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Campus Recruiter
BKD
Omaha, NE, United States
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Overview
The Campus Recruiter is responsible for the execution of full life-cycle campus recruiting as designated in BKD’s university recruiting strategy. Campus Recruiters are highly visible representatives of the firm that promote the BKD brand across university communities and maintain excellent relationships with candidates, faculty, career center staff, managing partners and other office personnel involved in the recruiting process. Campus Recruiters are responsible for understanding and communicating overall firm and individual office culture, working with offices to identify entry-level and intern hiring needs and attracting candidates to fill these needs across the firm. This role serves as the subject matter expert and primary point of contact for candidates, educational institutions and BKD.
Role
• Planning, facilitation, and execution of campus recruiting process and activities for targeted universities
• Relationship development, coordination, and management with select audiences
• Generation and recruitment of students for BKD’s staffing needs by market
• Operational excellence through facilitation of processes and communication
• Other duties as assigned
This position will be based in our Omaha office and will have responsibility for campuses supporting our Omaha, Lincoln and Des Moines staffing needs. Regular travel to the various campuses will be expected.
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About BKD
BKD, LLP, a national CPA and advisory firm, can help individuals and businesses realize their goals. Our approximately 2,600 dedicated professionals provide solutions for clients in all 50 states and internationally. BKD and its subsidiaries offer a variety of tax, accounting and consulting services and combine the insight and ideas of thought leaders in multiple industries. Learn more at bkd.com.
Responsibilities
Relationship Development and Management:40% of role
• Effectively source, screen and recruit candidates from targeted universities, non-targeted campuses, online sources (LinkedIn), personal interaction, resume review and interviews to achieve hiring goals.
• Develop relationships with and serve as primary point of contact for candidates through the full recruiting cycle for portfolio universities and as needed for internal cross-market referral program.
• Develop, advance, and manage university relations (ultimately partnerships) with university career services, faculty, and students to ingrain BKD brand awareness across relationships.
• Plan/coordinate and attend campus recruiting events such as career fairs, student organization meetings, campus interviews, networking events, mock interviews, resume review sessions, etc.
• Participate in development and execution of national recruiting activities as needed.Recruitment Process Facilitation:40% of role
• Plan, develop, facilitate, and execute campus recruitment activities for all business segments (audit, tax, consulting, risk) in an effort to drive the campus strategy to meet hiring needs and pipeline objectives.
• Collaborate with managing partners and other campus recruiters to understand staffing needs and the annual campus recruiting plan cross the firm; track and build long-term relationships with top candidates; and cultivate managing partner and recruiting teams’ relationship with professors, staff and students.
• Organizes, prepares and/or gives presentation on campus at various colleges.
• Manage campus hire interview process including: screening resumes, selecting candidates for interview, conducting interview kick-offs and debrief sessions, managing offer approval process, extending offers, as needed, and rejecting candidates.
• Coordinate with offices to plan and execute office interview process; participate in office interview events; coordinate selection debriefing/feedback sessions; and move candidates to offer stage.
• Utilize recruitment results and competitive market intelligence to drive strategies and target talent effectively on campus.
• Partner with University Relations Specialist, Marketing and University Relations Team Lead to develop and post social media content, campaigns, marketing collateral and requests to increase brand awareness and recruitment effectiveness.
• Manage ATS to maintain timely documentation and tracking on all candidates and candidate interactions.
• Coordinate internship programs and employee onboarding processes as needed.
• Network within the marketplace to understand competitive landscape and compensation practices to provide input into offers. Disseminate competitive information to peers and internal clients.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
• Minimum two or more years campus, corporate or agency recruiting, event planning, or interactive sales experience
• CPA firm or other professional service firm (financial services, engineering, legal) recruiting experience preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Business or related field preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and openness to engage with people.
• High degree of initiative with the ability to anticipate issues, think proactively and problem-solve.
• Excellent project management, decision-making, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated event planning abilities with attention to detailed logistics and preparation.
• Self-guided/motivated professional that works thoroughly to the logical end of a task, requesting appropriate assistance when necessary
• Ability to confidently and comfortably deliver presentations and speak in front of large groups
• Ability to command the attention/respect of firm leaders and push back appropriately.
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, web-based applications, applicant tracking system, email, and social media platforms.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Ability to engage in and build relationships with firm personnel in a variety of office locations, talent communities, passive and active candidates, in-person and phone networking.
• Knowledge of laws and practices applicable to recruiting and hiring.
• Knowledge of public accounting or professional service environment preferred.
Experience the BKD difference for yourself. For more information about our firm locations, visit bkd.com. BKD, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or other protected classifications.
BKD does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. BKD will not pay a fee to a recruiter or agency that does not have a signed BKD vendor agreement. Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of BKD without having a BKD vendor agreement in place will be considered property of BKD. BKD will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
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