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Abstract
The study focuses on analyzing the antecedents of work stress endured byrecruiters. The study was conducted on the employees of human resource recruiting organization. The study attempts to identify the existence or non-existence of stress among the recruiters in the organization and also to diagnosethe factors which are contributing towards stress. The antecedents of job stress considered in the study are job autonomy, supervisory support, coworker integration, role conflict, work overload and role ambiguity. The sample considered for the study is 140 employees working in personnel consultancy in Chennai. Job autonomy and supervisory support are the significant predictors of work stress. The implications for the personnel managers and HR policy makers were discussed in the study.