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Market evidence report — recruitment-consultant

Source: 350 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 308, gb 42), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-07. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

Seniority distribution

Seniority	Ads	Share
mid	133	38 %
junior	102	29 %
senior	57	16 %
n/a	31	9 %
lead	27	8 %

Tools — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	Applicant tracking system (ATS)	182	52 %
2	LinkedIn / LinkedIn Recruiter	83	24 %
3	Microsoft Office	72	21 %
4	Excel	55	16 %
5	HRIS	30	9 %
6	Indeed	27	8 %
7	Workday	23	7 %
8	PowerPoint	21	6 %
9	Outlook	17	5 %
10	iCIMS	15	4 %
11	Word	14	4 %
12	Greenhouse	13	4 %
13	Microsoft Word	13	4 %
14	CRM	12	3 %
15	Dice	8	2 %
16	job boards	8	2 %
17	Monster	7	2 %
18	Bullhorn	6	2 %
19	Google Workspace	6	2 %
20	Microsoft Teams	6	2 %
21	SharePoint	6	2 %
22	UKG	6	2 %
23	ClearanceJobs	5	1 %
24	Lever	5	1 %
25	Microsoft Outlook	5	1 %
26	recruitment CRM	5	1 %
27	ZipRecruiter	5	1 %
28	Ashby	4	1 %
29	Facebook	4	1 %
30	Hirebridge	4	1 %
31	Microsoft Excel	4	1 %
32	Twitter	4	1 %
33	ADP Workforce Now	3	1 %
34	CareerBuilder	3	1 %
35	Gem	3	1 %
36	GitHub	3	1 %
37	Handshake	3	1 %
38	Microsoft PowerPoint	3	1 %
39	Salesforce	3	1 %
40	SAP SuccessFactors	3	1 %
41	Stack Overflow	3	1 %
42	Taleo	3	1 %

Hard skills — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	candidate sourcing	162	46 %
2	full-cycle recruiting	99	28 %
3	candidate screening	72	21 %
4	stakeholder management	45	13 %
5	interviewing	44	13 %
6	offer negotiation	39	11 %
7	interview scheduling	34	10 %
8	high-volume recruiting	33	9 %
9	technical recruiting	31	9 %
10	relationship building	28	8 %
11	boolean search	22	6 %
12	resume screening	21	6 %
13	customer service	19	5 %
14	phone screening	18	5 %
15	reference checks	16	5 %
16	interview coordination	12	3 %
17	onboarding coordination	12	3 %
18	recruiting metrics tracking	12	3 %
19	time management	12	3 %
20	business development	11	3 %
21	client relationship management	11	3 %
22	employer branding	11	3 %
23	full lifecycle recruiting	11	3 %
24	reporting	11	3 %
25	job posting management	10	3 %
26	passive candidate sourcing	10	3 %
27	relationship management	10	3 %
28	talent pipelining	10	3 %
29	workforce planning	10	3 %
30	candidate assessment	9	3 %
31	compliance (OFCCP)	9	3 %
32	candidate engagement	8	2 %
33	cold calling	8	2 %
34	employment law knowledge	8	2 %
35	full-cycle recruitment	8	2 %
36	passive candidate engagement	8	2 %
37	pipeline management	8	2 %
38	record keeping	8	2 %
39	recruiting metrics analysis	8	2 %
40	candidate evaluation	7	2 %
41	candidate interviewing	7	2 %
42	communication	7	2 %
43	compliance	7	2 %
44	confidential data handling	7	2 %
45	market intelligence	7	2 %
46	multi-requisition management	7	2 %
47	project management	7	2 %
48	reference checking	7	2 %
49	resume review	7	2 %
50	talent mapping	7	2 %
51	administrative support	6	2 %
52	candidate communication	6	2 %
53	closing candidates	6	2 %
54	confidentiality	6	2 %
55	employment law compliance	6	2 %
56	executive search	6	2 %
57	full life cycle recruiting	6	2 %
58	government contracting recruiting	6	2 %
59	healthcare recruiting	6	2 %
60	job posting	6	2 %
61	lead generation	6	2 %
62	offer management	6	2 %
63	onboarding	6	2 %
64	recruiting metrics reporting	6	2 %
65	recruiting strategy development	6	2 %
66	recruitment metrics analysis	6	2 %
67	requisition management	6	2 %
68	salary negotiation	6	2 %
69	sourcing strategy development	6	2 %
70	background check coordination	5	1 %
71	background checks	5	1 %
72	calendar management	5	1 %
73	candidate experience management	5	1 %
74	compliance (EEO/OFCCP)	5	1 %
75	confidential information handling	5	1 %
76	conflict resolution	5	1 %
77	data entry	5	1 %
78	high-volume requisition management	5	1 %
79	job description drafting	5	1 %
80	market mapping	5	1 %
81	negotiation	5	1 %
82	networking	5	1 %
83	offer extension	5	1 %
84	phone interviewing	5	1 %
85	process improvement	5	1 %
86	technical sourcing	5	1 %
87	travel coordination	5	1 %
88	bilingual communication (english/spanish)	4	1 %
89	campus recruiting	4	1 %
90	candidate placement	4	1 %
91	cleared recruiting	4	1 %
92	compliance (employment laws)	4	1 %
93	compliance with employment laws	4	1 %
94	confidentiality handling	4	1 %
95	data analysis	4	1 %
96	database management	4	1 %
97	data-driven decision-making	4	1 %
98	event coordination	4	1 %
99	event planning	4	1 %
100	I-9 processing	4	1 %
101	job description development	4	1 %
102	job description writing	4	1 %
103	market research	4	1 %
104	oral and written communication	4	1 %
105	organizational skills	4	1 %
106	performance management	4	1 %
107	pipeline development	4	1 %
108	pipeline metrics tracking	4	1 %
109	recruiting data analysis	4	1 %
110	recruiting metrics	4	1 %
111	recruitment metrics reporting	4	1 %
112	recruitment strategy development	4	1 %
113	attention to detail	3	1 %
114	budget management	3	1 %
115	candidate experience	3	1 %
116	candidate management	3	1 %
117	candidate outreach	3	1 %
118	candidate research	3	1 %
119	candidate tracking	3	1 %
120	career coaching	3	1 %
121	cleared candidate recruiting	3	1 %
122	community outreach	3	1 %
123	compensation benchmarking	3	1 %
124	competitive intelligence	3	1 %
125	data integrity management	3	1 %
126	data-driven decision making	3	1 %
127	full life cycle technical recruiting	3	1 %
128	full life-cycle recruiting	3	1 %
129	full-cycle technical recruiting	3	1 %
130	high-volume sourcing	3	1 %
131	internet research	3	1 %
132	market trend awareness	3	1 %
133	offer coordination	3	1 %
134	presentation skills	3	1 %
135	records management	3	1 %
136	recruiting	3	1 %
137	recruiting reporting	3	1 %
138	recruitment analytics	3	1 %
139	recruitment data management	3	1 %
140	recruitment metrics	3	1 %
141	recruitment metrics tracking	3	1 %
142	reference and background checks	3	1 %
143	sales techniques	3	1 %
144	scheduling	3	1 %
145	sourcing strategy	3	1 %
146	talent acquisition strategy	3	1 %
147	vendor management	3	1 %

