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Last updated 16 July 2025
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Your job description is the first touchpoint between your company and your new hire. With millions of people searching for jobs on Indeed each month, a great job description can help you attract the most qualified candidates to your open position. To get you started, here are some tips for creating an effective job description.

Recruiter job title

A great job title typically includes a general term, level of experience and any special requirements. The general term will optimise your job title to show up in a general search for jobs of the same nature. The level of experience will help you attract the most qualified applicants by outlining the amount of responsibility and prior knowledge required. And if your position is specialised, consider including the specialisation in the job title as well. But avoid using internal titles, abbreviations or acronyms to make sure people understand what your job posting is before clicking.

  • Recruiter
  • Senior Recruiter
  • Recruiter (Healthcare Industry)
  • Human Resources Specialist
  • HR Sourcing Specialist
  • Technical Recruiter

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Example 1

Role Title Regional Talent Acquisition Recruiter

StarRez is a leading global proptech company with a strong differentiated market position focused on transforming the resident experience by providing the engagement solutions and insights critical to successful residential communities.

Our team is committed to building software that positively impacts the lives of millions of residents each year. We're a passionate team, experiencing healthy growth each year. We've dominated the global higher-education student bed market and expanding into a great fit parallel market in PBSA (purpose-built student accommodations), where we already serve happy and successful customers. Our CSAT ratings are in the 99-100% - outrageous for any market or business.

We re looking for talented, passionate, smart, resourceful, highly motivated teammates to support our momentum and contribute to serving and expanding our thriving community.

StarRez seeks a Regional Talent Acquisition Recruiter to be part of our team.

Summary
Regional Talent Acquisition Recruiter will be responsible for the full spectrum of the hiring plan from identifying needs, executing a strategy, developing a pipeline, finding and shortlisting candidates, to closing successful hire within Australia.
Ultimately, this important role will maintain and improve our brand, ensuring we attract, hire, and retain people who contribute to our company's growth.
In addition, the Regional Talent Acquisition Recruiter will be a talent acquisition strategic partner to operations teams and internal customers and must possess excellent interpersonal and active listening skills.
For the right individual, this is a great opportunity to advance your career and learn the business. This role is only the beginning.

Essential Duties AND Responsibilities

  • Conducts full-cycle recruiting inclusive of job posting, sourcing, assessments, screening (telephone or in-person), and referral of top candidates.
  • Sources and develops pool of qualified applicants using leading edge techniques including the internet, professional associations, direct sourcing, networking, employee referrals, print and electronic media, and others.
  • Works with Chief People Office and the Executive management team with setting short and long term recruiting strategies to exceed business objectives & key results.
  • Hosts and attends recruitment and hiring events.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Education
    Bachelor s Degree or equivalent experience.

    Qualifications

  • Minimum of 1 years related experience.
  • Preferred knowledge of higher education sector.
  • Ability to work independently on multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Strong data analysis and attention to details.
  • Professional demeanor and appearance and strong written and verbal communication skills.

    Travel Demands
    Occasional travel may be required.

    Values

  • Trusted Partner build strong relationships with the our employees, customers and key stakeholders
  • Drive highly motivated to contribute to the growing business and help to keep improving our company, culture and community
  • Empathy ask questions and design solutions based on customers, community, employee and company needs
  • Expertise Be a thought leader, understand the needs of our customers, employees, company & community
  • Z-Factor Contribute to a team of caring, energetic, high performing and passionate people who have fun supporting our vision, innovation & Continuous improvement.

    Please note: this is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

    Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment

    Physical Demands: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Requires extensive use of computers, telephones, and other technology and electronic Type: Full-time

    • Example 2

    IN A Nutshell
    We've got bold growth plans and are on the search for a Recruiter to help us keep pace during this exciting time. In this role, you'll be working closely with our Recruitment Lead to attract candidates by developing our employer brand (we've been called a best kept secret), run our structured recruitment process, and hire new members into the team across all levels (junior to executive), functions (including tech, data, finance, digital & design) and regions (both locally and internationally).
    We do recruitment a little differently here, our process involves psychometric testing; a couple of interviews; and a half day work simulation that helps potential recruits experience their work environment and team before starting. This isn't a standard way of recruiting but we find that taking time and having a focus on understanding both the skills and passions of our candidates allows us to hire (and retain) some pretty amazing people. You might not have much experience with this type of process yet but this excites you as you also think it's equally as important to love what you do as it is to love where you work.
    If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, bring us your communication skills, organisational super powers and desire to learn. In return we'll provide you with a high trust environment, the tools you need to do your thing and the support you need to flourish.

