Career switch, measured
From Human Resources Manager to Recruiter
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 35% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Recruiting, Leadership, Manufacturing, Communication; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Research, Sales, Marketing.
35%
skill overlap
566
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerRecruiter
- Recruiting47%87%
- Leadership70%39%
- Manufacturing22%14%
- Communication24%34%
- Process improvement24%14%
- HR administration50%6%
- Procurement11%86%
- Stakeholder management14%43%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Recruiter postings, rarely in Human Resources Manager ones.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerRecruiter
- Contract negotiation9%27%
- Research–19%
- Sales6%16%
- Marketing7%16%
- Lead generation–12%
- Scheduling–10%
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