Recruiting: skills required

Certain potential hires may have the skills and experience, but may not be temperamentally suited for the vacant post. Thus a recruiter must judge people correctly while making a decision.

Judgement of people: The ability to gauge candidates who are not interested. Also certain potential hires may have the skills and experience, but may not be temperamentally suited for the vacant post. You have to be able to make that call.

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Written and verbal communication skills: “You might find yourself rewriting the CVs of clients at a senior level,” said Kris Lakshmikanth, founder of Head Hunters India.

In-depth domain knowledge: “You may need to visit the client’s office and study its client list and competitor information thoroughly before beginning the search,” said Sharma.