U.S.News & World Report: Career Guide, October 1998, p. 88 - ©1998 by U.S.News & World Report, Inc. - This job isn't hot - it's radioactive. Consider: The executive recruiters at Jones-Parker/Starr of Chapel Hill, N.C., search for other executive recruiters to place with executive recruiting firms, where the recruiters then look for executives in various fields to recommend to corporations. Confused? The point is that businesses are desperate for top executives and short on in-house talent after the middle manager purges of the early '90s. Executive recruiters find the right execs for clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 firms. Most recruiters come out of a specific industry with a network of contacts in place. Jones-Parker/Starr, meanwhile, is riding the wave, taking in $1 million a year in revenue and fielding calls at 3 a.m.
HOT-TRACK SALARIES (AVERAGE)
ENTRY LEVEL: $50,000 - $100,000
MIDLEVEL: $100,000 - $250,000
TOP: $250,000 - $1,000,000
TRAINING. Three or more years working in the field you'll recruit for.
RUNNER-UP HOT TRACK. Human resources manager. In this job-hopping era, human resources departments have to keep employees happy - and in the house. Master's programs can't match the demand.
WHAT HUMAN RESOURCES JOBS PAY
|
HUMAN RESOURCES RECORDS SPECIALIST |
$29,900 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST | $36,500 |
| AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SPECIALIST | $40,800 |
| BENEFITS MANAGER | $54,644 |
| RECRUITMENT MANAGER | $61,000 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR |
$65,050 |
Note: Median salaries for 1997
Sources: Abbott, Langer & Associates, Association of Executive Search Consultants, Jones-Parker/Starr, Kennedy Information: Executive Recruiter News
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