Profession Basics: IT Recruiter

The profession of an IT recruiter is different from all other types of recruiting. In the first lesson of the course, you will learn who an IT recruiter is and what skills he or she needs to succeed. You will study the formats of work of an IT recruiter and will be able to choose the preferred ones for yourself. Regardless of which way you choose to work, you will have to deal with the situation of luring a candidate to your client company. In the course, we will discuss how to build and support a company's brand as an employer, aimed at helping the recruitment process. In additional materials, you will find ways to promote the company's HR brand.

The IT market has its own specifics and is different from others. An IT recruiter should be well-versed in the nuances of positions in IT industry. If one looks at the job descriptions of various vacancies in any job portal, it will be difficult for the uninitiated to understand what is written. Therefore, in this lesson, we will talk about the specifics of various roles and specialties in the IT field. Additionally, you will get to know which programming languages are the most popular.

For a recruiter, it is important not only to close vacancies on time but also to select people who will stay with the company a long time, and answer to the requirements of their immediate supervisor. Generally, the ability of the selected candidate to fit the role is the more important criterion. Ultimately, it is the customer's satisfaction that is the decisive factor that determines the success of the recruiter as a specialist. Thus it is very important to establish the process of working with the customer. In this tutorial, you will learn how to do it.

A suitable IT specialist is not always found on a job search site. The fact is that IT people have a special mindset, their own values and interests, and they all inhabit the IT universe. It is not enough to simply post a job vacancy on a popular job site. An IT recruiter will have to use a variety of channels for searching. In this lesson, you will learn what resources you can use to search for candidates. In additional materials, you will find instructions on how to search for the best candidates using Boolean Search.

You already know who you need to find, you understand how best to draw up a portrait of a candidate, and you know exactly where to look for him. The next step is to write the job description. In this tutorial, you will learn how to do it right.

The recruitment process is a multi-stage system. After selecting a resume, you must invite the candidate for an interview. It's important to remember that IT professionals tend to be a bit taciturn and aloof, especially when it's not the person who has not applied for the job, rather the recruiter invites him or her for the interview. How to communicate with IT specialists? This is what will be discussed in this lesson. See additional materials for sample questions for interviewing developers.

During the process of selecting and hiring a new employee, the recruiter is a very important mediator between the candidate and the customer. Therefore, after you have interviewed the candidate, you still have some way to go. In the final lesson of the course, you will learn how to introduce the candidate to the customer and make an offer. Additionally, you will receive a checklist for working with the counteroffer.