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What is Technical Recruiting and Is It a Good Career Choice?

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What is Technical Recruiting and Is It a Good Career Choice?

Technical Recruiting as a Good Career Choice

If you identify as a person with excellent communication skills, a strong curiosity streak, and have knowledge of technical career fields, then becoming a technical recruiter could be a good career choice. 

What is a technical recruiter? 

A technical recruiter is a recruiter who specifically looks for talent to fill technical roles, which are jobs that require certain skills and expertise (usually in IT and engineering). Often, technical recruiters have at least two years of experience in the industry field they will be recruiting for, and formal education gives a prospective technical recruiter a competitive edge.  Technical recruiters match people with opportunities to create a pool of qualified candidates for sustaining a pipeline of talent.

What does a recruiter do? 

To decide if technical recruiting is a good career choice for you, it’s important to understand the duties and responsibilities of a technical recruiter. 

Build recruiting strategy 

Recruiters are responsible for building a pool of qualified candidates for a talent pipeline, a task that is critical to securing a  recruiting firm’s success and longevity as they target the skillset. The importance of the task means that recruiters will have to strategize how to best find new talent and build relationships with them. The process involves reaching out through social media, job boards, text messages, emails, and phone calls.   

Identify sources of high-quality talent

A technical recruiter needs to identify the spaces where they can find qualified candidates for a technical role. This process often includes finding the right circles on recruitment-friendly websites such as LinkedIn and searching for candidates through social media. It’s also important that recruiters maintain a strong digital presence to present themselves as reliable and approachable. 

Reach out to prospective hires

This task is likely the first thing that comes to mind when you think of becoming a recruiter, and it’s a task that requires some tough skin. Technical recruiters will have to reach out to candidates who they identified through their searches who would be potentially good fits for the roles they are looking to fill. Recruiters will also have to be able to market different job opportunities to a prospective candidate. Often, it means reaching out to people who are not interested and being unfettered by blunt responses, rejection, and silences.  

Screen and interview prospective talent

Technical recruiters have to ensure that the candidate is qualified, which is why having industry knowledge is important for the job. The process often includes interviews, technical assessments, and other screening techniques-–often with multiple steps to guarantee talent and experience. To fully assess if a candidate is suitable for a role, a recruiter will need to have strong interpersonal skills and critical thinking. At Brightwing, we use our tried and tested BRIGHTView Process to guarantee we find qualified individuals for our targeted positions. Beyond gauging a candidate’s technical capabilities, Brightwing technical recruiters dive deeper to learn about a candidate’s soft skills, career aspirations, and potential cultural fit. Brightwing recruiters spend time with the candidate themselves, as well as with previous managers and co-workers to get a 360-degree view.

Recommend prospective hires

Once a technical recruiter has found a candidate they think will be a good match, the candidate will likely be submitted to the client for the role. It is also a recruiter’s responsibility to present the recommended candidate in the best light. 

Coordinate and consult on client interviews

When a client decides to interview submitted candidates, the technical recruiter coordinates the interview scheduling and coaches candidates on how to perform their best during the interview. They’ll follow-up after each round of interviews with feedback from the client and tips on how to best approach the next phase of the process.

Offer and negotiate job offers 

Once the client decides they’d like your candidate to join their team, recruiters will have to contact the candidate with an offer and close them. The conversation can include questions and conditions from the candidate, during which a recruiter will have to answer and negotiate effectively to convince them to accept the offer. 

Represent businesses at job fairs

Recruiters will often be present at job fairs where they will promote and represent their business while also searching for potential employees and candidates. 

Is recruiting a good job? 

High Demand and Potential for Growth

There is currently a recruiter shortage. Today, companies are not only facing a staffing shortage, but also difficulty finding recruiters who can fill those shortages. As such, recruiting jobs are in very high demand with ample opportunities and chances that pay well. According to Indeed, the average technical recruiting job in the US pays around $60,737 a year, while Built-In says the average is closer to $85,000.  The recruiting industry is also expected to grow in the coming years, which means that there will be growth reflected in both your salary and in recruiting firms. Entering this industry means you won’t be short on good opportunities. 

Work with Purpose

It’s hard to feel motivated by a job if you feel like you’re not making any sort of difference. But as a technical recruiter, your efforts will be tangible. You will be matching people with their best-fit opportunities, which means that with each placement you make, you have brought in new talent to a business. You can feel that you are doing valuable work both for the people you recruit and for the clients you serve.  Your efforts will also clearly be reflected in your pay, as successful placements will give you commission fees and high-quality recruiting will lead to significant bonuses. 

Transferable Skills and Industry Freedom

A recruiting job is basically a sales job, which means there are countless soft skills you will learn from being a recruiter that you can transfer to other jobs. From excellent listening skills to critical thinking to negotiating, having a recruiter’s skillset prevents you from feeling trapped in one industry, and multiple doors will be open to you in the future. 

Become a recruiter

Here at Brightwing, we hire and invest in our people to help them reach their potential. Learn more about our careers today and send in your resume to see if becoming a recruiter with Brightwing is the best opportunity for you! 

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