Search Consultant - Adecco - US

The Adecco Group; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Adecco Group is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead full life-cycle direct hire recruitment for mid- to senior-level roles across multiple clients. You’ll analyze hiring needs, design targeted strategies, build pipelines, and close placements while managing client relationships and staying current on market trends.

You will screen candidates, conduct competency-based interviews, negotiate terms, and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience recruiting top tier, mid- to senior-level candidates or relevant industry experience is required.
• Combination of post‑high school education and related professional work experience equivalent to seven (7) years may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to focus on client needs with a commitment to quality and customer service.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems through recommending and implementing creative solutions.
• Ability to demonstrate business acumen and market insight.
• Knowledge of employment laws, ATS, sourcing trends, and CRM tools.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and marketing.
• Partners with clients to analyze hiring needs, determines best recruiting methods, and creates client and role-specific strategic recruiting strategies.
• Stays abreast of leading industry trends and recruiting best practices.
• Builds and maintains subject matter expertise on target industries, clients and roles.
• Screens resumes and conducts behavioral-based interviews and competency-based evaluations.
• Provides guidance and negotiates fee agreements with clients; completes appropriate correspondence for each placement.
• Nurtures continued account development for generating new business.
• Tours clients’ offices and seeks to gain full understanding of clients’ goals and objectives.
• Generates Direct Hire fees per budgeted goals.
• Enters and tracks assignment and candidate data in tracking systems.
• Creates and executes temporary employee programs.
• Builds and maintains relationships with passive and active candidates.
• Develops relationships with key clients and business leaders.
• Responds to and addresses candidate, temporary employee and client inquiries.
• Completes candidate hiring and onboarding processes per client requirements.
• Coaches, trains and mentors other team members.
• Ensures compliance and safety requirements are met.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Client needs analysis

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

7+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Microsoft Office

Job description

About this role

The Executive Recruiter is responsible for executing the full life-cycle of direct hire recruiting for top tier, mid- to senior-level professional direct hire job orders for a variety of clients. Partners with clients to define strategic objectives and hiring needs. Analyzes hiring needs, determines best recruiting methods, creates and deploys client and role-specific recruiting strategies. Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and various forms of marketing. Builds and maintains a comprehensive candidate pipeline that addresses client needs. Serves as subject matter expert on market trends, target industries, and roles.

What you’ll be doing

• Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and various forms of marketing.
• Partners with clients to analyze hiring needs, determining best recruiting methods, and creates and deploys client and role-specific strategic recruiting strategies and client marketing initiatives.
• Stays abreast of leading industry trends and recruiting best practices.
• Builds and maintains subject matter expertise on target industries, clients and roles.
• Administers job postings in various systems.
• Screens resumes and conducts behavioral based interviews and competency-based evaluations.
• Provides guidance and negotiates fee agreements with clients; completes appropriate correspondence for each placement.
• Nurtures continued account development for generating new business.
• Tours clients’ offices and seeks to gain full understanding of clients’ goals and objectives.
• Generates Direct Hire fees per budgeted goals.
• Enters and tracks assignment and candidate data in various tracking and order systems.
• Creates and executes temporary employee programs.
• Builds and maintains relationships with both passive and active candidates.
• Establishes and maintains a network of industry contacts through participation in professional and trade associations and other professional networking organizations.
• Develops relationships with key clients and business leaders.
• Responds to and addresses a variety of candidate, temporary employee and client inquiries.
• Completes candidate hiring and onboarding processes in accordance with client and organizational requirements.
• Coaches, trains and mentors other team members.
• Ensures compliance and safety requirements are met.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.

Minimum of three (3) years of experience recruiting top tier, mid- to senior-level candidates or relevant industry experience is required.

Combination of post‑high school education and related professional work experience equivalent to seven (7) years may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to focus on client needs with a commitment to quality and customer service.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems through recommending and implementing creative solutions.
• Ability to demonstrate business acumen and market insight.
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret and understand employment‑related laws, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of and the ability to utilize Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Knowledge of current sourcing and recruiting trends, best practices and methodologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of and the ability to utilize Customer Relationship Management Systems and/or related tools.