Entry-Level Positions For Aspiring Recruiters
Shayne, a Director of Recruitment and Operations, highlights diverse entry-level options for undergraduates interested in recruitment, including "recruitment internships" and roles like recruitment coordinator, where one might "be scheduling interviews" for basic positions. Their own career trajectory, starting in teaching and transitioning through roles with titles like "recruitment manager" which can vary widely across companies, underscores the transferability of skills from related fields like sales and even teaching, emphasizing that "anything you want to do that is deeply within the industry your passionate about" is a viable path.
Recruitment, Human Resources, Entry-Level Jobs, Sales, Career Transition
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Shayne Walton
Director of Recruitment and Operations
Galileo Learning
UCLA
Relay Graduate School of Education - MA, Teaching, UCLA Anderson - MBA
Political Science, American Studies
Education
Human Resources (HR)
Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Many entry-level roles exist in recruitment, such as recruitment internships and recruitment coordinator roles. These often involve scheduling interviews and hiring for entry-level positions.
2. Entry-level HR roles, like HR coordinator or HR generalist, are transferable skills and can lead to a recruitment career.
3. Sales experience is highly beneficial for recruitment as selling a role is similar to selling a product. Other relevant experience, such as teaching, can be valuable, especially when recruiting within a related field.
Transcript
What entry-level positions in this field might an undergraduate college student consider?
There are many options if you want to get into recruitment. Recruitment internships, like the one I did at TFA, are a good starting point. Entry-level recruiter roles can have different titles across companies.
My first title at TFA was "recruitment manager," but that title is used for more senior positions at other companies. For example, Amazon calls their entry-level recruitment roles something different. They don't use "recruitment manager" for those roles.
Most of the time, entry-level recruitment positions are called "recruitment coordinators." In this role, you'll be scheduling interviews and hiring for entry-level positions like customer service representatives or data entry clerks.
Any entry-level HR role is transferable to recruitment. Roles like HR coordinator or HR generalist can lead into recruitment. Recruitment and sales are also closely related. In sales, you sell a product, and in recruitment, you sell a role.
I started in teaching and had internships. Teaching provided valuable skills, especially for recruiting within the education sector. It helps when you can relate to people in the industry.
The most basic entry-level position is a recruitment coordinator. However, you can be creative with it. If you want to be a recruiter in an industry you're passionate about, you can pivot into that role within the same industry.
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