A Day in the Life of a Recruiter

In office by 9 am, sometimes earlier.

• Review interviews that are scheduled for the day and reread the resumes

• Listen to phone messages

• Open email

• Print out the incoming resumes

• Forward them to our resume tracking system

• Date stamp each resume 

• Return any phone messages

• Separate resumes into job catagory

• Get out the pen and highlighter and read every resume 

• Good ones are put in one pile, unqualified go in a separate pile to send  regrets reply

For each resume;

• Check dates first. How long did they work in each place? Mark it; 2y, 6m, 12y, etc. 

• Job hoppers? (Less than a year at each job) Look for an explanation on resume or in cover letter. Temp work? Stay at home mom? Recent move? No reason? Regrets pile

• Read the skills and highlight matches on every resume 

• Make three piles Good match & Great match and maybe resumes. Maybe's are not well written, but have possibilities. Put aside to call after better resumes are processed

• Go to lunch

• Start calling great matches then good matches

• Phone interviews

• Set interviews for those who pass the phone interview

• Check email for new resumes

Remember, throughout the day the recruiter is also doing interviews, meetings, processing paperwork, answering return calls from yesterday, checking on new hires, and other HR responsibilities.

Good luck in your job hunt!