Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resources recruiter

The differences between corporate recruiters, contract and human resources recruiters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a corporate recruiter, contract and a human resources recruiter. Additionally, a corporate recruiter, contract has an average salary of $66,162, which is higher than the $47,549 average annual salary of a human resources recruiter.

The top three skills for a corporate recruiter, contract include applicant tracking systems, source candidates and recruitment process. The most important skills for a human resources recruiter are customer service, HRIS, and applicant tracking systems.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resources recruiter overview

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resources Recruiter
Yearly salary	$66,162	$47,549
Hourly rate	$31.81	$22.86
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	49,760	73,383
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resources recruiter salary

Corporate recruiters, contract and human resources recruiters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resources Recruiter
Average salary	$66,162	$47,549
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $98,000	Between $33,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and human resources recruiter education

There are a few differences between a corporate recruiter, contract and a human resources recruiter in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resources Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resources recruiter demographics

Here are the differences between corporate recruiters, contract' and human resources recruiters' demographics:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Human Resources Recruiter
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%	Male, 27.2% Female, 72.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and human resources recruiter duties and responsibilities

Corporate recruiter, contract example responsibilities.

Manage the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers including post-interview calibration/feedback with interview teams.
Hire SOA Java and Java J2EE & .Net Engineers.
Enhance the company's ATS by creating a vast pool of qualify candidates of all levels.
Provide guidance and direction to track and complete all applicant information in Taleo the application tracking system.
Source and leverage social media platforms, job boards and ATS to build a passive/ diverse candidate pipeline.
Source and network using LinkedIn, Taleo, CareerBuilder, and other methods such as networking with online groups.

Human resources recruiter example responsibilities.

Manage job posting sites and job boards on Facebook to attract applicants.
Track applicants, candidates and new hires within company's web base ATS and manage process flow.
Provide accurate documentation on employees and manage all activity pertaining to job requirements, candidates, consultants and clients through ATS.
Manage highly confidential reports in PeopleSoft database for recruiting information and analysis.
Monitor and track candidate information into ATS (including Taleo) in order to maintain candidate/applicant database.
Provide full cycle recruitment for both salary (including Sr.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs human resources recruiter skills

Common corporate recruiter, contract skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 14%
Source Candidates, 7%
Recruitment Process, 6%
Taleo, 5%
SR, 4%
Phone Screens, 4%

Common human resources recruiter skills

Customer Service, 10%
HRIS, 9%
Applicant Tracking Systems, 5%
Open Positions, 4%
Career Fairs, 4%
Excellent Interpersonal, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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