# Competences — recruitment consultant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/068370e0-9c27-4814-87d0-44fbb3140815).

## Essential

- **communicate by telephone** (skill/competence)
- **company policies** (knowledge)
- **develop professional network** (skill/competence)
- **document interviews** (skill/competence)
- **employment law** (knowledge)
- **ensure gender equality in the workplace** (skill/competence)
- **fix meetings** (skill/competence)
- **hire human resources** (skill/competence)
- **human resource management** (knowledge)
- **identify customer's needs** (skill/competence)
- **interview people** (skill/competence)
- **job market offers** (knowledge)
- **labour legislation** (knowledge)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain privacy of service users** (skill/competence)
- **maintain relationship with customers** (skill/competence)
- **observe confidentiality** (skill/competence)
- **prepare for job interview** (skill/competence)
- **profile people** (skill/competence)
- **recruit employees** (skill/competence)
- **support employability of people with disabilities** (skill/competence)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)
- **video conferencing tool** (knowledge)

## Optional

- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
- apply social media marketing (skill/competence)
- assess character (skill/competence)
- business communication (knowledge)
- determine salaries (skill/competence)
- develop employee retention programs (skill/competence)
- facilitate job market access (skill/competence)
- give advice on personal matters (skill/competence)
- implement customer follow-up (skill/competence)
- liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
- maintain professional administration (skill/competence)
- manage tests (skill/competence)
- market analysis (knowledge)
- measure customer feedback (skill/competence)
- mentor individual employees (skill/competence)
- negotiate employment agreements (skill/competence)
- personal reflection techniques based on feedback (knowledge)
- write work-related reports (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 350 ads, as of 2026-07-06)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- candidate sourcing — **46 %**
- full-cycle recruiting — **28 %**
- candidate screening — **21 %**

### Methods

- talent pipelining — **22 %**

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