Recruiter resume example
A recruiter resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
Recruiter with 5 years hiring for tech and sales teams. Filled 180 roles, cut time-to-hire from 52 to 31 days and kept first-year retention of hires at 90%.
Experience bullets that work
- Filled 180 roles across engineering, sales and operations in 5 years.
- Cut time-to-hire from 52 to 31 days with structured interviews and faster feedback loops.
- Kept 90% first-year retention of my hires.
- Raised offer acceptance rate from 72% to 89%.
- Built a referral program that now supplies 35% of hires.
Key skills for a recruiter
- Full-cycle recruiting
- Sourcing (LinkedIn Recruiter)
- Interviewing
- ATS (Greenhouse)
- Offer negotiation
- Employer branding
- Hiring manager partnership
- Recruiting metrics
Common mistakes
- No hiring volume or time-to-hire.
- Omitting the roles and industries you recruit for.
- Leaving out quality metrics like retention.
From rough notes to a finished resume
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Olivia Martinez olivia@example.com TalentBridge, Recruiter, 2020-now - 180 hires - time-to-hire 52 to 31 days - 90% first-year retention - offer acceptance 72 to 89% - referrals 35% of hires BA Psychology 2019Generate this resume free — then swap in your notes
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Check it against the job you want
Recruiters filter recruiter resumes by the words in the posting. Paste your resume and the job ad into the free ATS Match Score to see which of them you are missing, score your resume free (0-100, with every fix listed), or start from the recruiter resume keywords list. Applying now? Adapt the recruiter cover letter example.