspond to the position held and ideally fit into the corporate culture of the company.
A recruiter is an employee performing search and recruiting duties. He can recruit employees for a specific company in which he works himself, as well as work in a recruitment agency and fulfill requests from clients-employers. Their functional responsibilities are practically the same, but the tasks assigned may have a significant difference.
When choosing a profession as a recruiter, it is important to understand that this is, first of all, working with people. Psychologists, economists, and teachers feel comfortable and confident in this position. The constant search for candidates, conducting effective interviews, tests, assessing experience and skills are the main field of activity of recruiters.
Recruiter in the company
The recruiter is hired by the company as a manager or recruiter.
His functional responsibilities include drawing up a profile of a candidate, conducting advertising campaigns, interviews, and measures to adapt new employees.
Compiling a candidate profile
This work is best done with the head of the structural unit. The more detailed the portrait is drawn, the easier it will be to find an employee for an open position. All requirements for a candidate must be specified in the application. There are no uniform standards. Each company may have its own form for personnel selection
Advertising company
This could be:
- publication of vacancies in the media
- placing an application on job sites
- interaction with the regional Center for Employment of the Population
- participation in a job fair from the Employment Center
- days of open doors in secondary specialized and higher educational institutions
- work with the database of candidates.
Interview
As a rule, it is the recruiter who conducts the initial interview, the final interview with the immediate supervisor and the final approval of the candidate for the declared vacancy
Carrying out measures to adapt personnel
How correct was the choice of the candidate, the trial period will show. For different positions, it can be from one to six months.
Recruiter in a recruiting agency
The position of a recruiter in a recruiting agency is called a recruiting specialist or consultant. The main responsibilities are the same as those of a company recruiter. But the specifics of working in a recruiting agency has a number of differences.
One of them: the more clients-employers, the more completed applications for the search and selection of candidates. The more completed applications, the higher the salary. Accordingly, the requirements for a recruiter in a recruiting agency are more severe than for a candidate for a similar position in a company. In addition to being able to constructively communicate with people and conduct interviews, this requires the ability to effectively negotiate with clients / employers. Sales experience comes in handy too.
Summary
The profession of a recruiter has a noble mission. Basically, it helps the employer meet with the candidate who is looking for a suitable job, and also provides assistance to both parties.
Nobility is combined with great responsibility. It consists in not being mistaken with the choice of the candidate. Otherwise, the recruiter's oversights can be costly for the company. Therefore, the main task of a recruiter is to find a valuable candidate at the right time, to offer the best option for both the applicant and the company in which the candidate is hired.
