Recruitment Consultants are needed by organisations to find the best applicants for their job vacancies. They are responsible for attracting candidates for application process and then fill a certain number of vacancies each week. These professionals use their knowledge and skills to help their clients to select the most suitable candidates for a company. They can help to contract new employees for temporary or permanent jobs.

Recruitment Consultants usually perform many of the following tasks:
• Advertising vacancies appropriately.
• Receiving applicants.
•   Checking suitability of applicants.
• Informing candidates about interview results.
• Offering advice to candidates and clients.

• Being able to work with a team.
• Having customer service skills.
• Being able to handle multiple tasks.
• Having good communication skills.
• Having good problem solving techniques.
• Being able to work under stressful circumstances.
• Having sales orientation.
• Being motivated.
• Having interpersonal skills.
• Having administrative skills.

Many Recruitment Consultant jobs are open to receive candidates from different backgrounds, without specific academic qualifications. Some recommended degrees for this area are marketing, public relations, and human resources, though many employers value attitude and skills more than qualifications. Among valuable skills for companies are excellent telephone manners and experience in sales or marketing.

There are qualifications for practising recruitment consultants offered by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Among courses offered by these institutions are degrees, certificates, and diplomas in Recruitment Practice and NVQ level 3 in Recruitment.