Corporate recruiting manager vs senior recruiter

The differences between corporate recruiting managers 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 recruiting manager and a senior recruiter. Additionally, a senior recruiter has an average salary of $78,931, which is higher than the $68,689 average annual salary of a corporate recruiting manager.

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

Corporate recruiting manager vs senior recruiter overview

	Corporate Recruiting Manager	Senior Recruiter
Yearly salary	$68,689	$78,931
Hourly rate	$33.02	$37.95
Growth rate	7%	8%
Number of jobs	39,952	34,976
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	47	41
Years of experience	6	6

Corporate recruiting manager vs senior recruiter salary

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

	Corporate Recruiting Manager	Senior Recruiter
Average salary	$68,689	$78,931
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $105,000	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 recruiting manager and senior recruiter education

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

	Corporate Recruiting Manager	Senior Recruiter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate recruiting manager vs senior recruiter demographics

Here are the differences between corporate recruiting managers' and senior recruiters' demographics:

	Corporate Recruiting Manager	Senior Recruiter
Average age	47	41
Gender ratio	Male, 50.8% Female, 49.2%	Male, 43.7% Female, 56.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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	18%	9%

Differences between corporate recruiting manager and senior recruiter duties and responsibilities

Corporate recruiting manager example responsibilities.

Lead transition from company applicant tracking and employee information system to ADP system.
Manage advertising vendors/associations and online resources (LinkedIn) to recruit from multiple talent sources w/ an emphasis on university/veteran/disability campaigns.
Track and log all activity with open requisitions and candidates in ATS system.
Assist with implementation of ICIMS platform to ensure seamless functionality for the business.
Utilize Taleo as a candidate tracking and requisition management tool on a daily basis.
Conduct networking, interviewing, job board, and LinkedIn workshops for employees affect by out-sourcing.

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 recruiting manager vs senior recruiter skills

Common corporate recruiting manager skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 26%
Recruitment Strategies, 7%
Recruitment Process, 6%
Career Fairs, 6%
Human Resources, 5%
Taleo, 3%

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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