Junior Recruiter - (Herndon, VA)

Junior Recruiter

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly engaged and collaborative team as a Junior Recruiter, where we support independent growth and personal development.

You will be joining a fun and hardworking Talent Acquisition team. You will be providing support across multiple Business Units depending on the need. This position is part-time telework, and will require in-person attendance at our Corporate Headquarters office in Herndon, VA 2 days a week and at local hiring events.

In this role, you will:

• Provide Candidate support
• Utilize various assessment tools and techniques to evaluate candidates' suitability for the role.
• Communicate with candidates to provide updates on their application status and answer any questions.
• Perform initial phone or video interviews to assess candidate's qualifications and fit for the position.
• Provide support to a Senior Recruiter
• Support between 1-3 Senior and Lead recruiters.
• Assist Lead Recruiter, TA Manager, and or Senior TA Manager with Hiring Manager status update meetings.
• Receive Learning and Development
• Participate in training sessions to learn and retain the recruiting processes, tools, and best practices.
• Monitor and maintain Metrics
• Will stay on target with candidate movement metrics.
• Will stay on target with requisition time to fill.
• Offer Creation
• Recruiter will process/update offer letters in ATS.
• Requisition Support
• Assist in supporting a Senior Recruiter/Lead Recruiter with up to 20-30 different requisitions at a time.
• Will assist with cloning requisitions with Senior Recruiter/Lead Recruiter assistance.
• Assist in drafting job descriptions, and posting job ads.
• Provide TA Systems Support with assistance
• Gain an understanding of basics in maintaining records in iCIMS or a similar ATS.
• Update and maintain accurate records of candidate interactions and statuses in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Assist Senior/Lead Recruiter in sourcing from external resources. (Job Boards)
• Conduct Direct employer's weekly outreaches.
• Strategic Recruiting
• Use strategic recruiting to support more challenging skill-sets with guidance from Lead or TA Manager.
• Proactively build and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs with the assistance of Lead or TA Manager.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A High School Diploma or GED at a minimum.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in (2) of the following areas:
• Customer service
• Candidate interviewing
• Candidate assessment
• Candidate sourcing
• Marketing, sales and/or lead generation
• Exceptional customer management and service skills
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, MS Teams, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Prior experience utilizing systems, processes and automation tools
• Proven ability to adapt to situational challenges and drive towards customer satisfaction
• Proven creative ability in developing and implementing effective sourcing strategies, including online engagement, social media strategies, networking and more.
• Travel up to 10% for job fairs.

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Previous experience using an Applicant Tracking System, Recruiting systems or an HRIS database.
• Knowledge of OFCCP compliance.
• Active related certifications.
• Experience with Federal and/or State & Local government, contracting experience.

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and a passionate Serco Talent Acquisition Team- then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!