Methods — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	talent pipelining	78	22 %
2	networking	48	14 %
3	job board sourcing	43	12 %
4	social media sourcing	39	11 %
5	referrals	28	8 %
6	employer branding	24	7 %
7	passive candidate sourcing	18	5 %
8	diversity hiring	17	5 %
9	social media recruiting	16	5 %
10	boolean search	15	4 %
11	direct sourcing	12	3 %
12	direct sourcing/headhunting	11	3 %
13	referral sourcing	11	3 %
14	structured interviews	11	3 %
15	employee referrals	10	3 %
16	campus recruiting	9	3 %
17	cold calling	9	3 %
18	job fairs	9	3 %
19	creative sourcing	8	2 %
20	behavioral interviewing	7	2 %
21	career fairs	7	2 %
22	creative sourcing strategies	7	2 %
23	networking events	7	2 %
24	data-driven recruiting	6	2 %
25	talent mapping	6	2 %
26	community outreach	5	1 %
27	high-volume recruiting	5	1 %
28	multi-channel sourcing	5	1 %
29	phone screening	5	1 %
30	proactive sourcing	5	1 %
31	proactive sourcing strategies	5	1 %
32	recruiting events	5	1 %
33	database sourcing	4	1 %
34	innovative sourcing techniques	4	1 %
35	internet sourcing	4	1 %
36	passive candidate engagement	4	1 %
37	passive candidate outreach	4	1 %
38	recruitment events	4	1 %
39	targeted sourcing strategies	4	1 %
40	diversity recruiting	3	1 %
41	diversity sourcing	3	1 %
42	job fairs and hiring events	3	1 %
43	reference checks	3	1 %
44	referral generation	3	1 %
45	strategic sourcing	3	1 %
46	university relations	3	1 %

