Entry-level hr and recruiting jobs: 6 roles explained
Roles that find, hire, onboard and support employees. 6 starting roles in hr and recruiting, with what each one does and the skills it takes.
HR and recruiting roles
- HR Coordinator
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An HR coordinator handles the paperwork and scheduling of employment: onboarding, records, benefits enrollment and answering employee questions.
Skills: HRIS software, Confidentiality, Organization, Communication
- Junior HR Generalist
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An HR generalist supports employees and managers across hiring, policies, employee relations and benefits. Entry versions handle the day-to-day requests.
Skills: Employment law basics, HRIS software, Discretion, Listening
- Recruiting Coordinator
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A recruiting coordinator organizes the hiring process: scheduling interviews, keeping candidates informed, tracking them in the system and supporting recruiters.
Skills: Scheduling, Applicant tracking systems, Candidate communication, Organization
- Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist
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A recruiter finds and screens candidates for open roles, working with hiring managers. Agency recruiters (staffing firms) often hire people with no recruiting background and train them to sell and place talent.
Skills: Interviewing, Sourcing, Sales and persuasion, Applicant tracking systems
- Sourcer
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A sourcer finds potential candidates before they apply, using search tools and professional networks, and starts the conversation for a recruiter.
Skills: Boolean search, Outreach writing, Research, Persistence
- Benefits Coordinator
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A benefits coordinator helps employees understand and use health, retirement and leave benefits, and keeps enrollments accurate.
Skills: Benefits basics, Confidentiality, Attention to detail, HRIS software
Other kinds of entry-level work
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer success and support
- Finance and accounting
- Operations and supply chain
- Administrative and office
- Technology and IT
- Data and analytics
- Healthcare administration
- Legal and compliance
- Banking, insurance and real estate
- Project and product
- Content and design
- Public sector, non-profit and education
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