Talent Acquisition Specialist

Valley First Credit Union; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley First Credit Union is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist responsible for full life-cycle recruiting. You will source, evaluate, and screen candidates, partnering with hiring managers to coordinate staffing needs and manage our online recruitment presence.

The role requires 3–5 years of recruiting experience and a Bachelor’s degree is preferred. You will use traditional and non-traditional channels, participate in job postings, and maintain strong relationships with internal staff and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of full life-cycle recruiting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Financial industry experience preferred.
• 3+ years of Microsoft Office experience including Word, Outlook and Excel, plus PDF editing.
• Excellent active listening and communications skills.
• Ability to switch from one task to another while maintaining organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate and screen candidates by phone.
• Partner with hiring managers to coordinate staffing needs.
• Post openings and manage online recruitment presence.
• Develop diverse pipelines and track candidates in ATS.
• Advertise positions to ensure high visibility to candidates.
• Conduct candidate follow ups and update interview statuses.

Skills

Active listening

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

PDF editing

Job description

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for full life-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, evaluating and phone screening candidates. The Talent Acquisition Specialist serves as a liaison with hiring managers, posts open positions and manages our on-line recruitment presence.

• Manage job searches including: developing search strategies to include diverse pipelines of talent, utilizing ATS to track candidates, screen resumes, schedule and conduct phone interviews, compile interviewer feedback, source/mine passive candidates through social media and shepherd the hiring process with hiring managers toward decision and offer status.
• Partners closely with hiring managers to coordinate all staffing needs.
• Uses traditional and non-traditional resources to identify and attract quality candidates such as career fairs, on-line job boards, community network events and social media.
• Assists with job posting and advertising campaigns (internal and external) in order to ensure high visibility with potential candidates.
• Pro-active follow up with candidates and hiring manager through the ATS to ensure that all information regarding the interview process/status is updated.
• Develops and maintains an excellent relationship with internal staff/hiring managers and external vendors to ensure achievement of staffing goals.
• Assists HR team in managing candidate activity in the ATS to include opening and closing of requisitions as well as credit authorization communication and background checks.
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media and Internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities and benefits; making presentations and maintaining rapport.
• Determines applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.
• Attracts applicants by job advertisement, contacting recruiters, and using newsgroups and job sites.
• Establish recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
• Establish recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
• Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicant, analyzing responses, verifying the references comparing qualifications to job requirements.
• Avoids legal challenges by understanding current legislation, enforcing regulations with managers, recommending new procedures, and conducting training.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations.
• Assists in the development and accomplishment of long-term objectives, strategic plan initiatives policies and procedures in relation to recruitment within the HR department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education & Skills

• 3 – 5 years of full life-cycle recruitment experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Financial industry experience preferred
• 3+ years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook and Excel, as well as PDF editing experience
• Excellent active listening and communications skills
• Ability to switch from one task to another while maintaining organization and time management skills

Pay Range and Schedule

• This position is a Tier 9, with a pay rate ranging from $29.00 to $38.00 per hour
• The anticipated pay rate for new hires is between the low-end and midpoint of the range, depending on experience
• The pay rates listed above are based upon the geographic location of our Administrative Offices in Modesto, CA using the greater Central Valley area for our pay range calculations
• Full Time, typically 40 hours per week
• Schedule will be based around business hours
• Typically 8am to 5pm
• Flexibility to occasionally work early or late hours, typically with advance notice