Responsibilities — full market ranking

#	Item	Ads	Share
1	full-cycle recruiting	52	15 %
2	hiring manager partnership	46	13 %
3	candidate sourcing	38	11 %
4	candidate experience management	35	10 %
5	candidate screening	34	10 %
6	interview scheduling	26	7 %
7	interview coordination	21	6 %
8	offer negotiation	20	6 %
9	job posting management	17	5 %
10	candidate experience	15	4 %
11	onboarding support	11	3 %
12	resume screening	11	3 %
13	talent pipeline building	11	3 %
14	ats record maintenance	10	3 %
15	candidate communication	8	2 %
16	employer branding support	8	2 %
17	hiring manager collaboration	8	2 %
18	candidate interviewing	7	2 %
19	candidate pipeline building	7	2 %
20	offer management	7	2 %
21	phone screening	7	2 %
22	recruiting metrics reporting	7	2 %
23	recruiting metrics tracking	7	2 %
24	reference checks	7	2 %
25	sourcing strategy development	7	2 %
26	workforce planning support	7	2 %
27	conducting interviews	6	2 %
28	interview scheduling and coordination	6	2 %
29	process improvement	6	2 %
30	recruiting process improvement	6	2 %
31	recruitment metrics tracking	6	2 %
32	reference and background checks	6	2 %
33	ATS data maintenance	5	1 %
34	candidate experience delivery	5	1 %
35	candidate outreach	5	1 %
36	candidate point of contact	5	1 %
37	candidate screening and interviewing	5	1 %
38	candidate sourcing and screening	5	1 %
39	job posting	5	1 %
40	new business development	5	1 %
41	onboarding	5	1 %
42	onboarding coordination	5	1 %
43	talent pipeline development	5	1 %
44	background check coordination	4	1 %
45	candidate pipeline development	4	1 %
46	candidate pipeline maintenance	4	1 %
47	candidate pipeline management	4	1 %
48	candidate relationship management	4	1 %
49	client relationship management	4	1 %
50	compliance	4	1 %
51	employee relations support	4	1 %
52	job description development	4	1 %
53	OFCCP compliance	4	1 %
54	phone interviews	4	1 %
55	pipeline development	4	1 %
56	recruiting activity and pipeline tracking	4	1 %
57	recruitment metrics reporting	4	1 %
58	recruitment strategy development	4	1 %
59	requisition management	4	1 %
60	resume and application screening	4	1 %
61	sourcing strategy development and execution	4	1 %
62	talent sourcing	4	1 %
63	vacancy announcement development	4	1 %
64	account manager partnership	3	1 %
65	candidate communications	3	1 %
66	candidate experience support	3	1 %
67	candidate primary point of contact	3	1 %
68	candidate record maintenance	3	1 %
69	candidate screening and assessment	3	1 %
70	candidate sourcing and qualification	3	1 %
71	client and candidate relationship building	3	1 %
72	compliance with employment laws	3	1 %
73	customer service activities	3	1 %
74	full recruitment lifecycle management	3	1 %
75	hiring manager advising	3	1 %
76	hiring manager advisory	3	1 %
77	hiring manager and leadership partnership	3	1 %
78	hr administrative support	3	1 %
79	industry relationship building	3	1 %
80	initial interviews	3	1 %
81	initial phone screens	3	1 %
82	interview coordination and scheduling	3	1 %
83	interview scheduling across multiple calendars	3	1 %
84	interview scheduling and logistics	3	1 %
85	job description drafting	3	1 %
86	job fair representation	3	1 %
87	job postings	3	1 %
88	kpi tracking	3	1 %
89	maintaining candidate records in ATS	3	1 %
90	new hire onboarding coordination (orientation, paperwork, I-9s)	3	1 %
91	new hire orientation	3	1 %
92	offer coordination	3	1 %
93	offer development and negotiation	3	1 %
94	offer negotiation and closing	3	1 %
95	pipeline building	3	1 %
96	primary candidate point of contact	3	1 %
97	proactive candidate sourcing	3	1 %
98	process improvement initiatives	3	1 %
99	record keeping	3	1 %
100	recruiting event attendance	3	1 %
101	recruitment process improvement	3	1 %
102	resume review	3	1 %
103	staffing goal achievement	3	1 %
104	talent pipeline management	3	1 %

Job title variants in the market

Title	Ads
Recruiting Coordinator	23
Talent Acquisition Specialist	12
Technical Recruiter	9
Recruiter	7
Talent Acquisition Manager	4
Executive Recruiter	3
Recruiting Coordinator - (In office, Richmond, VA)	3
Recruitment Coordinator	3
Senior Recruiter	3
Talent Acquisition Coordinator	3
Talent Acquisition Recruiter	3
Campus Recruiter	2
Contract Recruiter	2
Corporate Recruiter	2
Full Desk Technical Recruiter / Account Manager	2
HR Recruiter	2
IT Recruiter	2
Jr. Recruiter (Hybrid, 1 Day Onsite)	2
Junior Recruiter - (Onsite 2 days a week in Herndon, VA)	2
Manager, Recruiting	2
Recruiting Coordinator - SEASONAL	2
Remote Technical Recruiter	2
Sales Talent Recruiter	2
Seasonal HR Associate	Recruiter and Support Coordinator
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – National Security & Operations	2

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.