Corporate recruiter, contract vs senior recruiter

The differences between corporate recruiters, contract and senior 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 senior recruiter. Additionally, a senior recruiter has an average salary of $78,931, which is higher than the $66,162 average annual salary of a corporate recruiter, contract.

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

Corporate recruiter, contract vs senior recruiter overview

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Senior Recruiter
Yearly salary	$66,162	$78,931
Hourly rate	$31.81	$37.95
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	49,760	34,976
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Corporate recruiter, contract vs senior recruiter salary

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

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Senior Recruiter
Average salary	$66,162	$78,931
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $98,000	Between $57,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and senior recruiter education

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

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Senior Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate recruiter, contract vs senior recruiter demographics

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

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Senior Recruiter
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and senior 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.

Senior recruiter example responsibilities.

Utilize ATS (TALEO) to manage full-cycle, end-to-end, high volume recruiting efforts.
Lead process development effort to centralize sourcing information and improve efficiency for one of the largest RPO clients.
Manage applicant database and tracking system to ensure data integrity and compliance with federal regulations, including OFCCP compliance.
Recruit a team of QA experts to do framework lead solution as a testing bed foundation for quarterly regression testing.
Track, monitor and report all recruiting activities within Jobvite and manages all job posting and job descriptions for compliance.
Manage compensation packages using payroll software.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs senior 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 senior recruiter skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 11%
Customer Service, 6%
Human Resources, 6%
SR, 6%
Recruitment Process, 4%
Recruitment Strategies, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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