Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Talent Acquisition Specialist I contacts potential candidates and confirms interview schedules. Assists in the recruitment of potential employees via recruiting website, employee referrals, on-site recruiting and other sources. Being a Talent Acquisition Specialist I performs exit interviews and processes change of employee status. Makes offers and conducts orientation for new employees. In addition, Talent Acquisition Specialist I may require an associate’s degree of human resources. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. Being a Talent Acquisition Specialist I works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. Working as a Talent Acquisition Specialist I typically requires 0-2 years of related experience.

Talent Acquisition Specialist Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Advertising of vacancies using an ATS (SuccessFactors);
  • Assess candidate information, including technical CV’s using our ATS;
  • Support and coordinate industry meet-up, candidate engagement and employer branding events;
  • Interview coordination including diary management, room bookings, internal coordination;
  • Management of candidates through the recruitment process (email and phone coordination);
  • You will progress quickly to support end to end hiring; managing recruitment briefs, interview/assessment cycles and offer processes;
  • Writing job adverts and advertising them on the relevant boards;
  • Use multiple recruitment tools to find the best talent in Europe;
  • Manage and coordinate of interviews with candidates and hiring managers;
  • Driving and maintaining candidate engagement with the company from the moment of initial contact;
  • Hold initial telephone screening interviews and decide whether they are assessed and will progress to interview stage;
  • Managing offers and post offer process including reference checking;
  • Market research and mapping of talent in Manchester and Europe;
  • Sharing feedback to the candidates, hiring managers and agencies;
  • Be a brand ambassador and help to establish company’s employer brand both internally and externally.

Requirements:

  • Able to prioritise based on operational and political priorities;
  • Knowledge of talent /pooling, especially through IT systems/software;
  • Assessment (Very strong competency interview skills);
  • Thrives in and enjoys complex, matrixed, changeable and ambiguous working environments;
  • Strong prioritisation and multi-tasking ability;
  • Basic data & reporting skills including the use of Resourcing MI tool to create recruitment updates for the business;
  • Superb communication skills, both verbal and written;
  • Proven ability to build strong working relationships at all levels within the organisation;
  • Desire to help in other areas of HR such as Performance, Career progression, L&D etc;
  • Talent acquisition/sourcing experience in a busy high-growth environment, preferably in creative industries;
  • Proven experience developing an employer brand;
  • You will be focused on reducing agency costs by working with the key stakeholders to forecast future gaps & recruitment needs;
  • Proven recruitment experience previously, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of the end to end recruitment process;
  • Ability and desire to recruit proactively using direct sourcing methods including LinkedIn & social media attraction to grow the talent pipeline;
  • Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple relationships.