ATS Keywords & CV Guide for Recruiter

Recruiters source, screen, and hire candidates for open roles. They manage the hiring process from job posting to offer, working with hiring managers and candidates. When you apply for Recruiter roles, applicant tracking systems scan your CV for the skills, tools, and responsibility phrasing below. Use them in context within your experience bullets, not just in a skills list.

Top skills recruiters scan for

These are the skills that appear most frequently in Recruiter job descriptions. The importance score reflects how heavily each skill is weighted in the occupation's O*NET profile. Include the top 5 in your CV where you can prove them with real outcomes.

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Tools & software to name explicitly

Recruiters and ATS systems search for specific tool names. List the ones you have real experience with in your skills section, and prove them in your bullets. Tools marked as hot are currently in high demand in job postings.

• LinkedIn RecruiterHot
• Greenhouse / LeverHot
• Workday
• GemHot
• SeekOut / HireEZHot
• Calendly
• Zoom / Google Meet
• Slack
• Excel / Google Sheets
• Glassdoor

Responsibility phrasing for your bullets

These are the core tasks a Recruiter is expected to perform. Use them as starting points for your CV bullets, but rewrite each one with your specific outcomes, scope, and context. Do not copy them verbatim.

• Source candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, and referrals
• Screen and interview candidates to assess fit for open roles
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and profiles
• Manage the interview process from scheduling to feedback collection
• Negotiate offers and coordinate with HR on onboarding
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-hire, source of hire, offer acceptance rate)
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for future roles
• Represent the company at job fairs and recruiting events

Other titles this role is posted under

Job postings for this role may use any of these titles. Search for all of them to find more relevant opportunities, and use the matching title in your CV's professional summary when applying.

• Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Technical Recruiter
• Sourcing Recruiter
• Senior Recruiter
• Talent Partner
• Hiring Manager
• Head of Talent

Related roles

Explore ATS keywords for other roles in the People & HR family:

• HR Manager

Includes information from O*NET 29.x by the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license.