Monday, May 7, 2012

Technical Skills required to become a IT Recruiter

IT recruitments is a vast field, basics are list down:

1- A Basic understanding of the IT domain, eg Process flows from getting a requirement to designing a software package, the components that go into it .
to simplify - If you were asked to recruit a SAP consultant....you would need to know first if you had to recruit a Technical or a Functional consultant.

2- Technical Jargons - understand what is the software lingo all about what is programming / development / Support maintainence /Front-end technologies/ Backend Technolgoies etc .To start with any recruitment person with a non-Tech background needs to atleast understand the basic flow of technological process .

3- Atleast attempt to get familiar with most of the technlogies in the market - Eg Microsoft / Embedded / Mobile Apps/ ERP etc (depending on the kind of IT Vertical you would like to handle.

4- Hierarchial structures i an IT designation and Job profiling is different from a Non- IT set up. Hypothetical example - An AM-HR in a Manufacturing company would be a very senior experienced person with atleast 10 yrs minimum of experience on the contrary , in the IT world it could be a person with 3-4 yrs exp. 

5- With a little hands on experience a recruitment person will be able to understand the market , the business cylces , the salary parity etc 

6- Ability to communicate(Verbal/Non verbal) effectively is a must for a good recruitment proffessional .

In addition to the above a lot of Softskills are equally important as this profession deals with getting the Right man for the Right Job.

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