From employment agent to recruitment consultant
15 of the 23 essential skills of a recruitment consultant are already essential for a employment agent — about 65% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from employment agent in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 65%
- of the target job covered
- 23
- essential skills of a recruitment consultant
What a recruitment consultant does
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.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- communicate by telephone
- develop professional network
- document interviews
- employment law
- ensure gender equality in the workplace
- hire human resources
- interview people
- job market offers
- labour legislation
- listen actively
- maintain privacy of service users
- observe confidentiality
- profile people
- recruit employees
- support employability of people with disabilities
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a recruitment consultant and not for a employment agent. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from employment agent
2 roles- employment and vocational integration consultant11 skills in common
- human resources officer11 skills in common
← employment agentrecruitment consultant →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a recruitment consultant?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.