Campus Recruiter

CapTech Consulting • Reston, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

CapTech is seeking a Campus Recruiter to build relationships with colleges and universities and recruit for Associate Consultant and Internship positions. The role partners with the College Recruitment Manager to develop recruiting strategies, with an emphasis on diversity, inclusion and belonging. The recruiter manages relationships with university career centers and partners; plans and coordinates career fairs, networking events, workshops and presentations; represents CapTech at campus events; and tracks recruiting metrics.

The position owns the full campus recruiting process from sourcing through offer, provides an excellent candidate experience, and coordinates final-round interviews. It uses campus recruiting platforms, an applicant tracking system, LinkedIn Recruiter, DocuSign and AI tools, and works with Marketing and Learning and Development to promote roles and events and support the transition from hiring to onboarding. The recruiter also supports full-cycle hiring for experienced technical roles and helps maintain a pipeline of consultant candidates.

The role may involve internal recruiting initiatives and other projects, collaboration with Practice Areas, Learning and Development, Human Resources and other teams, and travel to college recruiting events. Travel is about 25–50% during the fall peak season and may involve several nights away in a row. Some evening and weekend work is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; any major is welcome.
• At least 3 years of experience in technical recruiting or at a college career center.
• Experience using Handshake or another campus recruiting ATS or CRM to run on-site or virtual student events and meet-and-greets.
• Experience planning and managing multiple events at once.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to speak to large groups.
• Comfort with recruiting tools such as applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter and DocuSign; SmartRecruiters is preferred.
• An AI-forward mentality and experience with tools such as Copilot, Cowork and LinkedIn AI tools.
• Knowledge of common human resources practices.
• Strong organization and documentation skills, with the ability to switch focus quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• A positive, collaborative approach and ability to build relationships with students, universities and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel to college recruiting events, including about 25–50% travel during the fall peak season and trips that may require several consecutive nights away.
• Must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting for technology roles such as software engineering, data engineering or management consulting.
• Experience recruiting in the consulting or staffing industry.

Responsibilities

• Develop CapTech’s relationships with core colleges and universities, emphasizing diversity, inclusion and belonging.
• Work with the College Recruitment Manager to build recruiting strategies.
• Manage relationships with career centers and other university partners.
• Plan and coordinate college career fairs and networking events with college alumni ambassadors.
• Represent CapTech at in-person and virtual campus events to strengthen brand awareness among students and prospective candidates.
• Create and deliver workshops and presentations to clubs and classes, in person or virtually.
• Track and report recruiting metrics following campus events and activities.
• Own the full recruiting process for college and intern roles, from sourcing through offer, while ensuring an excellent candidate experience.
• Post openings on CapTech’s website and on Handshake or other college CRM platforms.
• Identify and engage students through multiple channels, using AI tools to help create search strings, job descriptions and candidate outreach.
• Use SmartRecruiters to move candidates through the process and maintain detailed notes, feedback and documentation.
• Coordinate virtual and in-person final-round interviews (Power Day).
• Work with Marketing to promote roles and events and deliver e-communications to candidates and incoming hires.
• Collaborate with Learning and Development to support the transition from hiring to onboarding.
• Support full-cycle recruiting for experienced technology roles as needed, working with Talent Acquisition, Service Offering Leads and Practice Leads.
• Help build and maintain a pipeline of top-performing consultants, including passive candidates.
• Support internal recruiting initiatives and ad hoc projects.
• Work with Practice Areas and other teams, including Learning and Development and Human Resources.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Health coverage.
• Disability insurance.
• Paid family leave.
• CapFlex hybrid workforce support and daily flexibility.
• Certification and tuition support, digital on-demand learning, mentorship and skill development paths.
• Modern Health mental health and well-being platform, including one-to-one care, group support sessions and self-serve resources.
• Carrot Fertility coverage and employer-sponsored funds for fertility and family-forming care.
• Company-paid Fringe stipend for personalized lifestyle benefits.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Philanthropic partnerships and pro-bono project opportunities.
• 401(k) matching with no vesting period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level