How to Become a Principal Recruiter?

Are you thinking of becoming a Principal Recruiter or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Principal Recruiter, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Principal Recruiter job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Principal Recruiter Career Path

Principal Recruiter

Alias: Senior Lead Recruiter
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8+Years of Experience
€53K - €80K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Associate Director of Recruiting

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80% advanced to
5 - 7Years of Experience
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80% advanced to

Director of Recruiting

Alias: Head Recruiter
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8+Years of Experience
€82K - €109K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

Principal Recruiter Career Path

Assistant Manager of Recruiting
Recruiter Manager
Recruiter Supervisor
Senior Manager of Recruiting
Team Lead Recruiter
Principal Recruiter
Assistant Director of Recruiting
Associate Director of Recruiting
Director of Recruiting
Senior Director of Recruiting
Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Executive Recruiter
Recruiting Managing Director
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€26K
€52K
€78K
€130K

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Important Skill Sets for the Principal Recruiter Career Path

Pipeline
Effective Communication
Applicant Tracking System
Public Speaking

Related careers in the Human Resources Industry

Interested in other Human Resources careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Principal Recruiter skills. Discover some of the most common Principal Recruiter career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Recruitment Consultant
38% skills overlap
10% transitioned to Recruitment Consultant