12101 Human resources and recruitment officers

What this occupation covers

Human resources and recruitment officers identify and advertise job vacancies, recruit candidates, and assist in the selection and reassignment of employees. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• Identify current and prospective staffing requirements, prepare and post notices and advertisements, and collect and screen applications
• Advise job applicants on employment requirements and on terms and conditions of employment
• Review candidate inventories and contact potential applicants to arrange interviews and transfers, redeployment and placement of personnel
• Recruit graduates of colleges, universities and other educational institutions
• Coordinate and participate in selection and examination boards to evaluate candidates
• Notify applicants of results of selection process and prepare job offers
• Advise managers and employees on staffing policies and procedures
• Organize and administer staff consultation and grievance procedures
• Determine eligibility to entitlements, arrange staff training and provide information or services such as employee assistance, counselling and recognition programs
• May manage and follow up on the opening of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) files
• May supervise personnel clerks performing filing and record-keeping duties.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 11 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 10011 Human resources managers
• 11200 Human resources professionals
• 14102 Personnel clerks
• 41210 College and other vocational instructors

Excluded from this code

• Human resources managers (See 10011 Human resources managers)
• Human resources professionals (See 11200 Human resources professionals)
• Personnel clerks (See 14102 Personnel clerks)
• Training officer - company (See 41210 College and other vocational instructors)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

assistant personnel officer · employment interviewer · employment supervisor · executive recruiter · head-hunter · human resources officer · human resources technician · interviewer - human resources · labour force consultant · personnel administrator · personnel adviser · personnel interviewer · personnel management adviser · personnel officer · personnel recruitment officer · personnel selection officer · personnel supervisor · placement officer - human resources · recruiter - employment · recruiting officer · recruitment assistant · recruitment consultant · recruitment officer · recruitment specialist

Employment requirements

• A college diploma in a field related to personnel management such as business administration, industrial relations, commerce or completion of a professional development program in personnel administration is usually required.
• Certification as a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) may be required.
• Some experience in a clerical or administrative position related to personnel administration may be required.