Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist Location: Wilton, CT Employment Type: Contract (5 months) Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing Compensation: $52.86 - $58.14 /hr. Schedule: 40 hrs/Week. About the Opportunity: Join a dynamic talent acquisition team where you'll lead the full recruitment lifecycle for complex technical roles and partner closely with hiring managers to understand their needs. You'll use creative sourcing strategies, market insights, and strong candidate engagement skills to attract and secure high-quality talent while delivering a positive hiring experience. Why You'll Love Working Here: Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability. Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries. People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work. Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates. Why This Opportunity is Exciting: This role offers the opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara Solutions Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider- we help companies compete for talent. With experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide. What You'll Do: Lead end-to-end recruitment for technical positions, from sourcing and screening through offer or rejection communication. Build and execute effective sourcing strategies using proactive outreach, applications, multiple talent channels, and ATS tools. Conduct in-depth candidate interviews, assessing technical capabilities, experience, and alignment with organizational values. Partner with hiring managers, Talent Acquisition Coordinators, and business leaders to provide updates, streamline hiring activities, and build strong stakeholder relationships. Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, support talent acquisition initiatives and career events, and ensure compliance with fair and inclusive hiring practices. Job Requirements What You'll Bring: High School Diploma or GED. 2+ years of recruiting experience. What Sets You Apart: Bachelor's Degree. Additional Information: Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Acara Solutions and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Website Privacy Policy | Acara Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. #J-18808-Ljbffr