HR recruiters hire suitable candidates for job openings. They liaise with managers, advertise jobs, compare credentials, conduct interviews, negotiate terms, and arrange orientation. Companies may have reactive or proactive hiring policies.
Human Resources (HR) recruiters are responsible for identifying and hiring suitable candidates to fill job openings. Recruiters are usually in-house employees as opposed to agency recruiters who are HR professionals that a company can hire on a short-term contractual basis. Employers have a reactive or proactive hiring policy, but regardless of the hiring policy, HR recruiters play a central role in the hiring process.
If a company has a reactive hiring policy, it only announces new employees when staff positions become vacant. HR recruiters need to liaise with departmental managers before creating job postings that detail the tasks and required skills candidates must possess. The recruiter can advertise jobs internally by posting announcements on staff bulletin boards or emailing employees about vacancies. Some companies try to promote from within; in this case, HR recruiters must determine whether any internal candidates are qualified to fill a position before allowing external candidates to apply for the role.
When external candidates are allowed to post a job, HR recruiters should make arrangements for job descriptions to be posted on recruiting websites, in local newspapers, or listed on local employment agencies. Depending on the role, the recruiter may include salary information so that potential candidates have an idea of the level of compensation before applying for the job. When applications are submitted, HR recruiters must compare the candidate’s credentials with the requirements listed in the job posting, then reject poorly qualified candidates and make arrangements to interview well qualified candidates.
At some companies, recruiters conduct preliminary interviews with job applicants and then organize the most impressive candidates to meet with the hiring manager. In other cases, HR recruiters conduct interviews in conjunction with hiring managers, although the manager typically makes the final hiring decision. After interviews are completed, the recruiter must negotiate terms with candidates, although many companies have strict payroll guidelines, which means recruiters have limited room for maneuver during negotiations. When an agreement is reached, the recruiter makes arrangements for employee orientation and training.
Some companies have a proactive hiring policy, which means that HR recruiters are responsible for looking for qualified candidates before jobs become vacant. Companies that employ individuals with specialized skills often have proactive hiring policies because it is sometimes difficult to locate qualified candidates. Recruiters should contact and interview potential employees and build a file of interested candidates. When positions at the company become open, recruiters immediately contact previously identified candidates and arrange interviews with the hiring manager.
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