Talent Acquisition Specialist

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The Talent Acquisition Specialist recruits top quality candidates for hiring managers throughout the organization. Manages the recruitment process to include screening, interviewing, skills assessment, and candidate evaluation. Builds strong relationships with hiring managers to ensure the ability to influence, guide and drive the recruitment process. Coordinates the talent acquisition process with hiring managers throughout the organization. Post requisitions, screen candidates, set up interviews, debrief with interview teams, advise on offer parameters and create offers for candidates. Maintains applicant tracking system in accordance with department procedures and government compliance requirements..

What you will do:

Process Management:

• Manages the recruitment process for a functional area, working with the hiring manager on new and replacement requisitions
• Maintains ATS (applicant tracking system) to ensure compliance with company policies and government requirements.
• Prepares offer letters and may present offer to candidate
• Conducts new hire administration process to include receiving employee number, preparing and forwarding new hire paperwork.
• Manages workload using process metrics and KPIs including Time to Fill, Quality of Hire, Manager Feedback, Candidate Feedback, and others as identified to drive process and report progress. Maintains recruitment metrics including position control list, time-to-fill statistics, and turnover reporting and more.

Hiring Manager Guidance:

• Confirms specific needs/requirements and sets expectations for difficulty of search.
• Analyzes reports and uses relevant information to inform and influence leaders.
• Counsels hiring manager on offer parameters
• Educates internal customers on the recruiting and selection process through ongoing counsel and periodic training sessions to enhance staff management skills.

Sourcing:

• Posts positions
• Works with Talent Sourcer on hard to fill positions.
• Provides input to social media campaigns or posts as needed

Evaluation & Selection:

• Creates interview guides and evaluation tools for hiring team.

Other Duties and Assignments:

• Participates on project teams as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Evaluates resumes and applicants, and screens candidates utilizing defined recruitment methods to determine which candidates to move forward in the hiring process.
• Conducts applicant screening interviews to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, salary requirements, and to provide information about Gordon Food Service (GFS) and positions.
• Coordinates and schedules interviews and debriefs with interview teams.

Leading candidates will have:

• 2-5 years previous staffing experience with recruiting, interviewing and selecting.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related degree preferred. High school diploma required.
• PHR or SPHR certification preferred