Recruiter
Meharry Medical College

Job Info

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The Recruiter is responsible for proactively managing all aspects of the recruitment process across the College. This includes developing effective recruiting strategies, sourcing candidates, assisting with candidate screening, selection, interviewing, and administering talent assessments as needed. The Recruiter plays a vital role in building a robust talent pool to ensure the most qualified candidates while coordinating recruitment activities and supporting workforce planning.

Daily Operations

• Manage the candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding
• Receives request to hire for a position, collaborates with hiring manager to develop recruiting strategy.
• Posts the open positions to the Applicant Tracking System
• Sources, recruits, interviews, screens and evaluates candidate qualifications for open positions.
• Assist in developing appropriate candidate communication templates
• Develops and maintains a standard protocol for actively advertising recruitment needs and open positions.
• Continually seeks productive recruitment sources.
• Maintain accurate and up to date candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System
• Stay informed of industry trends, best practices in Recruitment and Talent Acquisition.
• Works collaboratively with department heads and other hiring managers to review job requirements and determine departmental staffing needs and discuss recruitment strategies.
• Works with Compensation Analyst and departments to make sure that job descriptions are an accurate reflection of the departments recruiting needs
• Utilize internet for recruiting
  • Maintain recruiting pages
  • Research internet recruiting opportunities
  • Use social and professional networking sites to identify and source candidates
• Coordinate and participate in job fairs and recruitment events.
• Builds networks, with community partners, to identify qualified passive candidates and develop a pipeline of candidates for high turnover positions
• Develops Interview Guides for Human Resources and Hiring Manager to ensure a consistent interview and evaluation process.
• Develop recruiting budget for collaterals and Meharry branded materials
• Identify and administer resources for applicant testing
• Participate in HR projects and initiatives related to staffing and workforce management.
• Acts as backup for the Onboarding Coordinator
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of standard recruitment resources and processes.
• Experience using applicant tracking software
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Proven candidate sourcing
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Relationship building skills
• Effective interpersonal and coaching skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of social media recruitment practices
• Strong knowledge of HR practices and employment regulations.
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 2- years of experience in recruiting and staffing
• Workday ATS Experience, preferred

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