Junior Recruiter - (Herndon, VA)
Serco Inc. is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc, with over 9,000 employees making an impact across various sectors. They are seeking a Junior Recruiter to support their Talent Acquisition team, providing candidate support, assisting senior recruiters, and participating in training to enhance recruiting processes.
Responsibilities
- Utilize various assessment tools and techniques to evaluate candidates' suitability for the role
- Communicate with candidates to provide updates on their application status and answer any questions
- Perform initial phone or video interviews to assess candidate's qualifications and fit for the position
- Support between 1-3 Senior and Lead recruiters
- Assist Lead Recruiter, TA Manager, and or Senior TA Manager with Hiring Manager status update meetings
- Participate in training sessions to learn and retain the recruiting processes, tools, and best practices
- Will stay on target with candidate movement metrics
- Will stay on target with requisition time to fill
- Recruiter will process/update offer letters in ATS
- Assist in supporting a Senior Recruiter/Lead Recruiter with up to 20-30 different requisitions at a time
- Will assist with cloning requisitions with Senior Recruiter/Lead Recruiter assistance
- Assist in drafting job descriptions, and posting job ads
- Gain an understanding of basics in maintaining records in iCIMS or a similar ATS
- Update and maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and statuses in the applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Assist Senior/Lead Recruiter in sourcing from external resources. (Job Boards)
- Conduct Direct employer’s weekly outreaches
- Use strategic recruiting to support more challenging skill-sets with guidance from Lead or Senior TA Manager
- Proactively build and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs with the assistance of Lead or Senior TA Manager
Skills
- A High School Diploma or GED at a minimum
- Exceptional customer management and service skills
- Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Teams, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Prior experience utilizing systems, processes and automation tools
- Proven ability to adapt to situational challenges and drive towards customer satisfaction
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in (2) of the following areas: Customer service, Candidate interviewing, Candidate assessment, Candidate sourcing, Marketing, sales and/or lead generation
- Proven creative ability in developing and implementing effective sourcing strategies, including online engagement, social media strategies, networking and more
- 25% travel required as needed for events and job fairs
- Previous experience using an Applicant Tracking System, Recruiting systems or an HRIS database
- Knowledge of OFCCP compliance
- Active related certifications
- Experience with Federal and/or State & Local government, contracting experience
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
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