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Kokosing · 1 day ago

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Westerville, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Kokosing is one of America's largest General Contractors, specializing in heavy civil and industrial construction. They are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to recruit, interview, and hire qualified candidates for various roles, supporting the internal hiring managers and maintaining the recruitment database.

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Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Recruiting, interviewing/vetting and hiring qualified candidates across a wide range of roles and skill sets, primarily in the Technical and Operations-related arenas: Field/Project Engineers, Estimators, Superintendents/Team Leads, Administrative and Support personnel, Supply, Safety, Project Managers, etc

Serving as the first point of contact to potential future team members of the company

Assisting the internal hiring managers by providing information on trends/best practices, pre-screening resumes with details, and providing a detailed operations overview to the candidate

Utilizing Workday to support recruitment and applicant/job description database creation and maintenance

Post job openings on job boards, websites, and other online sources

Utilize social media platforms to find and engage potential candidates

Consult with managers and executives in developing job descriptions, posting the descriptions, utilizing strategies that will ideally increase applicant activity (i.e. sourcing, regularly refreshing the reqs, unemployment sites, explore niche job boards and assess for ROI, etc.)

Keeping the manager(s) updated as to search and applicant statuses – suggest new tactics, if needed

Serve as the point of contact for applicants (and internal managers) for the entire recruiting process and beyond

Screening applications/resumes and conducting interviews/operations overviews

Relaying submittal notes internally to hiring managers to facilitate an informed decision/assessment for determining the next step including scheduling interviews

Continual maintenance of the ongoing Req Status

Working with the HR Department and gathering market data to assist the manager in determining salary and perk parameters for offers – focusing on internal equity and fair market value/trends

Extending offers as needed and collaborating with the hiring manager in the event of counteroffers

Other duties as assigned, special projects/research, etc

Qualification

Recruiting experienceWorkday experienceCandidate sourcing strategiesEmployment legislationMicrosoft SuiteMulti-taskDependableResponsibleHigh-energy team environmentOrganization skills

Required

Recruiting, interviewing/vetting and hiring qualified candidates across a wide range of roles and skill sets, primarily in the Technical and Operations-related arenas

Serving as the first point of contact to potential future team members of the company

Assisting the internal hiring managers by providing information on trends/best practices, pre-screening resumes with details, and providing a detailed operations overview to the candidate

Utilizing Workday to support recruitment and applicant/job description database creation and maintenance

Post job openings on job boards, websites, and other online sources

Utilize social media platforms to find and engage potential candidates

Consult with managers and executives in developing job descriptions, posting the descriptions, utilizing strategies that will ideally increase applicant activity

Keeping the manager(s) updated as to search and applicant statuses – suggest new tactics, if needed

Serve as the point of contact for applicants (and internal managers) for the entire recruiting process and beyond

Screening applications/resumes and conducting interviews/operations overviews

Relaying submittal notes internally to hiring managers to facilitate an informed decision/assessment for determining the next step including scheduling interviews

Continual maintenance of the ongoing Req Status

Working with the HR Department and gathering market data to assist the manager in determining salary and perk parameters for offers

Extending offers as needed and collaborating with the hiring manager in the event of counteroffers

Ability to work and excel in a high-energy and fast-paced team environment

Have a desire to constantly interact with various personalities, and maintaining solid working relationships with all team members

Dependable and Responsible

Ability to multi-task is required

Ability to be comfortable with, and maintaining, a high degree of confidentiality

Excellent organization skills and the ability to prioritize

Experience in candidate sourcing solutions and strategies

Knowledge of relevant employment legislation

Possess a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of technical training and experience