How to become a basketball recruiter

How to Become a Basketball Scout (6 Things You Need)

Are you a basketball junkie? Do you love to watch basketball at any level? When you watch a basketball game do you find yourself keying in on particular players and seeing their specific basketball abilities? I love to watch a basketball game where I am not familiar with the teams or any of the players. It is kind of fun to see if you can pick out each players’ role on the team.

If you do enjoy watching basketball at any level and you have an eye for talent, you may want to consider becoming a basketball scout. Becoming a basketball scout could be your dream job. You will get to watch all kinds of basketball and discover the newest up and coming talent. Who knows, it could lead to higher up executive jobs in basketball.

So, what is a basketball scout? And how does someone become one? Let’s take a look at what a basketball scout is, the benefits and drawbacks and what a person needs to do to get started in this type of career.

What is a Basketball Scout?

A basketball scout is usually a person who looks for and evaluates young and talented players and may try to persuade them to play for the particular team they are working for. They also will need to persuade the team they are working for that the player they have found will be a good fit for their organization.

Another type of scout may be someone who watches and evaluates another team in preparation for playing a game against them. This type of scout would try to find information on how the other team plays in order to help their team beat the other team.

Benefits of Scouting

If you love to watch basketball, this could be the perfect career for you because you will get to watch plenty of it. It will be your job to watch games, evaluates players or teams, take notes and give your professional opinion to the team you work for.

If you like to travel, you will most likely get to do a lot of it. You will be going to lots of tournaments and schools all across the country and, in some cases, the world. You will also get to talk to and interact with many different people, including coaches, players, parents and more. So if you are a social person that enjoys traveling and talking to people, you will probably enjoy this type of job.

Drawbacks to Scouting

If you don’t like to travel or socialize, this may not be the career for you. You will also be working lots of late nights and weekends since that is when games are usually played. While it can be great for some who do not like working an average 9 to 5 job, you may have to spend a fair amount of time away from your family and friends.

Steps to Become a Basketball Scout

Like most careers, you won’t be able to just jump into the scouting arena. There are some qualities and skills you need to have to be a good scout and there are some steps that you will need to take in order to get started in this field.

• Love the game of basketball
• Good basketball knowledge
• A natural ability to spot talent and leadership
• Good communication skills
• Marketing and sales skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes in the game

1. Learn the game

You will need to know the game of basketball very well and understand more than just the basics. You will also need to know the game from more than just a fan’s point of view. Learn all aspects of the game from rules, playing, coaching, history and more. You should know the game inside and out.

2. Get an education

While a degree is not necessarily required, it will help to open doors and get you started. Just about any degree can help, but if you are planning to get one for this purpose, you might want to look at physical education, sports sciences, business, marketing or those types of degrees.

There are other training and learning programs available that are not traditional college programs and those can also help get you started. The main thing is that you have some tools to help give you some of the skills and abilities listed above.

3. Get experience

Get experience anywhere you can. Whether it is volunteering to help a coach or a team, or taking an entry-level position to get your foot in the door. The idea is to work with anyone you can who is involved in basketball even if it is taking a job as a team equipment manager.

Volunteering and taking entry-level jobs not only give you experience from the ground up, it is where you start making contacts and networking with important people in the business.

4. Watch games and footage

As a scout, this will be one of your main activities. You should start watching as many basketball games as you can, at all different levels. Watch them in person, and on video. Try to figure out what makes certain players stand out and how they fit in with their particular team. How will they fit into certain offenses and defenses that you have learned about?

Ask questions and take notes. If you are watching a game in person, don’t be afraid to ask the fans who regularly attend the games, questions about players on the team. If there are coaches or players available, don’t be afraid to talk to them after the game and see what you can find out. Then find a way to efficiently record and organize your notes.

5. Networking

Try to make as many contacts as you can. A lot of scouting is who you know and the relationships you have with those contacts. Try to never burn bridges with the people you meet and work with. You never know when you might capitalize on an opportunity from a contact you made years prior.

6. Always continue learning

This is something that applies to life in general. You should never stop trying to learn. It is very important in basketball scouting because the game of basketball is constantly changing. The coaching, the players, the style of play are all evolving. If you do not keep up with the changes you will never be able to spot the talent that will match the team you are scouting for.

