Recruiter

McKinsey & Company; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in New Jersey is seeking a proactive recruiter to lead the office and campus recruitment strategy. You will attract, assess, cultivate, and onboard top talent, collaborating with Partners, development teams, and the broader North America recruiting group to deliver a high-quality candidate experience.

You will manage relationships end-to-end, coordinate campus events, and leverage data to optimize results, with travel to campuses as needed.

Qualifications

• University degree required.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in professional services or technical roles.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team with a growth mindset.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to influence outcomes.
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple streams of work with attention to detail.
• Flexible schedule with willingness to travel to campus as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruiting strategy and execution for the New Jersey office and campus sources.
• Attract, assess, cultivate, and onboard distinctive talent for McKinsey & Company.
• Collaborate with Partners, Professional Development, consultants, and North America recruiting team.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies across attraction, assessment, cultivation, interview scheduling, offers, and onboarding.
• Plan events such as office presentations, interview days, dinners, campus visits, and workshops.
• Use recruiting data and year-end analysis to identify opportunities to improve results.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Relationship building

Problem solving

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Communication

Self-starter

Education

University degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Who You’ll Work With

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

Who You’ll Work With

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You will lead recruiting strategy and execution for the New Jersey office and assigned campus sources, helping attract, assess, cultivate, and onboard distinctive talent for McKinsey & Company. You will collaborate with Partners, Professional Development, consultants, source recruiters, and the broader North America recruiting team to develop and execute recruiting strategies across attraction, assessment, cultivation, interview scheduling, offer support, onboarding, and summer internship programming. You will manage candidate relationships end-to-end and plan events such as office presentations, interview days, dinners, office visits, campus presentations, small group events, and interview workshops. You will also use recruiting data and year-end analysis to identify opportunities to improve results. Your experience in professional services recruiting will serve as an integral part of your work on the recruiting team. Your work will help ensure the New Jersey office and assigned campus sources attract and hire the best talent to meet our recruiting priorities, while creating a thoughtful, responsive, and personalized experience for candidates as they get to know McKinsey & Company. You will be based in our New Jersey office as part of our North America recruiting team. This team partners with consultants, leaders, and the broader recruiting community to deliver the office and campus recruiting strategy, build strong candidate relationships, and continue innovating our recruiting practices.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• University degree required
• 2+ years of recruiting experience, with a preference for experience in hiring for professional services and/or technical roles
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment; growth mindset and willingness to dive in where priorities require leadership
• Strong strategic thinker – ability to see and manage to “the big picture” while driving impact on specific initiatives
• Strong analytical ability, including high degree of comfort with Excel & PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
• Ability to build great relationships with candidates, consultants at all levels, and recruiting colleagues
• Proactive problem solver capable of identifying issues and generating solutions; desire and energy to continuously improve recruiting processes
• Ability to coordinate multiple streams of work independently; close attention to detail
• Demonstrated initiative, judgment and maturity; track record as self-starter; mindful of external reputation; discreet, respectful and caring with confidential information
• Flexibility to deal with last minute changes; ability to remain calm under pressure; comfortable working with minimal direction and flexibility to work overtime as required
• Ability to have flexible schedule and travel to campus as needed