Recruitment Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Human Resources

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Recruitment Skills List in Human Resources

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Recruitment role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Recruitment job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 76% of Recruitment job descriptions contained recruitment as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

recruitment
76%
resourcing
36%
hr
12%
recruitment coordinator
12%
training
12%
selection
12%
applications
10%
general admin
10%
human resources
10%
recruitment advisor
8%
sourcing
8%
administration
6%
sales
6%
stakeholder management
6%
communication skills
6%
advisor
6%
graduate recruitment
6%
law firm
6%
hr assistant
4%
internal recruitment
4%
recruitment assistant
4%
recruitment officer
4%
hr generalist
4%
human resources advisor
4%
human resources executive
4%
briefs
4%
pipelines
4%
administrative duties
4%
stakeholder engagement
4%
coordinator
4%
hr manager
4%
recruitment manager
4%
talent acquisition
4%
internal recruiter
2%
recruiter
2%
recruitment executive
2%
recruitment specialist
2%
resourcing administrator
2%
administrator
2%
employment advisor
2%
hr advisor
2%
hr graduate
2%
hr office
2%
human resources administrator
2%
human resources analyst
2%
office assistant
2%
payroll specialist
2%
cipd qualified
2%
benefits
2%
law
2%
legal
2%
ats
2%
expansion
2%
l&d
2%
learning and development
2%
medical
2%
sales training
2%
trainer
2%
confident telephone manner
2%
self motivated
2%
people assistant
2%
supervisor recruiter
2%
account management
2%
resourcer
2%
contract
2%
interim
2%
manchester
2%
onboarding
2%
new business development
2%
boston
2%
grantham
2%
lincoln
2%
lincolnshire
2%
sleaford
2%
administrative
2%
documentation
2%
german
2%
interviews
2%
italian
2%
scheduling
2%
recruitment administrator
2%
trainee recruitment administrator
2%
business development
2%
confidentiality
2%
fast paced environment
2%
flexibility
2%
highly detailed
2%
influence others
2%
methodical
2%
microsoft office
2%
numeracy
2%
social media
2%
vacancies
2%
business services
2%
apprentice
2%
apprenticeship
2%
client management
2%
coordination
2%
b2b sales
2%
experienced sales professional
2%
recruitment process
2%
advertising
2%
interviewing
2%
screening
2%
hospitality
2%
retail
2%
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