It is important to keep up with the game by reading books on basketball, watching videos, talking to coaches, players and staff and anything else that you can find. Be open to new techniques and ideas. Even if you don’t agree with them, you need to know the direction in which the game is heading. If you don’t, it will quickly pass you by.

Final Words

If you love basketball, a basketball scouting job could be the job you have always been looking for. Getting paid to watch basketball and give your opinions on players and teams could be the career for you. If you begin to excel at it and people in the business begin to respect your word on players, you never know how far you can go.

Do you think you would make a good basketball scout? We’d love to hear from you, so please leave your comments.

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When professional basketball teams post a job opening they are bombarded with people looking to break into the industry. Hundreds of resumes flood into team offices from people with all levels of education and backgrounds.

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Even with hundreds of people applying, we can help you stand out from the crowd by teaching you the skills NBA teams need, skills most of the other people applying don't understand.

This 8-week online course taught by the former NBA GM's Rick Sund & Mark Warkentien will open NBA doors for you by teaching:

• Video scouting techniques and software
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• College and International Scouting
• Collegiate basketball scouting versus high school players
• Basketball contracts, negotiation, trades and acquisitions
• Responsibilities of a Basketball GM
• How to run the front office of a basketball franchise
• NBA Draft preparation and free agent signings
• Introduction to Synergy Sports Technology, used by all 30 NBA teams
• Relationships with those at the highest level of basketball
• Relationships between the NBA, CBA, NBDL and overseas basketball leagues
• Opportunity to work as an SMWW Basketball Scout (details below)
• Opportunity to work with NetScouts Basketball (details below)

Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to add Rick Sund and Mark Warkentien to your resume as a reference. As the saying goes, 'it's not what you know but who you know'… and you're about to know NBA executive Mark Warkentien!

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Learning from a respected NBA executive like Rick Sund & Mark Warkentien will give you a leg up against the competition for jobs in professional basketball. Basketball management requires a versatile skill set, not just evaluating players and creating a competitive team and not just budgeting, operations and marketing. 

This cutting-edge course will prepare you to enter the world of basketball scouting and management with a diverse array of skills that will qualify you for any of these roles in the NBA, FIBA, International Leagues or NCAA:

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Rick Sund, former NBA GM

Rick Sund has more than 40 consecutive years of managerial NBA experience spanning five decades. The longtime league executive was the Atlanta Hawks Executive Vice President and  General Manager from 2008-2012.  Prior to thd Hawks, Rick was the GM of the Seattle Sonics from 2001-07, Sund and the Sonics were the inaugural champions of the Northwest Division in 2004-05, advancing to the semifinals in the  Western Conference.  Sund held titles with the Detroit Pistons organization as Vice President of Player Personnel, and worked his way up to Executive VP and GM of Basketball Operations. Prior to his time with the Pistons, he served in several executive capacities with the Dallas Mavericks. Sund was part of their expansion season in 1979 until his final season as their Vice President of Basketball Operations in 1994. Sund began his NBA career in Milwaukee under the tutelage of famed basketball executive  Wayne Embry, spending five years with the Bucks after graduating with a Master’s in Sports  Administration and Management. Rick is excited to share his 40 years of wisdom with you and help you grow in your career.

Mark Warkentien, former NBA GM

With over 35 years' experience working in basketball, including his current position with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Mark Warkentien is one of the most respected executives in the NBA. Prior to the Thunder, Warkentien was Director of Player Personnel with the New York Knicks and General Manager of the Denver Nuggets where he was named NBA Executive of the Year in 2009 for his work helping the Nuggets reach the Western Conference Finals.

Warkentien has held other executive positions with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was Director of Player Personnel and interim GM for the latter half of the 2004-05 season, and the Portland Trail Blazers, where over a ten year period he was a Scout, Director of Scouting, Assistant GM and Director of Player Personnel. His career in the NBA started as a scout with the Seattle Supersonics in 1991.

