Talent Acquisition Partner – Food & Beverage

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel; Prior Lake (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

Onsite medical clinics

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Childcare discounts

Fuel discounts

Bus passes

Fitness membership

Free uniforms

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to lead strategic sourcing, partner with hiring leaders, and drive a high-quality recruitment process across departments including Hospitality. You will optimize the candidate experience, leverage ATS and social media, and build diverse pipelines to meet organizational needs.

The role emphasizes relationship-building with stakeholders, market data awareness, and delivering timely hires that align with compensation philosophy and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field; or Associates Degree with equivalent experience
• 6+ years of Talent Acquisition experience with proven results
• 3+ years of direct sourcing experience
• External Search Firm experience not required but preferred
• Advice on talent strategies to attract, source and hire high performing talent
• Build diverse future talent pipelines
• Strong external network and internal stakeholder relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence and negotiate

Responsibilities

• Conduct strategy sessions with hiring managers to understand position requirements and business needs ahead of posting.
• Executes hiring process from sourcing to selection with focus on quality; recommends slate of candidates.
• Administers pre-employment tests and checks references as required.
• Consult with hiring managers on compensation proposals and market data.
• Extend and negotiate offers highlighting employer value and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with management across departments.
• Leverage ATS and tech tools to streamline hiring and improve candidate experience.
• Build relationships with quality and specialized applicants for future talent pipelines.
• Be a subject matter expert in areas like social media strategy, college relations, and technology platforms.
• Stay informed on wages, benefits, and labor laws affecting hiring practices

Skills

Strategic thinking

Consultative approach

Stakeholder management

Sourcing expertise

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in HR/related

6+ years talent acquisition

3+ years direct sourcing

Tools

ATS systems

LinkedIn recruiting

Social media sourcing

Job description

Description

Job Overview: The Talent Acquisition Partner is a strategic resource and consultative partner for hiring leaders to ensure the successful acquisition of talented team members. This position is responsible for executing an effective sourcing strategy and efficient recruiting process to attract, select and hire high-quality applicants for the Gaming Enterprise, departments, and services as requested. This role will provide an exceptional candidate experience while focusing on building strong relationships with business units and key stakeholders to meet goals. The Talent Acquisition Partner is well-connected in the local talent markets in which he or she operates and has a proven track record of results. This role focuses on recruitment efforts for departments such as Hospitality while also supporting talent acquisition across a diverse mix of other departments—giving you the opportunity to make an impact throughout the entire organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct strategy session with hiring managers to understand position requirements and business needs ahead of posting position. Consult related to sourcing strategies, internal talent, and external market trends, aligning expectations related to hiring process.
• Executes hiring process; from sourcing to selection with focus on quality. Recommends slate of qualified candidates to interview and consults with hiring manager and/or hiring team on final selection. Schedules and conducts interviews as needed.
• Administers pre-employment tests and checks references when required.
• Consult with hiring manager, recommending compensation proposal. Understand Compensation philosophy and partner with Compensation related to current and future compensation offerings and market data. Compile and communicate decline reasons to stakeholders.
• Extends and negotiates offer to finalist candidate. Communicates the value of the organization as an employer of choice, the business, position, benefits, culture and values and future career opportunities effectively.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with all levels of management. Learns business of each area effectively.
• Leverage technology and tools to facilitate the hiring process. Providing technical support to applicants and managers using the applicant tracking system as needed. Recommend process, system or tool enhancements focused on creating efficiencies and outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Builds relationships with quality and specialized applicants to develop future talent pipelines. Be a talent ambassador on social media by promoting organization, brand and career opportunities. Execute recruiting strategies to attract strong Native American talent.
• Be a subject matter expert in specialty areas such as social media strategies, college relations, and/or technology platforms.
• Keeps informed of developments in such areas as wages and salaries, team member and employee benefits, Gaming Enterprise policies and procedures, employment and labor law, talent acquisition best practices and current recruiting trends and activities.

Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the expectation of this job:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field; or Associates Degree with equivalent experience
• 6+ years of Talent Acquisition experience with proven results; a combination of full lifecycle Corporate
• Talent Acquisition with a minimum of 3+ years of direct sourcing experience required, and 2+ years of
• External Search Firm experience not required but preferred.
• Ability to advise on, consult and execute talent strategies to attract, source and hire high performing talent. Source and build diverse future talent pipelines.
• Ability to build and maintain strong external network and strong internal relationships with all key stakeholders. Proven ability to consult with hiring managers effectively. Customer centric.
• Outstanding communication skills; ability to communicate effectively (orally and written) with all levels of stakeholders.
• Able to effectively present ideas, sell, influence and negotiate to achieve results.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize work and solve problems efficiently
• Established personal brand, social media presence and understanding of effective sourcing strategies using LinkedIn, social media, digital tools and other technologies.
• Ability to challenge the status quo.
• Strong technical acumen with ability to efficiently use multiple tools and various applicant tracking systems.
• Valid Class D driver's license may be required with good driving record.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications

• Required

  Class D Drivers License

Equal Opportunity Employer

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