Early Career, Campus Recruiter

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in India seeks a proactive Early Career Campus Recruiter to own the end-to-end strategy and delivery of apprenticeship and graduate programs.

You will collaborate with hiring managers, define role requirements, run campus events, and manage candidate pipelines within the ATS to ensure a smooth onboarding experience. The role requires 4+ years in recruitment, knowledge of apprenticeship frameworks, and strong communication as you handle multiple projects and provide MI to

Qualifications

• 4+ years of recruitment experience, ideally in Early Careers or apprenticeships
• Proven track record managing end-to-end apprenticeship recruitment campaigns
• Strong understanding of apprenticeship frameworks, policies, and eligibility criteria
• Knowledge of banking industry context is a plus
• Excellent communication and multi-project management skills
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment for Apprenticeship programs and Early Career initiatives
• Coordinate on-campus and in-house recruitment activities and events
• Manage candidate pipelines using the ATS and report recruitment MI to stakeholders
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and assessment criteria
• Coordinate pre-employment checks and onboarding activities
• Ensure policy compliance and a smooth candidate experience throughout the process

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Apprenticeships

Early careers

Volume hiring

Stakeholder management

ATS usage

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Shape your Career with Citi

At Citi, we get to connect millions of people across hundreds of cities and countries every day. And we've been doing it for more than 200 years. We do this through our unparalleled global network. We provide a broad range of financial services and products to our clients – whether they be consumers, corporations, governments or institutions – to help them meet their biggest opportunities and face the world's toughest challenges.

Citi’s Human Resources (HR) team helps Citi to attract, retain and develop our employees across the globe. The team does this through supporting key areas including recruiting, diversity, global learning and talent development, benefits, compensation and employee relations.

Our Citi Early Career team is looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Early Career, Campus Recruiter

The Early Career Campus Recruiter is responsible for the end-to-end strategy, execution and delivery of the recruitment process and onboarding for Early Career Programs. The overall objective of this role is to participate in various recruitment initiatives in support of the overall business strategy. The Early Career, Campus Recruiter directly supports Citi businesses in the attraction, selection and program management of various graduate programs. This role will support the campus recruiting and program management deliverables for our Operations & Technology business groups.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Support the end-to-end talent acquisition delivery of the Apprenticeship programs
• Provide administrative support to Early Career Apprenticeship processes including recruitment trackers, payments, etc
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements, competency frameworks, and selection criteria. Provide regular updates and recruitment MI (management information) to key stakeholders
• Screen applications, plan interviews, and coordinate assessment centre’s, Ensure all recruitment activity complies with apprenticeship act and eligibility requirements
• Plan and execute all on-campus and in-house recruitment activities including presentations, office visits, networking events, and interviews. Track and manage candidate pipelines using the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Serve as primary resource for candidates throughout the recruiting process – be able to market the Firm, answer questions and communicate candidate status. Produce regular reports on apprenticeship hiring progress against headcount targets
• Produce candidate MI/statistics for both the business and Early careers colleagues
• Ensure all Citi applicants receive an excellent candidate experience during their application journey
• Be involved with wider Early Career projects and initiatives, Coordinate pre-employment checks (right to work, references, where applicable)
• Ensuring all hiring policies and procedures (compliance, legal and regulatory requirements) are adhered to and candidates are hired and on boarded seamlessly
• Support Apprenticeship activities such as onboarding, offboarding, surveys etc
• Manage the pipeline of the campus candidates and assure keep warm activities are implemented in collaboration with the Talent Attraction & Engagement team

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• 4+ year’s recruitment experience required ideally within Early careers, apprenticeships, a graduate recruitment function or agency with exposure to volume hiring
• Proven track record of managing end-to-end apprenticeship recruitment campaigns, Strong understanding of apprenticeship frameworks, policies, and eligibility criteria
• Understanding of banking industry and culture will be advantage
• Strong communication and presentation skills, experience in managing multiple projects
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills — written and verbal
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and stakeholders simultaneously
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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