Before the jump to the NBA Warkentien had a very successful career in college basketball, coaching several Southern California college basketball teams before joining the staff of UNLV as an assistant coach under the legendary Jerry Tarkanian. During his time with the Running Rebels, the team advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight four times, the Final Four three times and won the 1990 NCAA Championship.

Warkentien graduated with his Sports Leadership Masters degree in May 2014 from Concordia University Chicago, a partnership program with Sports Management Worldwide.

In the Basketball GM & Scouting course, you will speak directly each week with Mark Warkentien. Mark will teach you what you need to know to jump to the front of the NBA hiring line and be a reference on your resume for future employment.

Carl Berman, NetScouts Basketball Managing Partner

Carl Berman is Managing Partner of NetScouts Basketball, an industry leader in International Basketball and one of the largest basketball scouting companies in the world. With scouts all over the world, NetScouts Basketball recruiting services are utilized by NCAA when recruiting college basketball players around the globe. In addition, NetScouts are consultants for professional teams internationally and domestically. Carl has studied and analyzed players, coaches and situations from the grassroots level to the highest tiers of NBA basketball. 

Carl has over 30 years of business, financial and operational management experience as well as significant experience in the basketball industry. In addition to finance, he has long-term experience in contract administration, negotiation, and marketing. He holds degrees from the University of Rhode Island and the University of Southern California and earned an MBA certificate from the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College.

Carl oversees all media and business operations for NetScouts Basketball. He scouts college basketball extensively on the west coast, mainly the Pac-12, and takes several scouting trips to the east coast each season that includes coverage of prep school events and high school All-Star events. Carl is NetScouts Basketball’s representative in our partnership with Universal Hoops LLC, in organizing and managing the National Prep School Invitational, the oldest prep school tournament in the nation, held each February in Rhode Island.

Carl is one of the top experts on International Basketball in the country and has been a featured columnist for over a decade on International Basketball for Basketball Times. He has coordinated all the international NBA draft profiles for Turner Broadcasting on NBA.com. NetScouts Basketball’s NBA Mock Drafts are featured among the best mock drafts in the world on NBA.com.  Carl is excellent in talent evaluation and has worked representing overseas teams. He is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and has had his work featured in a host of publications and websites. Prior to starting NetScouts, Carl was the General Manager as well as Interim Head Coach and Assistant Coach for the Eugene Chargers of the International Basketball League.

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To the untrained eye, basketball can appear as a series of random movements where the best overall athletes prevail. To the trained eye, the game appears as an orchestra, where each individual step, movement, and angle is perfectly planned and executed for a positive team result.

At SMWW, we'll teach you how to see the game through a trained eye, able to analyze skills and weaknesses, project player development, build a team, organize a draft and much more

This course is perfect for those who wish to pursue a career as a:

• NBA Player Personnel
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Why our Basketball GM and Scouting Course is Your Perfect Match

The journey to the front office of your favorite NBA team starts with mastering the process of player evaluation. Scouting basketball is an art form, meshing statistical and video analysis with a deep understanding of the game to evaluate an athlete’s true professional impact.

At SMWW, we’ll teach you the skills NBA teams want in a new hire!

Led by Oklahoma City Thunder executive and 2008-09 NBA Executive of the Year Mark Warkentien, this 8-week online course delivers a targeted basketball education, focused on scouting, team management, and basketball operations.

Unlike most online classes, our 8-week course focuses on interactive zoom video chats directly with your course mentor, Mark Warkentien, allowing you the opportunity to build a personal relationship with a veteran NBA executive. After completing our Basketball GM & Scouting course, we will help you redesign your resume to highlight your new skills and include that you have been taught first-hand by Mark Warkentien. Now that is powerful!

With graduates currently working in the NBA, NBADL, FIBA, NCAA and USA Basketball, the proof is out there, hard at work!

The Future of Basketball Scouting & Sports Video Editing

Synergy Sports is the video scouting technology used by all 30 teams in the NBA and many college basketball programs and high-level international leagues. Students enrolled in our Basketball GM and Scouting course will be provided access to Synergy Sports Technology and complete video editing exercises.

