Talent Acquisition Specialist
Skills
BusinessContinuous ImprovementGEDHiring PracticesInterviewingLeadershipProject Leadership
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred
- 2 years of HR experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of recruiting experience with a High School Diploma or GED
- Required recruiting experience may increase to 5+ years for Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist consideration
- Strong relationship-building and consultative partnership skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and high requisition volume
- Proven success in sourcing engaging and hiring talent
- Commitment to inclusive hiring practices and diverse talent pipelines
- Proactive solutions-oriented mindset focused on continuous improvement
- Regular travel required across Virginia and North Carolina
Nice to have
- Strategic mindset
- Strong organization
- High adaptability
- Consultative approach
- Inclusive hiring focus
- Solutions oriented
Day to day
- Serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers and HR Business Partners to forecast hiring needs and shape recruiting plans.
- Manage full-cycle recruitment from intake through offer for a high volume of assigned requisitions.
- Source passive and active candidates using diverse channels and build strong talent pipelines for current and future needs.
- Lead and support talent acquisition projects while improving recruitment processes and maintaining a strong candidate experience.