Recruitment can be a tricky and complex process, especially when various vacancies need to be filled at once. Resourcers and recruitment consultants are responsible for the hands-on search and selection activities, but someone else needs to be there to oversee everything, manage the recruitment team and work closely with clients to understand and satisfy their recruitment needs. Enter recruitment managers.
Some large organisations employ recruitment managers in-house alongside the human resources department. These guys manage every stage of recruitment and candidate selection for their organisation, attracting talent, vetting candidates and advising the business on the best recruitment practices and processes.
Some recruitment managers might even focus their efforts solely on graduate recruitment.
Other recruitment managers work for independent recruitment agencies, building relationships with clients, developing recruitment solutions and managing a dedicated team of recruitment consultants.
On a day-to-day basis, you might be responsible for direct team management, business development, drafting job specifications, creating job adverts, analysing CVs, training junior recruitment consultants and offering advice to business professionals on recruitment policies.