Talent Acquisition Specialist Jobs

Here at UNCOMN, our mission is to empower systems thinkers to create elegant solutions to complex problems – to improve the systems that improve our communities. Our team members apply their natural curiosity and grit to discover elegant solutions for our clients’ most complex organizational, logistics, process, data, and technical challenges, with the overall goal of building great businesses that contribute to great communities.

We’re an award-winning firm, one of the country’s fastest-growing and—more importantly—a consistent ‘Top Workplace’ as evaluated by our own employees. We are a values-driven organization (see the Core Values section of our website) and we’re looking for new Uncommon Geniuses to join our growing team, so if you’re a person who likes to solve problems, fix things, build things, tweak things, or otherwise show creative flair, you might just be an "UNCOMN Genius" and we encourage you to check out the specifics of this position below!

UNCOMN is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to:

• Maintain relationships with past applicants regarding opportunities that are the best fit for their skills, talents, and growth
• Closely partner with directors, hiring managers, and other team members involved in the hiring process to assess staffing needs and requirements while gaining an understanding of the role and key attributes required for matching the right candidates to positions
• Manage respective candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities
• Continually identify opportunities to improve recruiting strategy and candidate experience processes
• Network to foster long-term relationships with candidates, UNCOMN teammates, and community partners
• Organize and participate in university fairs, boot camp presentations, and professional networking and corporate events to support the UNCOMN brand and growth plan
• Develop talent pipelines, relationships, and partnerships that facilitate future initiatives and needs
• Maintain records used for recruitment, including interview notes and related forms, to share with key stakeholders
• Manage all aspects of the recruitment process including sourcing, pre-screening, multi-round interviews across multiple time zones, reference checks, salary negotiations, and offers in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Consult and prepare, both, candidates and hiring managers, before and after interviews
• Utilize various methods to recruit and network with candidates within the IT industry including, but not limited to, social media platforms, networking events, and job fairs
• Provide detailed feedback to leadership regarding applications and consult on candidate progression
• Review requirements and post/manage openings on UNCOMN’s public website, LinkedIn, and Indeed

Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently as well as provide strong contributions to group collaboration
• 2+ years of proven experience in Talent Acquisition with exposure to IT recruiting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Word
• Strong organizational skills, with experience working in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Experience with Applicant Tracking System(s)
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
• Hands-on experience with different sourcing tools and techniques

Preferred

• Previous Talent Acquisition experience within IT Consulting and/or Government Contracting highly preferred
• Previous Kronos, LinkedIn Recruiter, and/or Indeed experience
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Summary:

• 401K Safe Harbor Match Program*
• Eligible for Health Benefits on day 1*
• Flexible PTO effective on day 1 and 10 paid holidays*
• Training and Education Assistance*
• *Must be a full-time employee

Don’t meet every single requirement? We’re dedicated to building an uncommon, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.