Junior Recruiter

Kforce Inc; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc in Portland, OR is seeking a Junior Recruiter / Enterprise Talent Associate Technical to identify, engage and recruit qualified candidates, delivering ongoing service and building strong relationships with clients and candidates.

You will manage candidate pipelines, conduct interviews, coordinate background checks, and present top matches to clients, while coaching candidates through the interview process and offering career guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of staffing/industry experience.
• Experience in recruitment or staffing preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, and recruit qualified candidates through sourcing activities.
• Develop candidate pipelines and sourcing strategies across markets and regions.
• Screen candidates via telephone and in-person interviews to assess fit.

Skills

Sourcing

Candidate engagement

Interviewing

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Junior Recruiter / Enterprise Talent Associate Technical

**This role is located in Portland, OR**

SUMMARY:

The Enterprise Talent Associate Technical is responsible for the identification, qualification, placement and matching of candidates. The Enterprise Talent Associate Technical relationships with candidates through the delivery of exceptional customer service characterized by mutual respect, understanding, and trust.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify, engage, and recruit qualified candidates by performing sourcing activities to include, but not limited to market and Internet research.
• Identifying alternate candidate sources, cold calling, executing recruiting calls, referral recruiting, online social networking, attending seminars, and local networking events.
• Determine and implement appropriate recruiting techniques for market, industry, skill set, and region.
• Establish a pipeline, align virtual bench and a communication plan with virtual bench candidate through consistent use of activities.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with candidates not currently on assignment.
• Qualify candidates by conducting telephone and in-person interviews to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements.
• Determine right to work in US and if Visa required, send to Kforce 3rd Party and ITS.
• Utilize, maintain and update client systems as appropriate.
• Complete appropriate reference checks on candidates to ensure authenticity of stated skills and experience.
• Coordinate applicable background investigations with administrative staff.
• Analyze client requirements against qualifications of candidates and match the best candidate with client needs.
• Package the candidates for presentation to client.
• Present job opportunities to candidates and negotiate pay rates.
• Prep and debrief candidates. Provide coaching and advice to candidates throughout the client interview process to include counter offers and job transition.
• Conduct follow-up activities with candidates to ensure job satisfaction.
• Supervise and manage candidates on assignment; counsel and discipline candidates and be directly involved in termination decisions.
• Work closely with Client Relationship associates in activities directly related to candidate quality assurance, retention and extension, lead generation, remarketing and candidate satisfaction.
• Develop and execute daily plans.
• Participate in periodic training to enhance representation of clients in HR management decisions.

KEY SUCCESS INDICATORS/ATTRIBUTES:

• Demonstrate strong commitment to exceptional customer service.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to a team environment.
• Demonstrate well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient at handling difficult human relations issues with professionalism and respect.
• Possess sound judgment and reasoning abilities.
• Exhibit strong drive for results and success.
• Demonstrated capacity for self-motivation and independent direction.
• Possess strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism during stressful situations.
• Maintain courteous, professional, and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Commitment and adherence to the Firm’s Core Values.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of staffing/industry experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Employees may perform other duties as assigned.