Synergy captures every NBA game logging each possession into a searchable database allowing NBA teams to recall specific plays based on situations and/or player attributes. With a few mouse clicks, a team could see every example of Steph Curry running a pick and roll on the left side of the formation and taking a mid-range jumper.

Powerful stuff!

Familiarizing yourself with video scouting using the latest technology is your front door into the industry, as many SMWW students have been hired by Synergy upon graduation.

"The Synergy program is your ticket into the game," says Warkentien. "The older NBA guys aren't interested in the video side, the technology scares them. Video is where a mere mortal can get into the game. Knowing Synergy inside and out will more than help you with your first job."

If you discover you have a real passion for video scouting, we offer a Digital Video and Editing course where Synergy is covered in even greater depth.

I had an amazing experience taking the Basketball GM and Scouting Course with SMWW. My dream and passion has always been to work in the NBA and be a GM but I did not know the steps to take to get there. With this course, I was able to learn, make contacts in the industry and receive the necessary encouragement and motivation to pursue my dream. I am now working for the Portland Trailblazers!!! 
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Weekly Interactive Zoom Video Chats: A unique aspect of each 8-week course is the opportunity for students to participate in weekly, live interactive zoom video chats with fellow students, former NBA GM's Rick Sund and Mark Warkentien, NetScouts Managing Director Carl Berman, SMWW President Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within the professional and collegiate basketball industry by getting to know your instructor Mark and fellow students personally via the internet. This is available via any online computer.

Online Education: This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course projects, and interaction amongst fellow sports business-minded students and faculty. All course materials and textbooks are included in the course fee.

Global Participation: SMWW students participate from over 162 countries. Courses have an international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic discounts.

University Credit Available: For additional fees to Fort Hays State University in Kansas, you may receive graduate or undergraduate university credit for Sports Management Worldwide's courses. Click here for more information.

Optional Annual Basketball Conferences: All SMWW students are invited to attend the annual Summer League Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada and/or the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Conference in Virginia.  All SMWW Students receive a huge discount and are encouraged to attend to utilize their skills and network within the industry.

Advanced Certificates: Want to take your career to the next level? Our Advanced Certificates have been hand-selected by our team of sports industry experts to put you on a path to success. These bundles allow you to take advantage of our biggest discount available, by bundling multiple courses and becoming an expert in that field. Learn more about our Advanced Certificates here.

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What Happens After I Complete the Course?

Upon successful graduation of the Basketball GM & Scouting Course you'll have many options:

Become an SMWW Scout

Graduates will be invited to join SMWWscouts.com, our network of professional scouts working across all sports and in all countries

You will advertise yourself as a certified scout and trained evaluator. Teams, coaches and agents use this service to find qualified talent evaluators in areas they need them.

We become your match-makers!

The site will include your own webpage with your picture and biography and samples of your best scouting reports. As a graduate of the Basketball GM and Scouting course you are eligible to apply for acceptance as an SMWW scout and be featured on this website

Work for a Team

Our goal is to see all Basketball GM & Scouting graduates gainfully employed in basketball worldwide. SMWW will customize a basketball portfolio to assist you with your career, and Mark Warkentien will be a reference on your resume.

Through our extensive network of professional basketball teams and organizations worldwide, basketball departments, and basketball non-profits, our objective is to prepare you for when the right job opportunities become available. Numerous people that have gone through our programs are now employed in great positions and you could do the same. We want to help you launch your basketball career and help you find a position where you can be the most successful and satisfied.

Scout with the Best

As a Sports Management Worldwide's graduate of the Basketball General Manager and Scouting course, you will have the opportunity to be trained in NetScouts Basketball's scouting process and given on the job training. This training will allow graduates to be credentialed for college games and will give you experience providing scouting reports on several players from each team. These scouting reports will be critiqued by NetScouts Basketball's Managing Partners. 

NetScouts Basketball, "The International Basketball Connection"™, provides consulting and scouting to basketball teams worldwide. They have the largest database of collegiate and International U20 scouting reports and are the expert on International Basketball. 

Resume Redesign Service

Acquiring the skills necessary for your dream sports career is only one part of the employment journey. Even with the required skill set, you still have to market yourself properly to attract the attention of sports industry employers. 

