Human Resources Recruiter

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Work Tasks

• Travel to college campuses and other places to look for people to recruit for job openings
• Give information about companies and job openings to people who might be interested
• Interview people interested in the job to get their work history, education, training, skills, and salary requirements
• May check personal backgrounds of people and test them
• Work for labor organizations, manufacturers, the government, and services industries such as business, health, social, management, and education
• Work with company policies, job applications, employee records, interviews, survey results, work schedules, time sheets, tests, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, affirmative action guidelines, and Human Resource Information System (HRIS)

Salary, Size & Growth

• $64,000 average per year ($30.75 per hour)
• A large occupation (417,900 workers in 2010)
• Expected to grow rapidly (2.8% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: A 4-year degree
• Employers Prefer: A degree in human resources or industrial relations, or experience in business or a specific field
• Skills/Courses: Some jobs require knowledge of the field for which staff are being hired. Work experience in that area might be more important to an employer than a degree in a certain subject.