Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

A Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS) is a specialized member of the HR team focusing on recruiting candidates that meet the job criteria. The TAS will work closely with management on all diversity initiatives involving recruitment to ensure fairness in hiring practices. The TAS serves as recruitment specialists for the organization, leading the strategies and procedures for all aspects of the recruitment process. The TAS anticipates the organization’s needs based on growth, goals and change to get new employees in positions efficiently. The TAS engages with community and state-wide partners to attract potential applicants, and to ensure a good candidate experience and convey the branding of your organization.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with management on all diversity initiatives involving recruitment to ensure fairness in hiring practices.
• Use various methods to recruit and network with potential candidates using social media platforms, networking events, and job fairs.
• Serve as recruitment specialists for the organization, leading the strategies and procedures for all aspects of the recruitment process.
• Lead the recruiting function for the organization. Recruiting by posting job openings on internal and external sites, developing sourcing strategies, sourcing for candidates, assist in screening & scheduling interviews, and ensure interview feedback is received from interviewers in a timely manner.
• Actively engage with management to identify priority recruiting positions.
• Provide support and communication to ensure managers can maximize their results.
• Develop and lead recruiting strategies, identifying efficiencies, process improvements, and additional resources to support recruiting within the organization.
• Participate in reviewing online applications and assist in identifying qualified resumes for hiring managers for their review.
• Maintain recruiting sources by region, e.g., local resources, industry associations, recruiting events.
• Coordinate and participate in all career fairs and other recruiting events, including registration for the events, and the coordination of literature and collateral for the events.
• Work with internal hiring managers to identify proactive recruitment strategies that ensures an active pipeline of qualified candidates for recurring open positions.
• Develop and maintain candidate pool through networking, direct recruiting efforts, Internet sourcing, referrals, etc.
• Maintain Employee Referral Bonus program.
• Absorb and arrange interview schedules for candidates when required.
• Draft offer letters, monitor the completion of pre-employment assessments, background checks, drug screens, and post-offer employment physicals.
• Ensure all new hire paperwork is complete in a timely manner.
• Keep hiring managers up to date on the status of pre-hire requirements.
• Coordinate pre-hire documents.
• Respond to all employment verifications within 24 hour time period.
• Participate in DE&I Employee Engagement committees.

Qualifications

• Strong sense of discretion, ethics and professionalism.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in business or human resources.
• Previous work experience in full lifecycle recruiting (4-8 years) and a minimum of 4 years working experience in human resources.
• Exceptional time management skills, ability to work autonomously and efficiently, with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service aptitude.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Must have good problem solving skills.
• Must be highly computer literate with capability in e-mail, MS Office and related business and communication tools.
• Ability to quickly learn to utilize various department specific computer programs.