Work-From-Home Job Spotlight: Recruiter

Each Thursday, I’m highlighting a work-from-home job or business.


Job Description: A recruiter works in the employment services industry, which helps connect workers with employers. Recruiters can specialize in an industry, such as healthcare, or help companies staff for specific times, such as holiday, summer or temporary.

Education: A bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Skills: Experience in human resources and connections within the chosen industry are vital for this job.

Job outlook: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says that “the employment services industry [under which recruiters fall] provided 3.1 million wage and salary jobs in 2008. Wage and salary employment in the employment services industry is expected to grow 19 percent over the 2008 to 2018 projection period. … Temporary help agencies, the largest sector within employment services, should continue to generate many new jobs. This growth will be spurred by businesses in need of workers to manage seasonal and other temporary increases in their workloads, demand for specialized workers, and those businesses seeking to expand without incurring the additional costs associated with permanent employees.” Check out the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook for more details

Possible employers: Retail establishments that hire seasonal workers, such as those located in tourist destinations, and both big and small companies and businesses who may need temporary help. If specializing, any company in the specific industry with which you’ll be working.

Preparation: Start contacting former co-workers to see if they know of any staffing needs within that company or other businesses.

Get your foot in the door: Offer a discounted fee for the first few candidates you place within other companies. Give referral hiring bonuses to placed candidates who let you know about other openings that could work for your clients.

Testimony: Tina works from home as a missionary recruiter for the missionary arm of a Protestant denomination as a missionary recruiter, spending thirty hours a week talking with people interested in long-term and two-year mission service. “I talk regularly with hundreds of people. I develop relationships with them, talk through qualifications, help narrow down opportunities/fields, and coach them through the application process—or encourage them if they choose to pursue another line of service,” says Tina, who lives in Atlanta.

Until next time,

Sarah