Also called: VP of Talent, Director of Recruiting
Leads all hiring for a company, from recruiters to job ads to interview processes.
You plan how to hire 300 people this year, coach recruiters on tough searches and convince executives to raise pay for hard-to-fill engineering roles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in HR or business; 10+ years of recruiting.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Human Resources, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks human resources managers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI screens résumés and runs outreach, so recruiting teams shrink; hiring strategy and pay decisions stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Business elective, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3121.
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