Join Our Recruiting Team in Midland, MI!

Are you passionate about connecting people with opportunities and building lasting relationships? Spherion's Midland, MI office is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Recruiter/ Talent Acquisition Specialist. This is an excellent opportunity to launch or grow your career in the dynamic field of Recruiting and Talent Acquisition within a supportive and busy local staffing and recruiting environment. This is ideally a full-time opportunity with hours 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday.

THIS IS NOT A REMOTE OPPORTUNITY.

Responsibilities:

As a key member of our team, you'll play a vital role in our recruitment process, directly impacting our ability to connect talented individuals with local businesses. Your responsibilities will include:

• Candidate Engagement: Conducting high-volume phone screenings to understand candidate qualifications and career interests.
• In-Office Interviews: Welcoming candidates to our Midland office and conducting engaging face-to-face interviews to assess their skills and fit.
• Scheduling & Communication: Efficiently managing interview schedules, including calendar coordination and sending timely confirmations and reminders to candidates for both in-house and client-site meetings.
• Talent Sourcing: Proactively identifying and engaging potential candidates for various open positions using our recruitment software and other resources.
• Reception & Candidate Experience: Providing a warm and professional welcome to all office visitors, understanding their needs, and guiding them through our application process.
• Assessment & Evaluation: Skillfully interviewing candidates, meticulously documenting key information (listen and type!), and evaluating their suitability for our diverse client base.
• Opportunity Matching: Educating candidates on relevant job openings in the Midland area, aligning opportunities with their skills and preferences, and providing transparent information about each role.
• Resume Enhancement: Refining and formatting candidate resumes based on interview insights to effectively present their qualifications to clients.
• Pre-Employment Processes: Administering drug screens as part of the onboarding process.
• Reference Gathering: Conducting thorough reference checks and summarizing feedback to inform hiring decisions.
• Compliance & Onboarding: Adhering to Spherion and legal hiring standards, resolving onboarding-related queries, and guiding new hires through client-specific procedures.
• Employee Support: Assisting with Workers' Compensation reporting and related documentation, and following up with employees on any medical appointments or restrictions, keeping relevant parties informed.
• Administrative Excellence: Efficiently scanning and uploading necessary paperwork for accurate record-keeping.
• Recruitment Events: Representing Spherion at job fairs, assisting with booth setup, engaging with attendees, and collecting resumes for future opportunities.
• Social Media Engagement (Plus): Contributing to our social media presence by creating engaging content to enhance our brand awareness.
• Life in Staffing: Be ready for a role that's anything but routine! The pace can be fast and the priorities can shift quickly. You might spend one day out in the Midland community building connections, the next urgently problem-solving to staff up a client on short notice, and other times you'll be on a focused mission, utilizing all your resources to track down that "unicorn" candidate with a very specific skillset.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Exceptional Customer Focus: You thrive in a people-centric environment and possess well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Effective Communication Skills: You communicate clearly, professionally, and empathetically, both verbally and in writing.
• Efficient Typing & Documentation: You have proficient typing skills to accurately and promptly document interview details and reference feedback (ability to listen and type simultaneously is key!).
• Proactive & Adaptable: You demonstrate initiative, a willingness to learn, and the ability to embrace new responsibilities and technologies.
• Tech Savviness: You are comfortable using computers and proficient in basic software (MS Word, Excel). Familiarity with Canva or other design tools is a plus!
• Social Media Acumen (Plus): Experience creating engaging content for social media platforms is a valuable asset.

Interested in making a difference?

Submit your resume, professional references, and wage expectations to sarahross@spherion.com.

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