Campus Recruiter

Campus Recruiter

Cognizant specializes in helping some of the world's most established companies to stay the most loved brands in today's fast-changing technology landscape by advancing every aspect of how they serve their customers: digitizing their products, services and customer experiences; automating their business processes; and modernizing their technology infrastructures. Our growing campus recruiting team is looking for the right person to join us. We are gearing to disrupt the traditional campus talent pipeline with innovative and technology enabled recruiting techniques. We are looking for a campus recruiter to oversee hiring high-quality associates for Cognizant by attracting qualified students through leveraging inventive campus engagement, marketing and screening efforts. The campus recruiter will manage the on-campus efforts for a select group target schools and/or business units for full-time positions.

Role responsibilities include:

• Working with business partners and campus teams to create and execute on-campus strategy and enhance the organization's brand and reputation at assigned target schools.
• Directing and coordinating campus recruiting activities that may include communications, on–site interviewing, virtual interviewing and other administrative functions for campus recruiting.
• Driving all relevant recruiting activities such as presentations, career fairs, in–office and campus interviews, and offers.
• Attracting and screening candidates based on varied business requirements across multiple divisions.
• Serving as primary contact for candidates throughout the recruiting and into the onboarding process.
• Managing candidate communications and relationship management by creating and fostering high touch one-on-one relationships with top prospects.
• Understanding career interests and educating students about opportunities at Cognizant.
• Assisting in the development and support of diversity recruiting efforts across targeted campuses.
• Managing relationships with key university contacts at career centers.
• Supporting campus team in additional functions including onboarding, training, and networking events.
• Updating and monitoring university and Cognizant online applicant tracking systems and reporting on hiring statistics as requested.
• Performing ad hoc administrative duties as needed.
• Traveling domestically 30-40% of the work-time during peak recruiting seasons.
• Working with University Programs to execute and make recommendations for improvement against the recruitment strategy, campus relationship management, and campus marketing/branding.

Qualifications include:

• 1-3 years of experience in campus recruiting ideal, but open to training a new graduate with strong motivation to start a career in talent acquisition.
• Previous experience in consulting industry/professional services is a plus.
• Creative, strategic, entrepreneurial spirit, comfortable developing and trying new methods.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships – both in person and virtually.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Initiative to manage recruiting processes with minimal guidance.
• The willingness and ability to travel as required for campus visits, in order to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.
• Able to work a flexible schedule as workload requires.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system like Handshake and Taleo is a plus.
• Comfortable learning and leveraging virtual sourcing systems and techniques including virtual interviewing platforms.

Work Authorization: Due to the nature of this position Cognizant cannot provide sponsorship for U.S. work authorization (including participation in a CPT/OPT program) for this role.

Cognizant delivers solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of our associates. You will be supported by high-caliber experts and employ some of the most advanced and patented capabilities. Our associate's diverse backgrounds offer varied perspectives and fuel new ways of thinking. We encourage lively discussions which inspire better results for our clients. If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you.