Recruiter

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A recruiter finds individuals to fill specific jobs or positions. This can refer to a variety of organizations such as sports teams or corporations.

Types of recruiters

There are two key types of recruiters:

• Internal recruiters, who work for one organization. These are typically employed in a human resources department (also known as personnel offices). They can serve a variety of functions beyond just recruitment (also firing, benefit management, disputes, etc.) or, specifically in large corporations; they can focus all of their time on recruiting. Internal recruiters are either full-time employees or hired on a contract basis.

• Headhunters, which are also known as third-party recruiters. They work on their own or through an agency and act as a broker between their companies and candidates that they recruit. They typically either specialize in permanent positions or temporary work (rarely both).

Typically, headhunters are either general recruiters or specialists within a niche. Recruiting firms may specialize in a geographically region or operate worldwide. Niche headhunters usually are dedicated to a small basis of expertise.

Terminology

• Contingency recruiting refers to fees a hiring company pays a recruiter and is contingent on the hiring of a job candidate. Fees vary according to position and specialization but are generally 20-33 percent of the employee’s first year’s salary.

• Retained search refers to a retainer that high-end executive search firms receive to perform a search for a position. These searches are typically for positions that pay greater than $200,000 (U.S.). It often requires a non-compete agreement. They often, at times, must agree not to “poach” employees of a company that has them on retainer for work at other, competing, companies.