At SMWW, we’ll teach you the skills you need to thrive AND help you redesign your resume for optimal impact in the sports industry. We’ll help you craft a resume to include your new skills in Basketball Scouting and Management, include a reference from Mark Warkentien and Dr. Lynn Lashbrook while optimizing it to reach hiring managers searching online. 

We want you to become the next SMWW success story and will go to great lengths to help you get there!

Course Certificate & Resume Reference:

Successful graduates of the Sports Management Worldwide courses will be sent an SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate represents not only your achievements in the course but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and the ability to "self-train" yourself for higher positions within the sports business industry.

How to become a recruiter without experience

Companies regularly need specialists: someone is building a staff from scratch, someone is expanding or looking for new employees. This is a constant, cyclical process, so the profession of a recruiter will always be in demand. To master it, you need a certain mindset, character, skills. However, if you decide to try, we offer a brief guide on how to become a recruiter.
So, what is the first thing you need to pay attention to a newcomer - a novice recruiter?

1. Learn to be a pro: books, courses, language

Read good books for recruiters and related professions, pay attention to useful articles and videos on special blogs, subscribe to professional communities on social networks to follow life in this area etc.
The more you read, watch, "feed" - the better! So you get a minimum base and an idea of ​​what a beginner will have to face at first, what are the main responsibilities, etc.
You should definitely take the time to learn recruiting at specialized courses. Here you will receive not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge from professional recruiters.
You can take recruitment courses online (remotely) and offline - for sure they are in your city. As a rule, at the end of the training, you will be given a diploma that will help you with your first job.

If you speak a foreign language, this is a big plus, because in the future you will be able to engage in international recruiting. But for starters, you can learn English at least at a basic level - this will always come in handy.

2. Conduct your “own investigation”

If you are seriously interested in working as a recruiter, the representatives of this profession will best tell you about the nuances. Surely among your acquaintances or "friends of friends" there are those who have been working in this field for a long time. Be sure to find an opportunity to talk to them personally and ask:

• why they became recruiters;
• pluses and minuses of the profession;
• how to become a good recruiter - from their point of view;
• what features of work, etc.

Talk frankly and heart to heart with a few professionals to see if this niche is right for you. Moreover, professional recruiting and HR communities often publish information about future meetings and events - both offline and online. You can also learn about them from familiar recruiters - where they gather, who conducts it, how it goes. If possible, be sure to go and participate!
At such events in an informal atmosphere, you can meet interesting people, it is useful to talk, to understand what topics are being discussed “in the inner kitchen” and “behind closed doors”. If necessary, you can also ask for advice - be sure that future colleagues will not refuse you!

3. Find your first job

When gathering information, be sure to analyze job openings for a recruiter position to understand what will be expected of you. So you will see what is the demand for recruiting specialists at a particular point in time, get information about the tasks, competencies and requirements for a recruiter in different companies. Job search sites, profile communities in social networks will help.
Before becoming a recruiter without experience, look at vacancies from both the recruiting departments of companies and specialized recruiting agencies.
And in parallel, without delay - look for a job as a recruiter. Even for a novice specialist, this is quite realistic. At the start, you will most likely be offered a job as an assistant or sourcer. The payment will be relatively small, but you will be able to get your personal practical experience, this is valuable.

But before you get a job in a particular company, look at it critically:

• read the reviews of former employees;
• make inquiries with friends, analyze the reputation in general;
• check contacts: if it is difficult to contact the company, they do not answer the phones or it does not work at the specified address - a good reason to think;
• check the company by details - TIN, EDRPOU, etc.;
• look for court decisions about the company in legal reference systems - just in case

The company must be reliable. Otherwise, you risk not only not getting your wages, but also ruining your reputation. And newbies don't really need it.

4. Communicate constantly with experienced colleagues

In addition to being reliable, you should genuinely like the company (or the project). Then many things will take place natively, by themselves. If you are passionate, you will easily master the specifics, nuances, and the area in which the company operates. This means that you can easily convey your positive attitude to applicants, you can tell candidates about the employer with inspiration. And what is important - it will sound damn convincing!
After getting a job, carefully observe more experienced colleagues - this will help you get real experience in recruiting. Be sincere, make contact - this will help solve problems that will inevitably arise at first.
Communicate with recruiters, ask questions about recruitment and selection methods, interviewing, etc. This first-hand information will help you improve your basic recruiting skills.

