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Human Resources Specialist

TALENT Software Services, Overland Park, KS, United States


Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist - Onsite 5 days/week - Overland Park, KS

I am looking for an experienced sourcer or recruiter with a passion for sourcing and experience recruiting and/or sourcing hard‑to‑fill niche roles. Someone with experience working on engineering roles is a plus. Skills sourcing outside of LinkedIn and developing sourcing strategies is highly preferred. We want someone who can get creative. We will be giving them a LinkedIn recruiter seat. We are looking for someone with a sales and marketing mindset who can “sell” career opportunities to passive candidates via email, phone, and various social media platforms. I am looking for someone who stays up to date on sourcing techniques and enjoys continuous learning in this space.

Responsibilities

Consult and conduct recruitment strategy meetings with talent acquisition partners to understand gaps in recruiting efforts and needs

Build long‑term relationships with top talent for current and future career opportunities

Implement and execute strategic recruitment techniques for high volume, aged and hard‑to‑fill positions

Use innovative sourcing techniques and leverage technology to find active and passive candidates

Build strong partnerships with recruiters to develop plans for key staffing initiatives

Post and maintain quality job descriptions and advertisements for open positions, ensuring consistency across all postings

Source candidates through creative social media tools and developing robust networking avenues

Initiate contact with passive candidates for openings and maintain candidate pipelines

Utilize internal applicant tracking system to review applications and maintain candidate progress

Recognize and assist with any situation within our business that can be assisted with HR support

Research market conditions and industry trends as they relate to our competitors to assist in decision‑making and marketing positions

Use industry knowledge, social media sources, Technical Operations, and mission‑focused knowledge to seek out potential candidates that may be currently employed at peer/competitor companies, and successfully identify candidates

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of talent sourcing and/or full‑cycle recruiting experience, preferably specializing in the recruitment of engineers within the domains of water, wastewater treatment plants, utilities, power generation, storage, transmission, and/or distribution

Background in technical recruitment or other recruitment specializations may also be considered

Agency recruitment background is a plus

Ability to quickly learn candidate profiles and identify and source candidates outside of job boards and LinkedIn using boolean techniques including X‑ray searching

Experience designing recruiting strategies a plus

Preferred Qualifications

Comfortable monitoring key metrics and making data‑driven decisions in respect to adjusting recruitment or sourcing strategies

Extensive data mining of various social media to identify candidate profiles

Utilizing professional networks to source candidates

Bachelor’s Degree is preferred

Recruiting experience, preferably in engineering or technical roles but open to other experiences also

Full Life‑Cycle Recruiting, managing hiring manager relationships

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