Talent Acquisition Specialist

Olgoonik; Merrifield (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Olgoonik is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support recruitment for project and department positions on the east coast and overseas, collaborating with HR regional teams from its Fairfax, Virginia and Anchorage offices.

You will source passive and active candidates, develop pipelines, post roles on job boards and social media, and ensure compliant, timely hiring processes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• 3 years recruiting experience.
• 1 year sourcing cleared openings (Secret/TS) preferred.
• Experience recruiting in technology or security fields preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sources passive candidates through networking, cold calling, and research.
• Sources active candidates from on-line databases, contact lists, and referrals.
• Engages with active and passive talent and connects them to opportunities.
• Markets open positions via career page, job boards and social media.
• Develops extensive pipeline candidate pools to fill needs.

Skills

Communication

Social media

Candidate sourcing

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Regular Full Time Fairfax, VA, US

23 days ago Requisition ID: 1798

Overview :

The Talent Acquisition Specialist position supports recruitment activities for project and department positions on the east coast and overseas and collaborates in recruitment activities across the HR regional teams as assigned. The Specialist position is associated with the Olgoonik Anchorage, Alaska and Fairfax, Virginia corporate offices.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Sources passive candidates through networking, cold calling, complex internet searches and research.
• Sources active candidates from on-line databases, contact lists, internal databases, and employee referrals.
• Engages with active and passive talent and connects them to current job opportunities, executing recruitment strategies that produce a diverse slate of candidates, evaluating applicants and submitting qualified candidates for hiring manager review.
• Markets open positions via the company’s career page, job boards and social media platforms and networking databases as needed to fill vacancies.
• Develops extensive pipeline candidate pools to fill current and potential needs.
• Responds to candidate inquiries and communicates with candidates/new hires (phone and email) throughout recruitment and employment offer processes.
• Develops job descriptions with FLSA analysis and maintains company job descriptions in collaboration with managers and HRBPs, and in line with HR procedures.
• Collaborates with HRBPs to ensure the recruiting function is compliant with all applicable regulations: AAP, OFCCP, EEO, etc.
• Collaborates with HR team members in execution of talent acquisition strategies, and necessary backup for other HR staff members and to provide optimal HR support to internal and external customers.
• Supports the HRBP/Supervisor in the organization of teambuilding events for the Fairfax office as assigned, such as holiday celebrations, quarterly meetings, and annual picnic.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Education and/or Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources management or a related field, or equivalent education, training and experience.
• 3 years of recruiting experience.
• 1 year of experience sourcing/recruiting cleared openings (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) is strongly preferred.
• Experience recruiting personnel in technology or security fields is preferred, i.e. recruitment of Security Technicians, Security Application Engineers, Cyber-Security positions, PSIM Integrators, TSCM Inspectors, TEMPEST Certified technicians and other positions within the electronic security industry.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to pick up the phone and make calls - cold, warm, and hot, developing and maintaining long term candidate relationships.
• Must be well-versed in social media recruitment methods, with the ability to utilize various social platforms including LinkedIn.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with other management staff, employees, and the general public.
• Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Suite of products including, Word, Excel, Access and E-mail business software.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and an ability to manage multiple complex projects at one time.
• Must be able to work with a sense of \"controlled urgency\".

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :

• None

Security Clearance:

• N/A

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell.

General office environment. Some travel both domestically and internationally required based on business demands.