Job Description
Staffing, Recruitment and Placement professionals are often viewed as the most visible and important part of human resources. This is because staffing is the first entry point of prospective employees to the company. Recruitment professionals are responsible for the staffing strategy for the organization or the company, the sourcing of candidates, screening and preliminary interviewing of candidates, conducting background checks and communicating decisions and compensation information. In larger companies, workforce planning which includes the projection of skills and attributes that will be required in the future, based on the business strategy and current demographics of the work force today, may be an integral part of a Staffing or Recruitment professional’s job.

Ask yourself the following questions, if you are considering a career as a Recruitment and Staffing professional:

• Can you relate to different types of people?
• Can you glean data from what is less than obvious?
• Are you willing to be aggressive, and perhaps get “no” for an answer?
• Do you have an ability to negotiate and work up to mutually beneficial agreements?

Median Salary
$43,000

Education Requirements
The Staffing and Recruiting industry offers opportunities in many occupations for workers with a variety of skill levels and experience. The majority of temporary jobs still require only graduation from high school or the equivalent, while some permanent jobs, such as those in management, may require a bachelor’s or higher degree. In general, the training requirements of temporary workers mirror those for permanent employees in the economy as a whole. As the industry expands to include various professional and managerial occupations, a growing number of jobs will require a bachelor’s or advanced degree.

Job Outlook
Staffing and Recruiting has been one of the fastest growing industries in the nation. Although future job growth is expected to continue at a faster-than-average pace, this growth will represent a slowdown from the very rapid growth of the 1990s. The industry is expected to gain about 692,000 new jobs over the 2006–16 projection period. Wage and salary employment in the employment services industry is expected to grow 19 percent over this period, compared to the 11 percent growth projected for all industries combined.