Most In-Demand Recruiting Skills
The most in-demand skills for Recruiting roles right now are ai, candidate-experience, full-cycle-recruiting — ranked across 2173 open postings.
Updated October 27, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 370 | +370 |
| 2 | candidate-experience | 334 | +334 |
| 3 | full-cycle-recruiting | 223 | +223 |
| 4 | linkedin-recruiter | 142 | +142 |
| 5 | automation | 74 | +74 |
| 6 | agentic-ai | 74 | +74 |
| 7 | analytics | 73 | +73 |
| 8 | machine-learning | 69 | +69 |
| 9 | networking | 68 | +68 |
| 10 | go-to-market | 64 | +64 |
| 11 | stakeholder-management | 61 | +61 |
| 12 | saas | 51 | +51 |
| 13 | cloud | 46 | +46 |
| 14 | employer-branding | 45 | +45 |
| 15 | fintech | 42 | +42 |
| 16 | boolean-search | 39 | +39 |
| 17 | crm | 29 | +29 |
| 18 | github | 28 | +28 |
| 19 | process-improvement | 26 | +26 |
| 20 | pipeline-management | 25 | +25 |
| 21 | openai | 22 | +22 |
| 22 | llm | 21 | +21 |
| 23 | accessibility | 19 | +19 |
| 24 | notion | 17 | +17 |
| 25 | itar | 17 | +17 |
| 26 | ecommerce | 16 | +16 |
| 27 | ccpa | 15 | +15 |
| 28 | agile | 14 | +14 |
| 29 | salesforce | 14 | +14 |
| 30 | data-science | 14 | +14 |
| 31 | gdpr | 14 | +14 |
| 32 | talent-sourcing | 13 | +13 |
| 33 | slack | 13 | +13 |
| 34 | anthropic | 13 | +13 |
| 35 | generative-ai | 13 | +13 |
| 36 | data-quality | 12 | +12 |
| 37 | cybersecurity | 11 | +11 |
| 38 | cryptocurrency | 11 | +11 |
| 39 | hris | 11 | +11 |
| 40 | embedded-systems | 10 | +10 |