Personnel Recruiters - 13-1071.02

O*NET-SOC Description

Seek out, interview, and screen applicants to fill existing and future job openings and promote career opportunities within an organization.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Certification and Selection Specialist
  • Personnel Recruiter
  • Recruiter
  • Supervisor, Contingents

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

13-1011.00 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
13-1021.00 Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products
13-1022.00 Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
13-1023.00 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
13-1031.00 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
13-1031.01 Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance
13-1031.02 Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
13-1032.00 Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
13-1041.00 Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
13-1041.01 Environmental Compliance Inspectors
13-1041.02 Licensing Examiners and Inspectors
13-1041.03 Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
13-1041.04 Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
13-1041.06 Coroners
13-1051.00 Cost Estimators
13-1061.00 Emergency Management Specialists
13-1071.00 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
13-1071.01 Employment Interviewers
13-1071.02 Personnel Recruiters
13-1072.00 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1073.00 Training and Development Specialists
13-1079.99 Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, All Other
13-1081.00 Logisticians

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Address civic and social groups and attend conferences to disseminate information concerning possible job openings and career opportunities.
  • Advise management on organizing, preparing, and implementing recruiting and retention programs.
  • Advise managers and employees on staffing policies and procedures.
  • Arrange for interviews and provide travel arrangements as necessary.
  • Conduct reference and background checks on applicants.
  • Contact applicants to inform them of employment possibilities, consideration, and selection.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with hiring managers to stay abreast of current and future hiring and business needs.
  • Evaluate recruitment and selection criteria to ensure conformance to professional, statistical, and testing standards, recommending revision as needed.
  • Hire applicants and authorize paperwork assigning them to positions.
  • Inform potential applicants about facilities, operations, benefits, and job or career opportunities in organizations.
  • Interview applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, and job skills.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria, using computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms, and employee referrals.
  • Prepare and maintain employment records.
  • Project yearly recruitment expenditures for budgetary consideration and control.
  • Recruit applicants for open positions, arranging job fairs with college campus representatives.
  • Review and evaluate applicant qualifications or eligibility for specified licensing, according to established guidelines and designated licensing codes.
  • Screen and refer applicants to hiring personnel in the organization, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.
  • Serve on selection and examination boards to evaluate applicants according to test scores, contacting promising candidates for interviews.
  • Supervise personnel clerks performing filing, typing and recordkeeping duties.

Detailed Work Activities

  • advise department managers in personnel matters
  • analyze financial data
  • arrange for transportation or accommodations
  • consult with customers concerning needs
  • coordinate staff or activities in clerical support setting
  • develop budgets
  • ensure compliance with government regulations
  • establish recruiting procedures
  • evaluate applicant qualifications for licensure
  • evaluate information from employment interviews
  • evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicant for employment
  • explain rules, policies or regulations
  • fill out business or government forms
  • hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
  • implement recruiting procedures
  • interview job applicants
  • investigate character of applicants
  • maintain cooperative relationships with clients
  • maintain file of job openings
  • maintain job descriptions
  • make presentations
  • obtain information from individuals
  • prepare or maintain employee records
  • provide customer service
  • provide information about facilities
  • publicize job openings
  • rate ability of applicant
  • recommend improvements to work methods or procedures
  • recruit employees
  • refer applicant to other hiring personnel
  • seek out applicants to fill job openings
  • select applicants meeting qualifications
  • supervise clerical or administrative personnel
  • understand government labor or employment regulations
  • use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
  • use government regulations
  • use information from previous employers to determine applicant acceptability
  • use interviewing procedures
  • use knowledge of investigation techniques
  • use public speaking techniques