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Contract Recruiter jobs are open across staffing agencies, tech, healthcare, and financial services, from entry-level to senior and principal, with specializations in full-cycle recruiting, technical sourcing, and high-volume talent acquisition. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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The ideal candidate is a proactive recruiter with strong sourcing capabilities, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
- Maintain a high level of communication with candidates and stakeholders throughout the hiring process.
- Provide guidance and recommendations to hiring teams regarding talent market trends, candidate availability, and hiring best practices.
Candidate Sourcing & Talent Pipelines
- Proactively source and engage qualified candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, networking, and other recruiting channels.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Conduct candidate outreach and screening to assess qualifications, experience, and cultural fit.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Develop strong relationships with hiring managers and HR partners to ensure alignment throughout the recruitment process.
- Facilitate interview scheduling and candidate feedback discussions.
- Support hiring managers with interview best practices and candidate evaluation.
Recruiting Operations
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and recruitment procedures.
- Prepare recruitment reports and provide updates on hiring activity, pipeline health, and hiring progress.
- Support special recruiting projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a corporate environment.
- Experience recruiting across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.
- Proficiency in applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Microsoft Office applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting within the automotive, manufacturing, technology, or corporate services sectors.
- Experience supporting high-volume recruiting initiatives.
- Familiarity with SuccessFactors or similar applicant tracking systems.
- Knowledge of employment laws and recruiting compliance requirements.
Contract Details
- Contract position
- Work model: onsite
- Duration: 1 year
The Corporate Recruiter serves as a trusted talent advisor, helping Hyundai attract and hire exceptional talent while delivering a positive experience for candidates and hiring leaders.
The ideal candidate is a proactive recruiter with strong sourcing capabilities, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
- Maintain a high level of communication with candidates and stakeholders throughout the hiring process.
- Provide guidance and recommendations to hiring teams regarding talent market trends, candidate availability, and hiring best practices.
Candidate Sourcing & Talent Pipelines
- Proactively source and engage qualified candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, networking, and other recruiting channels.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Conduct candidate outreach and screening to assess qualifications, experience, and cultural fit.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Develop strong relationships with hiring managers and HR partners to ensure alignment throughout the recruitment process.
- Facilitate interview scheduling and candidate feedback discussions.
- Support hiring managers with interview best practices and candidate evaluation.
Recruiting Operations
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and recruitment procedures.
- Prepare recruitment reports and provide updates on hiring activity, pipeline health, and hiring progress.
- Support special recruiting projects and process improvement initiatives as assigned.
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a corporate environment.
- Experience recruiting across multiple functions and organizational levels.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.
- Proficiency in applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Microsoft Office applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting within the automotive, manufacturing, technology, or corporate services sectors.
- Experience supporting high-volume recruiting initiatives.
- Familiarity with SuccessFactors or similar applicant tracking systems.
- Knowledge of employment laws and recruiting compliance requirements.
Contract Details
- Contract position
- Work model: onsite
- Duration: 1 year
The Corporate Recruiter serves as a trusted talent advisor, helping Hyundai attract and hire exceptional talent while delivering a positive experience for candidates and hiring leaders.
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Who's Hiring
- Anduril11
- CRUSOE6
- Korn Ferry4
- Airbus3
- Lucid Motors3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Human Resources
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in contract recruiter jobs.
- Two or more years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate or agency setting
- Hands-on proficiency with at least one enterprise applicant tracking system
- Demonstrated ability to manage ten or more open requisitions simultaneously
- Experience sourcing passive candidates through professional networking sites and talent communities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for offer delivery and stakeholder updates
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Tips for Your Contract Recruiter Job Search
Quantify your pipeline metrics on your resume
Contract recruiters are judged on speed and volume, so your resume needs to show time-to-fill, requisitions managed simultaneously, and offer acceptance rates. Vague claims like 'sourced candidates' get skipped. Hard numbers get interviews.
Highlight your ATS proficiency upfront
Most contract recruiter postings name a specific applicant tracking system as required. Scan each listing and match your ATS experience to the one they use, whether that's a cloud-based, enterprise, or mid-market platform, so your resume clears the first filter.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists contract recruiter openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing. Applying early matters because contract roles fill fast and headcount is often capped.
Tailor your application to the industry vertical
A contract recruiter hired for a healthtech company expects you to know clinical titles and credentialing nuances. Rewrite your summary for each industry vertical so hiring managers see you already understand the talent pool they're trying to reach.
Prepare to demo your sourcing strategy in interviews
Many contract recruiter interviews now include a live sourcing exercise or case scenario. Practice walking through your Boolean logic, how you'd segment a passive candidate search, and which professional networking sites or communities you'd tap for a hard-to-fill role.
Negotiate contract terms beyond the bill rate
When you receive an offer, ask about the conversion clause, extension likelihood, and whether benefits are included. Contract recruiter engagements often end or extend based on requisition load, so understanding those terms upfront protects your income continuity.
Contract Recruiter Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most contract recruiters?
The companies hiring the most contract recruiters right now include Anduril, CRUSOE, and Korn Ferry, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Staffing agencies and large enterprise employers in tech and healthcare tend to post the highest volume of contract recruiter roles at any given time.
How many contract recruiter jobs are remote?
About 80% of contract recruiter openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible roles in human resources. Technical recruiting and sourcing-focused positions tend to be the most remote-friendly, while high-volume and campus recruiting contracts more often require on-site or hybrid presence.
How do you become a contract recruiter?
Start by building full-cycle recruiting experience in either a staffing agency or an in-house talent team, where you'll learn sourcing, screening, and closing. Get comfortable with at least one applicant tracking system. From there, build a portfolio of requisition types you've filled and metrics you've hit. Many contract recruiters move from agency work into independent contracting once they have a specialty and a network.
Can you get hired as a contract recruiter with little experience?
Entry-level contract recruiter roles do exist, particularly at staffing agencies or in high-volume environments where coordinators are promoted quickly. Focus your applications on coordinator or sourcer titles first, document every requisition you touch, and ask for stretch assignments that let you own a full search. Certifications from recognized HR associations can also signal commitment when your experience is thin.
What does the contract recruiter interview process look like?
Most contract recruiter interviews include an initial phone screen with a talent partner or hiring manager, followed by a behavioral interview focused on your sourcing process, how you manage requisition load, and how you handle a slow pipeline. Many companies add a practical exercise where you write a Boolean search string, review a job description, or walk through how you'd build a candidate slate for a specific role.
Where can I find and apply to contract recruiter jobs?
You can find and apply to contract recruiter jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your experience level and industry focus, then apply directly to each listing. New openings are added regularly, so checking back often gives you the best shot at catching fresh postings before they fill.
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