Talent Acquisition Specialist — Hybrid & Impactful Recruiting

Sentry Insurance; Stevens Point (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexibility

Dining stipend

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

401(k) match

Job summary

Sentry Insurance is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own the full-cycle recruitment process and build strong candidate pools. The role offers hybrid flexibility with in-office collaboration Tue–Thu and remote options on Mon and Fri, supporting professional growth through Sentry University and comprehensive benefits.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 2+ years of related experience, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years related work experience.
• Solid understanding of fair employment practices and regulations.
• Exceptional skills in written and verbal communications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent organizational, collaboration and follow-up skills.
• Strong relationship building and relationship management skills.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Strong personal standards of excellence, ethics, and integrity; ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire recruitment cycle for positions from workforce planning needs, through the requisition process, the presentation of candidates, and pre-hire screens to final offer letters.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand job requirements and competencies, evaluates and identify staffing strategies to develop talented candidate pools and set expectations.
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship with all candidates to keep them engaged through the hiring process and ensure achievement of staffing goals.
• Attract applicants by placing job advertisements using career websites, social media, and working with employment agencies.
• Source active candidates from online databases, contact lists, internal databases and employee referrals. Source passive candidates through networking, cold calling, internet searches and research. Leverages cold calling, soliciting of referrals and "selling" skills to generate interest in passive candidates.
• Determine qualified candidates by reviewing resumes for experience and knowledge, verifying references, conducting initial interviews, and performing background checks.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring manger and/or interview panel.
• Communicate important employment information to selected candidates under the direction of the hiring managers and within the guidelines of Human Resources policies.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Relationship building

Independent work

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Sentry Insurance is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own the full-cycle recruitment process and build strong candidate pools. The role offers hybrid flexibility with in-office collaboration Tue–Thu and remote options on Mon and Fri, supporting professional growth through Sentry University and comprehensive benefits.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 2+ years of related experience, and excellent communication skills.