But their duties cover much more than that.
Recruiters search for promising job candidates and screen and interview applicants.
They also check references and sometimes make job offers. This can involve much traveling. According to Vanglish, compensation specialists set pay scales, help with performance appraisals and help design merit-system plans. There are also those who manage human resources information systems, in other words, the computer system has employee information databases. This is usually someone who is more technically mature,'' says Vanglish, who is also president of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.