Recruiter

Description:

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintains effective working relationship with HR and Operational partners to ensure appropriate staffing service levels are met through the creation of area staffing plans
• Confers with management and supervisors to identify staffing needs and requirements, conducting intake/scoping calls and providing process overviews and realistic expectations to hiring managers.
• Manages the necessary sourcing and advertising of openings
• Develops and maintains relationships with technical schools, colleges, alumni groups, military sources, and diversity organizations to find and attract applicants
• Manages and facilities onsite hiring events (open house, career fairs, interview days)
• Conducts electronic screening and phone screening of candidates, updating status in our tracking system.
• Maintains constant communication with hiring managers on active candidates. Also regularly discusses future hiring needs and backup candidates.
• Coordinates background checks on applicants, and reference checks where appropriate
• Coaches hiring managers with effective recruiting practices to ensure polices and legal requirements are in compliance.
• Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences in all phases of recruitment process. Supports Penske diversity initiatives and objectives.
• Develops a full understanding of, and utilizes, reporting features of recruiting systems, including requisition reports, candidate status reports, etc.
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications/Skills:

• 3+ years of recruiting experience in a large company environment required.
• Bi-lingual in French is required.
• Bachelor's degree required, or, at least 3 years of equivalent work experience required.
• Must have the ability to act as an internal business partner to your clients by leveraging customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to sell and negotiate with candidates and internal partners.
• Ability to balance a strong candidate experience while managing a multi-step interview process.
• Must have demonstrated strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Able to communicate effectively in-person and through written correspondence and presentations with candidates, peers, managers, and leadership.
• Proficient use of enterprise applicant tracking systems and various sourcing strategies, techniques, and social media required.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and keep up with a high volume of activity.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, strong organizational skills, and ability to prioritize.
• Previous experience in managing relationships with staffing and third-party search firms preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 10-15% to various locations by car, plane, or train overnight, as required or directed by area operational leadership, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, and complete Penske employment application.

Physical Requirements :

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.