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Contract Recruiter position
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Primary Responsibilities:
- Proactively source candidates using Internet resources, social media,
employee referrals, headhunting techniques and other creative methods.
Participate in the selection and contact with external agencies and staffing firms as needed. - Responsible for interviewing, testing, and referring applicants for all positions throughout the company.
- Considerable skill in interviewing techniques and a good knowledge of all specialized functions in the company as well as policy and procedure and federal and state laws regarding employment practices.
- Work with hiring managers to determine specific needs of each position
- Ability to analyze the information provided on a prospective employee's resume, conduct a personal interview, and determine the suitability of the applicant for employment, which may include background reference checks, prior employment references, transcripts, etc. to gain adequate information on which to base a selection decision taking into consideration previous experience, education, etc.
- In cases where an applicant is judged unqualified, tactfully turn the applicant away.
- Schedule all interviews
- Act as liaison with employment agencies
- Post jobs to all posting sites
- Maintain employee Referral record
- Complete weekly report on employment activity and maintain Employment Variance Report
- Track spending related to talent acquisition and make recommendations
on how to best use resources
Develop/Maintain relationships with professional organizations and other sources of applicant referral. - Utilize Applicant Tracking System to efficiently process and track candidates
Requirements:
- 2 to 4 years of professional level recruiting experience is required
- Technology industry recruiting is required (IT industry is preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree required
- The candidate must possess a strong understanding and appreciation of a diverse work environment and have demonstrated initiatives for recruiting for diversity.
- Solid proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet
- Strong experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is required.
- Strong experience with candidate sourcing using internet tools such as LinkedIn, job boards, social media and search engines