Recruiter Resume Guide — Sourcing, Pipelines, and Placements

Recruiter resumes should prove you fill roles faster and with better quality than average.

Quantify placements: 'Closed 90+ roles per year with an average time-to-fill of 28 days.'

Show pipeline: 'Built a candidate pipeline of 500+ active engineers through sourcing and events.'

Use recruiting vocabulary: sourcing, screening, offer, close, pipeline, funnel, diversity hiring, requisition.

Mention tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Hired, Indeed, and Boolean search.

Show quality: 'Achieved a 95% offer-acceptance rate and a 90% 1-year retention rate for placed candidates.'

Include employer branding: 'Grew the company's LinkedIn following from 4K to 25K, attracting inbound applicants.'

Show stakeholder partnership: 'Partnered with hiring managers to define clear job specs, cutting mis-hires by 30%.'