Talent Acquisition Job Description

Talent Acquisition Job Description

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Talent acquisition provides detailed candidate profiles within the applicant tracking system per Company recruitment policy and in accordance with regional and/or country-specific laws and requirements.

Talent Acquisition Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective talent acquisition job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included talent acquisition job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Will seek out and recommend sources of candidates including the Internet, colleges, job fairs, technical schools
Establishes strong relationships with agency hiring managers
Coordinates Career Information Seminars, including logistics, invitations and presentation of material
Manage the talent management processes to competitively attract best in class talent employees
Build strong relationships with the business to smoothly and efficiently
Partner with hiring managers to define talent requirements and develop sourcing stratgeies
Perform candidate searches Check references, extend offers and create offer letters
Collaborate with the talent acquisition group to determine appropriate recruiting strategy
Utilize systems and processes, develop recruiting metrics to be measured and communicated regularly to the leadership team, including time to fill and retention of new hires
Proven understanding of all the technical and functional components of recruitment processes

Talent Acquisition Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Talent Acquisition

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HR, PHR, CHRP, SPHR, AIRS, SHRM, CA, GPHR, SCP, CP

Education for Talent Acquisition

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the talent acquisition job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Human Resources, Business, Business/Administration, Education, Communications, Associates, Secondary Education, Liberal Arts, Management, Acquisition

Skills for Talent Acquisition

Desired skills for talent acquisition include:

Excel
Applicant tracking systems
Networking
Relation to position requirements
JCAHO
Taleo
Federal and New York state laws regarding employment practices
Personnel policy and procedure
Qualifying
Assessing

Desired experience for talent acquisition includes:

Minimum 8 years full-cycle recruiting experience with a strong focus on high-level/skilled and/or Entertainment/Media / Technology recruiting
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered (Please note job # 17966BR)
BA/BS degree in Business, Human Resources, Communications or related field strongly preferred OR comparable professional experience
Minimum of seven years professional recruitment/staffing experience required
Experience in a recruitment role within the games industry strongly preferred
Demonstrated success recruiting within complex, competitive software development environments

Talent Acquisition Examples

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Talent Acquisition Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of talent acquisition. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for talent acquisition
  • Posts jobs to niche job boards outside of Taleo or other marketing venues as required by the recruiting team
  • May assist Recruiters with progressing candidates through the Taleo workflow
  • The TA Director will be responsible for managing executive level roles support the team when necessary with other searches
  • Oversight for data integrity, developing and maintaining reporting of all talent related metrics other data as it relates to hiring trends
  • Submit recruitment MIS reports
  • Managing direct sourcing process across multiple functions and business units in EMEA for Executive and critical hires to reduce reliance on search firms
  • Establish effective relationships with leadership and HR to strategize recruitment efforts
  • Lead Executive sourcing strategy, improving processes and meeting business objectives through hiring talent
  • Analysis of external factors that impact recruitment, adjust recruitment strategy approach as required
  • Determine approach to proactive sourcing and faciliate based on forecasted business needs
Qualifications for talent acquisition
  • 5+ Years recruiting experience in a fast paced environment a must
  • 3-5 years recruitment experience, preferably from an international company
  • Minimum 8 years experience in HR, during that a minimum of 5 years in recruitment function at well known MNCs companies or recruiting firm
  • Must process excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently, enthusiastically, creatively and with limited direction while meeting commitments with high quality standards
  • Minimum of 5 years full-cycle recruiting experience
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Talent Acquisition Job Description

Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of talent acquisition. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for talent acquisition
  • Partner with Group leaders, Talent Management, and recruiters to meet strategic objectives around acquiring and retaining top talent
  • This position reports to the Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition who is based out of the Corporate Headquarters in the USA
  • Full Life Cycle Recruitment Oversight - manage all phases of recruitment process for salaried positions for US locations that ensure a candidate pool of the highest quality
  • Direct all staffing activities which include actively recruiting candidates, reviewing and coordinating applications/resumes, interviewing and verifying references, and consulting with hiring managers to ensure standard, quality approach is adopted
  • Drives the full life cycle recruiting process
  • Consults with management and supervisors to identify personnel needs, job specifications, job descriptions, job duties, qualifications and skills
  • Assists in the identification of recruitment programs to support diversity initiatives
  • Assists with special projects such as recruitment process and tool implementations, college relations and management trainee programs
  • Provides administrative support on more senior level recruiting functions
  • Coordinate internal recruiters
Qualifications for talent acquisition
  • Position is located in Pleasanton HQ
  • Proficient in a variety of sourcing techniques including social media, print and on-line recruitment
  • Deep functional/technical expertise in talent acquisition at a global level •Experience of leading across geographies and global teams and developing people at all levels •Awareness of labor and employment laws impacts on recruitment policies •Strong understanding of industry best practice and market trends
  • Engage and partner with the hiring manager/business unit leader to understand the hiring requirements
  • Develop inovative recruitment strategies and manage the end to end hiring activities, delivering an efficient and effective service to all involved in the hiring process
  • Monitor and ensure 100% compliance of hiring process
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Talent Acquisition Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of talent acquisition. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for talent acquisition
  • Actively participate in the development of Human Resources’ department goals, objectives, and systems
  • Act as point-of-contact with candidates regarding process questions, logistics, on-boarding
  • Working with members of the senior leadership team, management, clients and candidates in order to identify and attract talent
  • With support of the Talent Acquisition team, develops effective recruiting strategies for multiple departments and business lines
  • Supports relationships with College/University recruiting Teams and also supports Professional Job Fairs
  • Supports Talent Acquisition and the HR Team on various projects
  • Leads the global staffing strategy creation and implementation in cooperation with the Vice President Human Resources
  • Implement processes to support a world class staffing function
  • Works with Business Unit President & GM’s and HR business partners to create the company Employment Brand and to develop a talent acquisition strategy to hire the best suited talent in the shortest possible time at the appropriate fee structures and costs
  • Creates and maintains the Talent Inventory of potential candidates and industry contacts
Qualifications for talent acquisition
  • Proactively generate candidate pipeline through a range of sourcing channels for all open requisitions
  • 8+ years of recruiting experience, with 6+ years of leading and building a team
  • 10+ years of relevant HR/Recruitment experience with an emphasis in supporting a product and/or engineering organization
  • 5+ experience leading and managing virtual recruitment teams in a complex environment across multiple functional areas including sourcing, temporary staffing and general recruitment operations
  • Proven track record developing and managing leadership relationships with stakeholders across functional and organizational lines
  • Superior organizational and process management skills as demonstrated by with ability to manage multiple detailed projects and deadlines
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Talent Acquisition Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a talent acquisition. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for talent acquisition
  • Screening and qualifying candidates according to position requirements and standard specifications
  • Prepares documentation, compile data, and maintain records for AAP and FAA paperwork
  • Manage Staffing by providing leadership and expertise
  • Participating in headcount planning and creating annual strategy for delivering projected position
  • Use newer, innovative sourcing techniques to reach best-in- class talent
  • Educating and coaching line managers, HR managers on staffing process
  • Conduct recruiting strategy meetings and educate hiring managers on hiring process and best practices
  • Post and manage current employment opportunities on appropriate job boards
  • Evaluate applicant credentials to determine competencies related to position description and ideal candidate profile
  • Proactively conduct searches for qualified candidates using applicant tracking system, LinkedIn and other relevant resources
Qualifications for talent acquisition
  • University graduate in relevant majors
  • Familiar with the local talent market
  • Excellent English and Chinese, in both speaking and writing
  • Advanced knowledge of recruiting techniques including social media
  • Customer relationship management (with understanding of business culture) - including communication, ability to influence
  • Analytical capability to analyse and interpret survey data including the ability to work with metrics, produce KPIs and provide insight to stakeholders
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Talent Acquisition Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of talent acquisition. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for talent acquisition
  • Work professionally and respectively with additional and current San Diego, Denver, or Clinton Offices
  • Ensure full cycle hiring has been completed for full-time, part-time and contracted/temporary employees
  • Assisting the department with high volume, time sensitive, projects that arise
  • Handle all tasks related to the Coordinator position
  • Help develop job postings for new openings, conduct initial prescreening of resumes and video interviews to determine qualified candidates, and perform background checks and drug screens for qualified candidates
  • Assist HR Shared Services Specialists with processing HRMS data input, completing documents for associate files and handling customer inquiries
  • Implement innovative sourcing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool while filling the talent pipeline to meet the hiring needs of the organization
  • Partner with HRBP and hiring managers to build and implement a best in class Candidate Experience Process at all key touch candidate points to inform the recruiting, interviewing and onboarding processes
  • Assess the employee referral programs and implement actions to engage employees to be employment brand ambassadors
  • Evaluate the entire TA function to continually improve process and quality of talent brought into the organization
Qualifications for talent acquisition
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a corporate recruiting or HR management role
  • Demonstrated business acumen with displayed experience partnering with key business units outside of staffing such as Finance and Sr
  • High Performance Orientation – Strong personal drive
  • Enterprise view – Has an active external and future focus
  • Strong communication skills (verbal & written) the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and to manage several projects in various stages
  • 10+ years of corporate recruiting or related talent acquisition/management experience focused on hiring and retaining top talent

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