Career AdviceResumesBusiness Operations Resume Examples

Sample Recruiter Resume

By Monster Contributor

As a talent professional, you know the value of a well-written resume. And you know exactly what the top recruiters look for in a resume. But even the most experienced HR professionals have resume writer’s block from time to time. No worries—we have a couple resume-writing tips and a sample recruiter resume you can use to get those creative juices flowing.

You know the importance of using the right keywords, organizing your resume to give recruiters a clear picture of your skills and accomplishments, and tailoring it to each job ad, but writing a career summary that packs a punch is always a challenge. Looking for some recruiter resume summary examples? This one should get you started:

Talent recruitment and acquisition professional with experience developing and executing recruiting plans within both agency and in-house settings. Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement and onboarding. Creatively source high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals.

Want to see the finished product? Here’s a sample recruiter resume created by resume expert Kim Isaacs.

Recruiter Resume

Mary Woods
Sometown, NY 55555 | (555) 555-5555 | mw@somedomain.com | LinkedIn URL

Talent recruitment and acquisition professional with experience developing and executing recruiting plans within both agency and in-house settings. Manage all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through offer negotiations, placement and onboarding. Creatively source high-caliber candidates by leveraging recruiting software, social media, cold calling and employee referrals.

Diverse Placements: Performed professional, technical, executive and managerial recruiting in areas including:

  • Skilled Trades
  • Project Managers
  • IT Professionals
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Office / Admin Support
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Department Heads
  • Senior Executives

Recruiting Tools:

LinkedIn Recruiter | Monster Talent CRM | Oracle's PeopleSoft Recruiting Solution | Taleo
IBM Kenexa BrassRing on Cloud | Bond AdaptUX | ApplicantPRO | PCRecruiter

Recruitment Skills

  • Talent Assessment & Acquisition
  • Candidate Sourcing & Screening
  • Advanced Boolean Searches
  • Exempt & Non-Exempt Staffing
  • Executive Recruiting
  • High-Volume Staffing
  • Offer Negotiations
  • Placement & Onboarding
  • ATS & Recruiting Software
  • Social Media Recruiting Tools
  • Employment Law & HR Affairs
  • Client Relationship Management

Professional Experience

XYZ COMPANY (Sometown, NY) | On-Site Recruiter, 2017 to Present

Lead in-house recruiting for East Coast operations comprised of corporate headquarters, 2 warehouses and 5 manufacturing plants across 4 states. Partner with hiring managers to discern workforce needs; define job parameters; outline desired qualifications; and source, screen, interview and select best-option candidates for skilled/technical trades, management positions and support staff openings.

  • Recruiting Management: Filled 200 positions within first 3 months of hire, meeting deadline to ensure the on-time, fully staffed grand opening of PA manufacturing plant. Matched the right candidates to the right jobs, winning commendations from plant manager and CEO for recruiting quality workers.
  • HR Support: Valued for versatile skill-set as a “floater” within HR department, filling in when needed to assist with payroll, benefits administration, new-hire orientation and other HR functions.

ABC RECRUITING AGENCY (Sometown, NY) | Recruitment Consultant, 2013 to 2016

Hired by leading search firm to land new corporate accounts and expand existing customer relationships while managing recruiting projects for contracted engagements. Collaborated with client hiring managers throughout the selection process to provide services including:

  • Detailed Job Descriptions
  • Job Ads & Online Postings
  • Pre-Employment Testing
  • Talent Pool Sourcing
  • Candidate Pre-Screening
  • Behavioral-Based Interviewing
  • Reference Checks
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Orientation & Onboarding
  • Talent Acquisition: Delivered recruitment solutions for hundreds of vacancies across all organizational levels and an array of job functions for companies including XYZ, DEF, GHI, JKL and MNO Company.
  • Top-Ranked Results: Distinguished as one of the top-grossing recruiters in NY office. Ranked #4 (out of 33 recruiters) in executive recruiting revenues.
  • Account Growth: Won and managed some of company’s largest accounts generating up to $2.5M annually. Fostered lasting client relationships as a trusted hiring partner with a 98% job-fulfillment rate and one of the lowest fall-off rates throughout tenure.

Education

XYZ UNIVERSITY (Sometown, NY) | BA in Human Resource Management, Minor in Business

Need a recruiter resume sample PDF? You can download this recruiter resume (Word format), swap out this candidate’s info with yours, and save the final file as a PDF. Remember to switch up the structure if needed. For example, for an entry-level recruiter resume or a recruiter resume with no experience, you might want to put your education section before your professional experience and expand on any relevant college clubs or activities.

In general, you can expect to make about $59,298 a year as a recruiter. But this number varies widely based on which industry you’re in, how specialized your role is, your experience level, and where your company is located. You can search for what recruiters make in your area by using Monster’s Salary Tools.

Then, you can start your search for corporate recruiter and recruiter jobs on Monster. Plus, check out HR jobs in these five cities that are desperately in need of fresh talent in recruiting:

Give Your Recruiter Resume a Human Touch

Recruiters see plenty of resumes—this you already know—so you want to make sure yours stands out. Could you use some help with that? Just submit your recruiter resume to the experts at Monster to get a free resume review. We’ll scan your resume to make sure you didn’t miss anything and send you an evaluation of your resume’s appearance and content. After all, even the experts need a little help sometimes.