Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to help recruit interns, co-ops, new graduates, and other early-career talent for GM's technical and business groups. You will partner with hiring managers, HR, and program leaders to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience in a fast-paced environment.

You will manage requisitions end-to-end, build pipelines through university relationships and career events, and support campus engagement strategies to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in Talent Acquisition, recruiting, HR, or a related field.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience with sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, or offers.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-through, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to travel periodically for university recruiting events, meetings, or other business needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs and align on recruiting strategy.
• Manage requisitions through full recruiting lifecycle including sourcing, review, interviews, offers, and pre-employment.
• Recruit early-career talent across technical, non-technical, business roles.
• Build candidate pipelines via university relationships, career fairs, student orgs, and referrals.
• Support campus and virtual engagement strategies aligned with GM needs.
• Ensure consistent, structured, and timely assessments with interview teams.
• Coordinate with coordinators, sourcers, program managers, and partners to move hiring activity.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through clear expectations and timely communication.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

CRM systems

LinkedIn

Handshake

Job description

The Role

Our Early Career Talent (ECT) program provides a significant pipeline for the skill sets needed for an all-electric future and the future leaders of General Motors.

We are looking for an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to support the recruitment of interns, co-ops, new college graduates, and other early-career talent for GM's technical and business organizations. This role partners with hiring managers, HR, ECT program leaders, and other Talent Acquisition teams to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience in a challenging, high-volume, fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Partner with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs, clarify role requirements, define target candidate profiles, and align on recruiting strategy and timelines.
• Manage assigned requisitions through the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, applicant review, candidate assessment, interviews, selection, offers, and pre-employment activities.
• Recruit early-career talent across a broad range of technical, non-technical, business, and functional roles aligned to GM's evolving workforce needs.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines through university relationships, career fairs, student organizations, conferences, referrals, direct sourcing, and talent community engagement.
• Support targeted campus and virtual engagement strategies that align with GM's hiring needs and priority talent markets.
• Partner with hiring managers and interview teams to support consistent, structured, and timely assessment processes.
• Coordinate with recruiting coordinators, sourcers, ECT program managers, Talent Marketing, HR partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders to keep hiring activity moving and ownership clear.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through clear expectations, timely communication, interview preparation, thoughtful follow-up, and ongoing engagement through the offer and start process.
• Support intern conversion, returning intern, graduating intern, co-op, and new college graduate hiring activities as assigned.
• Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity, candidate status, and requisition information in Workday and other Talent Acquisition systems.
• Use recruiting data and market insights to identify bottlenecks, communicate risks, and recommend practical improvements to recruiting plans and processes.
• Represent GM at university events, student programs, professional conferences, and other talent engagement activities as needed.
• Demonstrate GM Behaviors by owning outcomes, moving with urgency, leading as one team, committing to customers, being inclusive, and speaking fearlessly.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3 or more years of professional experience in Talent Acquisition, recruiting, human resources, or a related field.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, requisitions, or searches in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and move candidates through the recruiting process.
• Experience with candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, offer management, or related recruiting activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-through, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, manage confidential information, and adapt to changing business and hiring needs.
• Ability to travel periodically for university recruiting events, team meetings, or other business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting interns, co-ops, new college graduates, or other early-career talent.
• Experience with Workday, applicant tracking systems, customer relationship management systems, LinkedIn, Handshake, or similar recruiting tools.
• Experience developing university, student organization, faculty, or professional network relationships.
• Experience supporting high-volume hiring, structured interview processes, recruiting events, or talent community engagement.
• Familiarity with inclusive sourcing practices and strategies that broaden access to talent.
• Experience using recruiting metrics, market intelligence, or funnel data to guide decisions and improve outcomes.

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected c