Recruitment Resourcer

What does the job involve?

The primary responsibility of a Resourcer is to support Recruitment Consultants / Account Managers to attract and retain candidates (job-seekers) for clients.

Typical day-to-day activities might include:

• Writing job adverts and posting them online (job-boards, social media etc.)
• Using CV / candidate databases to find suitable candidates relevant to your team’s recruitment specialisms and live vacancies
• Calling candidates / applicants to screen them for suitability to roles (current or upcoming)
• Maintaining regular contact with candidates to check their availability for work, their requirements, and to answer any initial questions they may have about a role

Depending on the team or contract you are working on, a Resourcer may also have regular contact with a client / employer themselves – especially if working as a Resourcer or Account Executive on a specific contract (as anyone working at Reed Talent Solutions might, for example).

To be a successful Resourcer you will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills.

For more detail on the role, download a full job description (pdf) here: Resourcer Job Description.

Typical industry salaries for a Resourcer start between £15,000 – £18,000.

The exact amount will vary according to experience, bonus schemes and business size, amongst other things.

For example, Reed Specialist Recruitment is a large recruitment agency with a huge variety of offices, clients and contract types. Some Resourcer roles will require more experience than others, especially when working with demanding clients on large-volume recruitment projects; while other roles will be suitable for individuals new to recruitment. Basic salaries start in the range of £18,000 – £25,000, with most roles having performance-related bonus payments on top.

Anyone new to recruitment / resourcing at REED will most likely also be enrolled on our Apprenticeship Programme, meaning you gain industry qualifications and salary increases based on key checkpoints.

There are no specific prerequisites for becoming a Resourcer or for starting out in most recruitment roles.

Most employers will likely require certain GCSE / A-Level grades or equivalent, and certain entry programmes may require other qualifications (e.g. a degree for a Recruitment Graduate Scheme, like the one at REED).

Most organisations will offer job training for new starters, and may even provide opportunities to gain qualifications, such as the Recruitment Resourcer Level 2 (apprenticeship).

A recruitment resourcing job may come under a number of names depending on the business, team and specific responsibilities of the role. Always make sure to read the job description / job advert to help determine what the role entails.

For example, at Reed Specialist Recruitment we do not have Resourcer roles in our global (non-UK) offices. Instead, we have similar roles under the job title of Researcher, as the role may involve supporting colleagues with researching specific markets as well as available candidates in that specialism.

Other names for similar roles may include titles such as Recruitment Administrator or Sourcing Specialist.