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Vienna, Va, Us

University Park, Pennsylvania

University Park-United States

As the Recruitment Coordinator, I lead the efforts of a team of Recruiting Associates responsible for input into the Human Capital Management and Applicant Tracking Systems. Responsibilities include hiring, training, and mentoring of Recruiting Associates; communicating unit, HR and University goals and information; interfacing with the Talent Acquisition team to identify action items, process improvements, systems enhancements, and communication needs; scheduling and assigning of tasks to Recruiting Associates to provide recruitment and sourcing support; monitoring distribution of work and making adjustments, as needed; ensuring activities such as opening/closing job postings, placing advertisements, and responding to candidate and management questions are handled with a high degree of customer service and attention to detail; providing support with inquiries and requests elevated from Recruiting Support Associates; coordinating and/or assisting with recruitment activities such as career fairs, utilizing internet resources, mining of resumes, and following up with candidates and/or managers, as needed; and ensuring compliance with applicable University, State and Federal guidelines; partner with Human Resources and management staff to communicate and develop programs that meet the needs of the units/University. My position also assists with the screening of resumes in applicant pools and providing input to Recruitment Specialists.

United States

As a Talent Acquisition Associate, I provided support to the part-time recruiting and sourcing teams. Responsibilities include interfacing with customers, both face-to-face and via telephone; responding to routine inquiries regarding recruitment policies and procedures; opening job requisitions, placing external advertisements, and closing out job postings; initiating background checks, and processing hiring actions; responding to management, HR, employee and applicant inquiries in a timely and accurate manner; providing customer service to applicants; generating various reports; and providing general administrative support to the recruiting and sourcing teams; the position also assisted with the screening of resumes in applicant pools and coordinating and/or assisting with recruitment events such as career fairs, mining of resumes, and following up with candidates and/or managers, as needed.

University Park

• Filter and review completed candidate profiles, resumes and evaluate applicants work history, education and training, job skills, and personal qualifications against open requirements for each position.• Make initial contact, schedule and conduct prescreening of applicants, contact each personally, submit applicants for the matching position, and schedule interviews with hiring managers. • Interfacing with potential employees, both face-to-face and via telephone responding to routine inquiries regarding recruitment policies and procedures.• Manage the job website for all of the part-time positions within Auxiliary Business Services including posting and closing positions once they are filled.• Assist in the facilitation of new hire onboarding to include safety standards, protocols, background checks and appearance requirements for all part-time employees of Hospitality Services.• Maintain a database report with all the applicants hired within The Nittany Lion and The Penn Stater consisting of date of interview, application, and position hired for.• Coordinate job fairs, advertising campaigns, and media publicity.

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Increased department efficiency by managing student staff to conduct preventive or predictive maintenance.• Maintained and operated facilities – Manage resources including budget, staff, contractors, consultants, and finances.• Managed unionized staff and part-time wage employees.