IT Recruitment Consultants may work with agencies or large companies. Their jobs involve head-hunting, interviewing or generally finding job candidates for their company. Many may advise on specific career policies and undertakings. Their job is office based, but they may travel to different locations to scout or observe potential candidates. They receive very good salaries and benefits as well. IT Recruitment Consultants work specifically in the IT or computer industry recruiting programmers, network administrators, engineers and other IT professionals.
An IT Recruitment Consultant usually performs many of the following tasks:
•  Conducting client meetings
• Selling the relevant services
• Revising candidate resumes
• Approaching and interviewing candidates
• Meeting placement targets
•  Updating career databases

• Being flexible and handling multiple tasks
• Being professional
• Being ambitious
• Being proactive and confident
• Time management
• Meeting targets
• Stress management
• Communication and listening
• Networking with business owners and executives
• Negotiating
• Problem solving

Being an IT Recruitment Consultant comes with a good record of accomplishment in your industry and years of experience. Also, extensive knowledge on jobs, careers, and other relevant information is a must. Some consultants might have completed A-level education and gone on to higher studies in Universities and Colleges.
Having the following qualifications at the Bachelors, Masters or Postgraduate level is acceptable: Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Recruitment Practice, Human Resource Management, Psychology, Sociology, Finance and Personnel, Business, Administration and Development. It is also important to join various associations like the Recruitment and Employment Confederation or the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.