IT Recruitment Consultants may work with agencies or large companies. Their jobs involve head-hunting, interviewing or generally finding job candidates for their company. Many may advise on specific career policies and undertakings. Their job is office based, but they may travel to different locations to scout or observe potential candidates. They receive very good salaries and benefits as well. IT Recruitment Consultants work specifically in the IT or computer industry recruiting programmers, network administrators, engineers and other IT professionals. An IT Recruitment Consultant usually performs many of the following tasks: • Conducting client meetings • Selling the relevant services • Revising candidate resumes • Approaching and interviewing candidates • Meeting placement targets • Updating career databases HR must not only ensure compliance in the recruiting process but also act as a business partner with a strategic talent acquisition approach. Recruitment is a key role for HR professionals because acquiring talent is essential for an organization to meet its goals and to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace. Recruiting can be high stress, thankless and full of shockingly abrupt highs and lows. So pay attention, read on and start planning for the future.... Dealing with a high stress job, day in and day out eventually starts to take its toll. Some Recruiters pick up some bad habits to deal with the stress. It's not great. Recruitment (especially in your first 1-2 years) means long hours, high stress and a lot of knock-backs. You end up thinking about work when you are not there and stressing about emails meetings, targets etc. Skills • Being flexible and handling multiple tasks • Being professional • Being ambitious • Being proactive and confident • Time management • Meeting targets • Stress management • Communication and listening • Networking with business owners and executives • Negotiating • Problem solving As a recruitment consultant you will be working closely with both clients and job applicants, so strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must. Experience in the recruiting or human resources field is a plus. A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Marketing or a relative field is required. You must also be familiar with recruiting and sourcing techniques, including the use of software and social media.