Talent Acquisition Specialist

The primary purpose of a Recruitment Specialist is to meet hiring goals of the company by filling openpositions with talented and qualified candidates. This entails participation in the full-lifecyclerecruitment process. From sourcing and screening candidadtes, coordinating the interview process,and facilitating offers and onboarding, all while ensuring candidates have a pleasant experience.

Position Tasks and Responsibilities 

• Promote OD company’s reputation as“best place to work”.
• Prepare recruitment materials and postjobs to appropriate social mediagroups/job board/newspapers/collegesetc.
• Using social media networks (e.g.LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to lookfor and connect with potentialcandidates and network withappropriate groups that suit our hiringneeds.
• Candidate Screening: Responsible for screening resumes and questionnairestages to determine which candidatesmeet the minimum requirements.Recruiters then move chosencandidates on to the next step in thehiring process.
• Interviewing: Responsible for conductinginterviews and participating in theselection of qualified candidates fornon-volume hiring which are then usedto narrow the number of potentialcandidates who will be interviewed bythe hiring manager. Oftentimes,recruiters will set up interviewappointments between the chosencandidates and the hiring manager.
• Reference and Background Checks:Responsible for conducting referencechecks by verifying employmentinformation and contacting theprofessional and personal contactsprovided by the candidate.
• ATS Pipeline management and ensuringall candidates are managed andupdated with their application.
• Preparing score cards and all other testrequirements for candidates to besubmitted to the hiring manager.
• Preparation, creation and sending ofJob Offers/Contracts to approved to behired candidates.
• Coordinating with Hiring Managers allthroughout the recruitment process untilonboarding-ensuring candidate care byconstantly updating them until delivery.
• Facilitates the candidates through theonboarding process, ensuringrequirements are submitted andreceived appropriate information andensuring candidate’s onboarding aresmooth.
• Candidate endorsement to the HiringManager/Training Team.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competencies

Knowledge:

• In depth knowledge of Outsourced Doers and The Doers Way product offering
• In depth knowledge of Outsourced Doers and The Doers Way processes and Procedures
• Up to date knowledge of Outsourced Doers The Doers Way marketing initiatives
• Knowledge of the end to end cycle recruitment process.
• Knowledge of advertising in online sourcing channels (Facebook, Linkedin, Job Boards)

• Knowledge of online sourcing techniques. (Boolean Search)

  Skills:

• Management Systems (CMS)Resilient and adaptable

• Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Candidate

• Ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, stress etc)

• Networking and building relationships with communities and groups as sourcing channels.

• Ability to identify potential talents

• Ability to adapt to a high-paced recruitment environment, specifically the capacity tointerview 10 or more candidates per day.

• Thorough comprehension and understanding of the hiring needs.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and delegation skills

• Basic understanding of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other recruitmenttechnologies utilized in the candidate recruitment process.

• Knowledge of headhunting. From identifying to approaching and successfully recruiting targeted passive candidates.

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource or any related course or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 1 year of proven work experience as a non-volume recruiter (either an in-house recruiter or a staffing agency recruiter)

• Prior involvement in the screening process, including conducting interviews and selectionuntil onboarding.

  Competencies/ Attributes

• Experience in interviewing candidates and seeking out new candidate sources.

• Experience in preparation/writing job descriptions, job adverts used in jobpostings on Social Media platforms.

• Results Oriented

• Emotional intelligence 

• Ability to work autonomously and be self-motivated 

• High levels of initiative and drive 

• Adaptability

• Teamwork 

• Communication – written, verbal and presentation 

• Commercial awareness 

• Compliance