IT Recruiter

Weekday; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday in Kolkata, India is seeking an experienced IT Recruiter / Senior Recruiter to manage end-to-end hiring activities and develop strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate will have proven IT recruitment, candidate sourcing, client management, and business development experience, with an established network of candidates and active client relationships.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in IT recruitment, staffing, or a similar function.
• Existing client base or active client relationships is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of IT roles, technical skills, candidate profiles, and recruitment processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end IT recruitment and staffing activities across client requirements.
• Understand client job descriptions, hiring priorities, skill requirements, and recruitment timelines.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing clients and active client accounts.
• Identify new client opportunities and support business development activities.
• Bring in and manage active IT staffing and recruitment requirements.
• Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, job portals, databases, referrals, and other channels.
• Screen candidates based on technical skills, experience, communication, and role suitability.
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, offer discussions, and joining formalities.
• Maintain accurate records of candidate pipelines, client requirements, submissions, interviews, and closures.

Skills

IT recruitment

Candidate sourcing

Client management

Business development

LinkedIn network

Interviewing

Stakeholder management

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

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Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced IT Recruiter / Senior Recruiter with strong expertise in IT recruitment and staffing to manage end-to-end hiring activities while developing and maintaining strong client relationships.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in IT recruitment, candidate sourcing, client management, and business development, along with an established network of candidates and active client relationships. The ability to bring in and manage live client requirements is a key requirement for this role.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end IT recruitment and staffing activities across assigned client requirements.
• Understand client job descriptions, hiring priorities, skill requirements, and recruitment timelines.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with existing clients and active client accounts.
• Identify new client opportunities and support business development activities.
• Bring in and manage active IT staffing and recruitment requirements.
• Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, job portals, databases, referrals, and other channels.
• Screen candidates based on technical skills, experience, communication, and role suitability.
• Conduct preliminary candidate discussions and assess alignment with client requirements.
• Present relevant candidate profiles to clients and coordinate interview processes.
• Follow up with candidates and clients throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, offer discussions, and joining formalities.
• Maintain accurate records of candidate pipelines, client requirements, submissions, interviews, and closures.
• Build and maintain a strong candidate network across IT and technology functions.
• Leverage an established professional network to improve sourcing and hiring turnaround times.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client accounts and develop new business relationships.
• Ensure timely fulfilment of client requirements while maintaining candidate and client experience.
• Track recruitment performance, open positions, submissions, interviews, and closures.
• Collaborate with internal recruitment and business development teams to achieve hiring and client objectives.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 3–4 years of experience in IT recruitment, IT staffing, technical recruitment, or a similar function.
• Existing client base or active client relationships is mandatory.
• Proven experience managing IT recruitment requirements from sourcing through closure.
• Strong understanding of IT roles, technical skills, candidate profiles, and recruitment processes.
• Strong LinkedIn network and hands-on experience using LinkedIn for candidate sourcing and client engagement.
• Excellent candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and evaluation skills.
• Experience handling multiple client requirements and recruitment mandates simultaneously.
• Strong client relationship-management and business development capabilities.
• Ability to generate, manage, and close new client requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiation, follow-up, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Ability to build long‑term relationships with both clients and candidates.
• Target-oriented and commercially aware approach to recruitment and staffing.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proactive, persistent, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced recruitment environment.
• Strong ownership of recruitment delivery, client satisfaction, and business development outcomes.