Talent Acquisition Business Partner (Contract Recruiter)

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Job description

The successful candidate will perform full life cycle technical recruiting, work closely with hiring managers assessing their recruiting and business needs and successfully hire professionals in the aeronautical and engineering industry. This person must have a proven track record using social media and other creative recruiting tools to identify candidates. We are looking for a true business partner who is a owner of the hiring process.

Responsibilities:

• Source high quality candidates through the use of social media and other recruiting tools for LinQuest's positions
• Develop creative approaches to identifying, attracting, and engaging high quality candidates; Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
• Create and manage a pipeline of qualified candidates for frequently hired roles
• Proactively search and focus on hard-to-fill roles
• Understand business needs to identify, develop, and execute recruiting strategy to hire and retain top talent
• Develop strategic business relations with key stakeholders to include hiring managers
• Utilize social media to network with relevant user groups to recruit talent
• Source and screen all candidates for open positions
• Follow established procedures to ensure candidate and productivity data is accurately captured through tour ATS
• Prepare candidates for interviewing with specific hiring managers by providing detailed information on the company, business strategy, organization, job descriptions, and expectation-setting

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in recruiting technical candidates
• Skilled in Boolean search techniques and sourcing through one or more of the following: CareerBuilder, LinkedIn and Indeed. Adept in both traditional and creative recruiting approaches with a proven track record in utilizing social media to network and identify talent
• Strong planning and organizational skills required; Strong sense of urgency and ability to create a sense of urgency in others required
• Business oriented and have an understanding how business strategies link to recruiting initiatives
• Must be able to think strategically and execute tactically; a proven ability of leading by example is critical
• A genuine passion for creative and innovative recruiting methods
• Experience recruiting for and working with all levels of management
• Creative problem solver and team player
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking systems
• Experience using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills