Junior Recruiter

SHR Consulting Group; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company contribution

Paid time off + 11 federal holidays

Certification reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

SHR Consulting Group in Alexandria, VA is seeking a junior recruiting professional to find and attract talent for federal and cleared roles. You will source, engage, and screen candidates, coordinate interviews, and maintain candidate pipelines through the ATS.

This role emphasizes initiative, curiosity, and independent work. Responsibilities include creating targeted searches, evaluating qualifications, and communicating with hiring managers.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal programs.
• Associate’s degree or pursuing a bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year in recruiting or related role.
• General knowledge of recruiting, sourcing, and candidate engagement.
• Familiarity with job boards, LinkedIn, resume databases, an ATS, or similar tools.
• Basic Boolean search knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to absorb unfamiliar terminology quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple changing priorities.
• Strong organization and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Source active and passive candidates using Boolean search and various channels.
• Research unfamiliar roles and translate requirements into searches.
• Develop personalized outreach and engage candidates via phone, email, social media.
• Build and maintain pipelines for hiring needs.
• Track candidates from outreach through submission and interviews.
• Maintain accurate candidate activity in ATS.

Skills

Boolean search

Candidate engagement

Research unfamiliar roles

Strong communication

multitasking

Education

Associate’s degree or pursuing a bachelor’s degree

1 year recruiting experience

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

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Full Time Alexandria, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1503

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

Dear Candidate,

You see this role as you want to see it — in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions.

A recruiter.
A sourcer.
A Boolean searcher.
A professional LinkedIn stalker. (We prefer “talent researcher.”)

But what we’re looking for can’t be summed up quite that easily.

At SHR, we’re for engineers, by engineers. That means recruiting here is about more than matching keywords to a job description. It’s about learning what our engineers do, understanding the work behind the acronyms, and finding talented people who can make an impact—even when the right candidate isn’t sitting neatly at the top of a search result.

And while you don’t need to be an engineer to recruit here, you should be curious enough to understand the people who are.

Prior mastery of federal and cleared recruiting is not required. What will turn our heads? The ability to learn quickly, remain composed when priorities inevitably shift, and take ownership without waiting for every next step to be assigned. We favor those with initiative, good judgment, relentless follow-through, and the confidence to ask questions today so they can operate independently tomorrow.

You’ll work alongside our Recruiting Lead, learning the art—and occasionally the mystery—of sourcing passive talent, building Boolean searches, managing candidate pipelines, and navigating the world of federal and cleared staffing.

And yes, federal recruiting serves up its own alphabet soup. Move over BRB, TTYL, and FOMO—there’s DoD, TS/SCI, and LCAT to learn now. Fear not. We’ll get you fluent ASAP.

Bring us your curiosity, persistence, initiative, and drive. Bring the instinct to figure things out and the follow-through to take ownership and see what you start through to completion.

So, yes, you could see this as a junior recruiting (engineer) position.

But we see someone with drive, initiative, curiosity, persistence, and the potential to become exceptionally good at finding exceptionally good people.

Does that answer your question?

What You’ll Do

Find & Attract Talent -Some apply. Others must be sourced like a gem.

• Source active and passive candidates using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, job boards, ATS/resume databases, referrals, and professional networks.
• Research unfamiliar roles and translate requirements into effective candidate searches.
• Develop personalized outreach and engage prospective candidates by phone, email, social media, and other channels.
• Build and maintain pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Stay persistent when the right candidate doesn’t appear on page one.

Connect, Qualify & Keep Things Moving - A great candidate sitting in someone's inbox isn't much of a recruiting victory. Responsiveness and follow-through matter through continuous engagement.

• Conduct initial candidate screens and evaluate qualifications against position requirements.
• Gather relevant information including skills, experience, certifications, clearance status, availability, location, and compensation expectations.
• Prepare qualified candidate submittals for the Recruiting Lead and hiring managers.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain consistent candidate communication.
• Track candidates from outreach through submission, interview, selection, and disposition.
• Recognize when something has stalled and proactively move it forward.
• Maintain accurate candidate activity and pipeline status in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

What You Bring

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the nature of the federal and mission-oriented programs we support.
• Associate’s degree or pursuing a bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of experience in recruiting, sourcing, staffing, talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, HR, or a related people-focused role. Industry training and certifications are a plus.
• General knowledge of recruiting, sourcing, and candidate engagement.
• Some familiarity with job boards, LinkedIn, resume databases, an ATS, or similar recruiting tools.
• Basic Boolean search knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to absorb unfamiliar terminology, positions, and concepts quickly.
• Comfort managing multiple and changing priorities.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• A calm, professional approach when the pace picks up.
• The initiative to identify next steps and move work forward without constant direction.
• The judgment to know when to act independently and when to ask for help.
• Professional maturity, integrity, and discretion, with sound judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company contribution.
• Paid time off and eleven federal holidays.
• Certification reimbursement and training support.
• Life and disability insurance.

SHR Consulting Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.