5. Collect a personal database

Recruiter contacts and connections are a very valuable resource. The more of them, the better. It takes years to build such a base, but it's worth it. Therefore, carefully collect professional contacts in your business piggy bank, keep a conditional "portfolio" of possible candidates.
You also need to competently develop your profile on social networks, work on your personal brand. Start blogging with a balance of personal and professional, publish interesting and non-standard information. Join professional communities, actively participate in discussions of important topics in the HR community, do not be afraid to express your point of view.

If possible, attend professional events, conferences, webinars - expand the circle of business acquaintances. So you will become useful to different people on both sides: both the employer (customer) and job seekers - in the search for suitable options. Your usefulness, value, reputation - in your connections.

6. Plan your day and… the next 5 years

Recruiter is a job with a lot of tasks. To be in time, it is important to carefully plan your day. Here are some tips to help make your recruiter's job more efficient:

• Set a clear schedule. Perhaps this is not so relevant for office work, but for a remote format (during quarantine, for example) or a freelancer, it is important;
• always write down your affairs - even a recruiter with the best memory will not be able to keep everything in his head;
• plan your day by dividing it into several segments. Allocate separate time for calls, for interviews, for preparing reports, working with documents, etc.

Planners with notifications will help you increase the efficiency of recruiting - with them you will never miss or forget anything.
But working on the prospect, draw up your personal development plan - at least for a year, and better - for 3-5 years. Honestly answer your questions:

• what do you have now: professional skills, abilities, experience;
• what do you want in 3-5 years: position, income level, work format;
• what is needed to achieve the goal: what knowledge, skills, connections.

It is also worth describing the resources that you will use to achieve your goals. For example, advanced training courses, attending specialized events, self-education, etc. And - act!
All of this will help, because the growth prospects for good recruiters are quite wide. For example, you can continue your career as a team lead (leader of a recruiting team), HR (integration and adaptation of personnel), “handhunter” (search for top-level employees), etc.

7. Optimize and automate your work

Success comes to those who are constantly learning new things. But in order not to “drown” at once and in everything, improve your knowledge as new tasks appear. For example, it makes no sense to master the IT field if you work in a company specializing in sales. However, if you want to move into IT, you should definitely study the specifics and technologies of recruiting in this area. For example, take the “HR Generalist” course at Beetroot Academy in order to master the profession perfectly and feel confident in an IT company of any level.
In addition, it is important to be able to optimize your work. For example, a recruiter has quite a few tasks that can be automated. Recruiting automation significantly saves time and simplifies the solution of routine issues. Therefore, you will need

• all kinds of instant messengers - for messaging;
• dialers-programs that provide quick search in the database and auto-call with the right candidate;
• ATS - comprehensive services for recruiters, including all the necessary functions for effective selection and recruitment.

For example, CleverStaff will be a useful service for both a beginner and an experienced recruiter. This ATS for recruiting has everything you need to automate and speed up the work of a recruiter: from maintaining a database of contacts to setting up messaging.
In order to test the system for free and evaluate its advantages, it is enough to register. We are sure that you will spend your time usefully and will be satisfied.

Thus, with the maximum use of all available resources (including technical ones), even novice recruiters will be able to demonstrate good results in a very modest time. The main thing is diligence, a creative approach and constant work on oneself.

FAQ

1. Can I learn to be a recruiter for free?

Free sources do give you the information you need, but it's best to get you started. For high-quality development of the profession, you should pay attention to paid courses.

2. What education do you need to be a recruiter?

Higher education. Good recruiters often come from marketing, journalism, PR, pedagogy, sociology, psychology.

3. What foreign languages ​​does a recruiter need to know?

At least English. You may need to conduct an interview in English. Further, you can learn other languages, depending on which market you will target.

4. What are the main personal qualities of a recruiter?

At a minimum, this is readiness for deadlines, stress resistance, sociability, learning ability, persuasion skills.

