HR Recruiter job description template

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India format for the HR recruiter job description, central rules as of 30 Oct 2026. State rules vary.

An HR recruiter finds, screens and hires people for open roles, from posting jobs to making offers. A strong posting states the roles recruited, the hiring volume, sourcing channels, the tools used and the targets, such as closures or time to fill.

At a glance

  • Say which roles and levels the recruiter hires, and how many a month.
  • Name the channels used: job portals, referrals, campus drives or walk-ins.
  • State whether the role is in-house or in a staffing agency, which changes the work.

Template

HR Recruiter
[COMPANY] | [CITY or Remote] | [Full-time / Part-time / Contract]

PAY: Fixed INR [AMOUNT] per month plus [INCENTIVE RULE or "none"]. In-hand pay is about INR [AMOUNT] after deductions. Benefits: [PF / ESI / LEAVE / OTHER, only what applies]

SUMMARY
An HR recruiter finds, screens and hires people for open roles, from posting jobs to making offers. At [COMPANY] you will [OUTCOME FOR THE FIRST YEAR] and report to [TITLE].

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take hiring requirements from managers and write job descriptions
- Source candidates through [PORTALS / REFERRALS / CAMPUS]
- Screen CVs and run first-round calls
- Schedule interviews and keep candidates informed
- Coordinate offers, joining formalities and background verification
- Maintain the tracker or ATS: [TOOL]
- Report hiring metrics to [HR HEAD]

REQUIREMENTS
- Graduate; MBA/PGDM in HR preferred if true
- [N] years of recruitment experience
- Good communication in [LANGUAGES]
- Knowledge of job portals and Boolean search
- Ability to manage many open positions

NICE TO HAVE
- Bulk or blue-collar hiring experience
- Technical hiring experience
- ATS experience

HOW WE HIRE
[Interview rounds, any test, timeline. Say that applicants never pay a fee.]

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
[COMPANY] considers all qualified applicants without regard to gender, caste, religion, disability or any other protected ground. To request an adjustment, contact [EMAIL].

Duties are written from the role descriptions in India's National Classification of Occupations (NCO-2015) for human resource and recruitment roles, and checked against the National Career Service portal. Where a National Skills Qualifications Framework qualification pack exists for the job, compare it with your duties on the National Qualifications Register.

How to customize it

  • Ethics: recruiters must never charge candidates a fee. State that your company does not.
  • Fair hiring: avoid gender, age, marital status or caste in job postings. Disability and gender bias are restricted by Indian law.
  • Targets: explain how closures are counted and whether incentives depend on joining or on offer acceptance.
  • Data: candidate CVs are personal data under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Describe how you store them.
  • Level: delete the junior or senior wording that does not apply, and cut every requirement you would not screen for.
  • Pay: show fixed pay and variable pay separately and state what is in-hand. Enter only figures you have approved.

How to post it on LiveRec

  1. Open Jobs and choose Post a job.
  2. Choose Use a template or a previous job, Describe it with AI, or Create a new job from scratch.
  3. Paste the summary, responsibilities and requirements into the Description step, then complete the screening and assessment steps.
  4. Use Preview posting to see what candidates see, then choose Post job.

Steps and limits are in Post a job on LiveRec. When the applicants arrive, use the hr recruiter interview questions.

FAQ

In-house or agency recruiter? In-house recruiters hire for one employer and know it deeply. Agency recruiters fill roles for client companies and often work to closure targets.

What do I put for hiring targets? State closures per month or quarter and the type of roles. Unreasonable targets increase attrition.

Next step

Fill the placeholders, check the finished text against how to write a job description, and post it. Build a scorecard from the requirements list.

Sources

  • National Classification of Occupations 2015, Directorate General of Employment: https://dge.gov.in/nco-2015
  • National Career Service portal, job role information: https://www.ncs.gov.in/
  • National Qualifications Register, qualification packs: https://nqr.gov.in
  • Ministry of Labour and Employment: https://labour.gov.in
  • MeitY, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: https://www.meity.gov.in/

This is general information, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Rules change and your situation may differ. Consult a licensed attorney or qualified adviser.