    YOU'D LOVE THIS JOB IF YOU

  • Have 1-4 years of professional experience in a recruitment role (coordinator, internal or agency) or adjacent area (such as HR or sales) and keen to hone your skills in this area
  • Have a natural ability to network, build relationships and easily connect with all types of people. Whether its in person or virtually, you're comfortable with both
  • Are practical in your approach. You have a knack for being able to take something ambiguous and reconfiguring it to make sense (eg. you'd be able to articulate this sentence better)
  • Possess strong organisational skills. You can juggle multiple responsibilities at the same time, know how to prioritize and enjoy being able to execute projects to completion
  • Are able to have difficult conversations with people. You know that it's better to find out during the recruitment process that someone isn't going to love it here (or we won't love them), than to find out three months in
  • Care about your candidates. It matters to you that candidates have a good experience regardless of the outcome ANDthat the people who you hire are set up for success and thriving at Bellroy

    IF YOU WERE HERE LAST WEEK YOU MIGHT HAVE

  • Worked with the Recruitment Lead to brainstorm how you might find the right candidate for an unusual role - figuring out where to advertise or how to network your way to the right person
  • Reviewed applications in our applicant tracking system and progressed candidates who look like they could be a great fit for a role
  • Paired with a hiring manager to conduct a few initial video calls with potential candidates - helping the hiring manager to get a feel for the candidate, and making sure the candidate gets excited about the role (don't worry if this feels foreign, we will train you!)
  • Realised a strong candidate might have lost interest and reached out to them to talk through their concerns
  • Noticed one of our advertisements isn't working as expected and explored why you think that might be the case
  • Advocated for a candidate that doesn't have the exact background that we want but you think could be a good match for a role
  • Given helpful and honest (but always kind) feedback to a candidate about why we chose not to move forward with them
  • Scoured LinkedIn and created a short-list of candidates you think might be a good fit for our Senior Product Developer role

    WHY WORK FOR Bellroy?
    We're a dynamic, growing business that loves diverse contributions, so you'll be called upon for ideas and input along the way. We're also a company that cares and are a certified Great Place to Work 2021! We're proud to be part of the B Corp movement a group of certified companies using the power of business to help solve social and environmental issues. And we reckon, with your caring nature, that's probably a big deal for you, too. Want to help us?

    *Location AND HOURS*
    This role is full-time and based in our Collingwood office with WFH Type: Full-time
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    Recruiter job summary

    A great job description starts with a compelling summary of the position and its role within your company. Your summary should provide an overview of your company and expectations for the position. Outline the types of activities and responsibilities required for the job so job seekers can determine if they are qualified, or if the job is a good fit.

    Example of a Recruiter job summary

    Our medical equipment company is seeking a Sales Recruiter to acquire new talent for our rapidly growing sales department. We need a team of highly specialized and talented sales professionals who can keep pace with current growth and create new opportunities for distribution. Our Recruiter must have extensive experience working with outside sales representatives, particularly in the medical or pharmacological industries. The successful candidate will have a keen eye when reviewing resumes and conducting interviews. If you’re sharp, professional and sales-oriented, we would like to speak with you about this opportunity.

    Recruiter responsibilities and duties

    The responsibilities and duties section is the most important part of the job description. Here you should outline the functions this position will perform on a regular basis, how the job functions within the organisation and who the employee reports to.

    • Work with outside headhunters and staffing agencies to identify new talent in outside sales
    • Review and analyze resumes using our in-house ATS software program
    • Scour job search websites for potential recruits and contact those candidates personally
    • Interview potential sales staff members using industry-standard techniques
    • Introduce new hires to the company and walk them through the hiring and training process
    • Serve as an employee advocate for new hires as well as established employees
    • Complete all new-hire paperwork with candidates who meet the expectation of the job

    Recruiter qualifications and skills

    Next, outline the required and preferred skills for your position. This may include education, previous job experience, certifications and technical skills. You may also include soft skills and personality traits that you envision for a successful hire. While it may be tempting to include a long list of skills and requirements, including too many could dissuade qualified candidates from applying. Keep your list of qualifications concise, but provide enough detail with relevant keywords and terms.

    • 7+ years’ recruiting experience
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Demonstrable experience in medical industry recruiting and sales recruiting
    • Effective negotiating skills
    • Extensive knowledge of applicant tracking software programs
    • Familiarity with online job hunting websites
    • Ability to travel when necessary (less than 25%)
    • Working knowledge of the medical sales industry

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