5. How long does it take to become a recruiter?

The answer to this question is purely individual and depends on your ability to learn, the availability of the necessary materials, the quality of the courses, etc. On average, six months is usually enough.

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Where to network?

Start with social networks, where you already have some kind of audience. Feel free to talk about what you do, look at the reaction of readers. I know that many recruiters start telegram channels, which are becoming very popular.

How can a recruiter find a job in Georgia?

Approximately the same as in Russia, with the help of networking and telegram channels. For example, I read several channels where they publish vacancies for junior and middle level IT recruiters:

• IT CV&Vacancy_Georgia,
• It's a job (Georgia),
• IT Georgia.

Many companies from Belarus and Russia have also relocated to Georgia - now they are looking for recruiters here.

What about the market of IT recruiters? Good vacancies are few - how to find a job in this chaos?

There are indeed fewer vacancies, but they do exist. You just need to give yourself a little more time and search: browse all possible job sites, groups and channels, respond to what interests you. Turn your job search into a job.

Sometimes problems with employment are not due to a lack of vacancies, but to something else: a poor-quality resume, inability to pass an interview as a candidate. These problems can be identified and corrected on your own or with the help of a career counselor.

How to get along with toxic internal customers?

Usually, difficulties arise when the recruiter communicates with the customer "from below": he agrees to everything, even to what he does not like. If you disagree with the customer, try to gently but convincingly explain your point of view. Often this helps.

Sometimes people just don't get along. If your case is just such and heart-to-heart conversations have not led to anything, ask colleagues to replace you in communications with this customer.

What sourcing courses would you recommend?

I recommend looking not for courses, but for people who teach sourcing. Focus on interesting and pleasant recruiters, because the personality of the mentor plays a big role. For example, I can advise Yazil Nasibullin, Victoria Povolnova and Evgenia Filipovich.

By the way, Yandex Practicum recently launched a course on sourcing - I'm sure of its quality.

How many vacancies can an IT recruiter work productively?

The optimal number of vacancies per recruiter is no more than 7.

In this case, a lot depends:

• on the complexity of the search and the level of the position. If you need juniors, then you can easily manage 10 vacancies. If only seniors or leads are required, it will be difficult to pull more than 3-4 positions at the same time;
• from an HR brand. If an employer has a well-developed brand that generates responses on its own, this greatly simplifies the work of the recruiter and allows you to fill more vacancies.

How can a career consultant help a recruiter?

Often people are afraid to change jobs, even if they have already lost interest in it. In such a situation, it is helpful to discuss these fears and concerns with a career counselor. It will help you decide whether to stay where you are or look for another employer. In general, the range of consultant services is quite wide: from checking resumes to comprehensive job search support.

When choosing a consultant, pay attention to the personality and experience of the person, contact experts with proven results.

By what criteria do employers choose an IT recruiter?

At the end of last year, I was looking for two IT recruiters - it was the most difficult hire. What I paid attention to:

• Soft skills are more difficult to level compared to hard skills.
• Grammar errors in resume and cover letter.
• Candidate's field of work - EdTech was a priority.
• What positions and tools the candidate worked with. We needed a cold search experience. If the applicant simply posted vacancies and collected responses, then they had to refuse.
• Test results - it was in video format. I wanted to see how a person presents himself, what he can tell about himself.

Ruslan Sarvarov

Recruitment Lead in Evrone, author of the SR4HR channel

I wanted to change my field to IT recruiting. But I'm 34 - is it too late?

No, it's not too late. Among recruiters there are people of completely different ages - this can be easily checked on Linkedin.

What does a recruiter need to know about the technical skills of mobile developers?

What is your goal? If you want to learn how to evaluate candidates instead of a hiring manager, then I have bad news: for this you have to become a mobile developer.

If you need it in order to better screen your resume, then you can start with Habr. Open the "Mobile Application Development" hub and read everything that is there.

Where to look for vacancies?

I recommend the Job for HR telegram channel — there are many vacancies for recruiters, including telecommuters.

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What are some free resources for sourcing?

From Russian-language resources - Huntflow and Recruiter blog.

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