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name: recruitment-consultant
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'recruitment consultant' (also: job placement officer, temporary labour officer, employment agent, employee recruiter, job placement consultant, temporary labour agent). Use when the user asks for typical recruitment consultant work such as: Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.; Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports.; Conduct exit interviews and ensure that necessary employment termination paperwork is completed."
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# Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment consultants provide the suitable candidates to employers according to the specific job profile requested. They perform testing and interviewing with job seekers, shortlist few candidates to present to the employers and match candidates to appropriate jobs. Recruitment consultants maintain relationships with employers to offer their services on a more long-term basis.

## Core workflow

1. Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
2. Analyze employment-related data and prepare required reports.
3. Conduct exit interviews and ensure that necessary employment termination paperwork is completed.
4. Confer with management to develop or implement personnel policies or procedures.
5. Contact job applicants to inform them of the status of their applications.
6. Develop or implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
7. Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
8. Inform job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.
- See `references/usecases.md` — ranked work packages the agent can take over.
- See `references/intake.md` — mandatory questions before starting any task.
- See `references/quality.md` — acceptance criteria for deliverables.
- See `references/glossary.md` — definitions of the key tools and methods.
- See `references/literature.md` — standard works per top skill.
- See `evals/` — test tasks with pass criteria.

## Key competences (essential)

- communicate by telephone
- company policies
- develop professional network
- document interviews
- employment law
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- fix meetings
- hire human resources
- human resource management
- identify customer's needs
- interview people
- job market offers
- labour legislation
- listen actively
- maintain privacy of service users

## Hot technologies

- Intuit QuickBooks
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- GitHub
- Tableau
- Slack
- Salesforce software
- Teradata Database
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS
- Microsoft Access

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/068370e0-9c27-4814-87d0-44fbb3140815), O*NET 30.3 (13-1071.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
