12 Must Have Skills All Recruiters Need to Master

There are certain skills that every recruiter must master if they are passionate about their career.

Without them, you'll simply lose your recruiting game and will continue to let your employer, client, candidates down.

Fortunately, there are a few common skills that every recruiter can master that will improve your experience with candidates.

I'll cover the 12 most-needed skills below to master this fabulous important role.

Ace your Boolean skills with continuous learning.
Master the art of networking to find and recruit passive candidates.
Use the ATS or CRM digging deep to find the hidden gold and maximize your productivity.
Research and personalize your every single outreach.
Be the best advisor and negotiator.
Learn technical skills understanding the basics to communicate better with tech candidates.
Create a habit of following-up with prospects.
Be a good listener understanding the pain points of candidates and answering their questions is a key to effective communication.
Think outside the box and be creative finding new ways to identify the candidates that others don’t.
Social Media - Stay connected. Improve your social recruiting strategies building new networks. Use advanced social media and tools to find best candidates.
Candidate Service - Ability to act as a customer service and aim to provide the best support to your candidates and prospects.
Schedule some time every day before or after work reading industry news, blogs, other online resources keeping yourself updated and knowledgeable.

Use these as a guideline to assess your own skills based on what’s your strengths and weaknesses. Focus on building the skills you need to start or continue as a recruiting career.

Recruiting is not easy. Master your skills to stay on competition.

Happy Recruiting!

What other skills do you suggest to master recruiting?

Pravin Belliraj is a Recruitment Professional, has just built Recruitment For Beginners - a place for novice recruiters. Check his blog for more recruitment tips and strategies here.