Candidate Experience Coordinator – Experienced Recruiting
About The Position
The Candidate Experience Coordinator is a critical partner to General Mills’ Talent Acquisition Team and serves as a primary point of contact for external candidates throughout recruiting and hiring. The role represents company values through service-oriented support and collaboration, delivering a positive experience for candidates and hiring partners while supporting team excellence. The coordinator provides administrative support across the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for designated functional areas. Work includes professional candidate communications, complex interview scheduling, domestic and international travel coordination, pre-employment background-check processes, candidate travel and expense management, and onsite interview logistics. The role also tracks candidate information in Workday, supports projects and strategic priorities across Talent Acquisition, builds partnerships with internal stakeholders, and handles additional onsite administrative tasks.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of administrative experience in a high-volume, fast-paced, detail-oriented setting.
- High school degree or GED.
- Strong prioritization and organizational skills, with attention to detail and accuracy while meeting tight deadlines.
- Independent judgment and decision-making ability to analyze and resolve highly confidential and complex work.
- Ability to proactively complete multiple detailed tasks while handling frequent interruptions.
- Excellent communication skills, tact, and diplomacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of management and a broad range of external candidates, customers, and suppliers.
- Integrity, sound judgment, and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
- Flexibility and adaptability as priorities, responsibilities, and stakeholders change.
- Strong technical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams, as well as HCM applications; willingness to learn other software as needed.
- Availability for occasional overtime.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor work visas.
- Must meet the minimum age requirement of 18.
Nice To Haves
- Associate or bachelor’s degree.
- Experience with a SaaS applicant tracking system (Workday).
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support for the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across designated functional areas.
- Communicate proactively and professionally with candidates verbally and in writing.
- Coordinate complex, multi-stakeholder interview schedules and associated domestic and international travel logistics.
- Initiate, track, and review background checks as part of the pre-employment contingency process for incoming hires.
- Manage candidate travel end to end, troubleshoot travel arrangements, ensure expenses are accurate and consistent with normal expense practices, and escalate issues to the TA Manager as needed.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for onsite interview logistics, including room setup and candidate hosting, and troubleshoot scheduling or technical issues on interview days.
- Track and report candidate-flow information in Workday, maintain accurate and compliant data and operational practices, troubleshoot critical errors, and escalate as needed.
- Collaborate across Talent Acquisition pillars on projects, strategic priorities, and additional tasks.
- Build trust and partnerships with candidates and internal stakeholders, including AV, the Business Conference Center, HR, and hiring teams.
- Create a positive, best-in-class candidate experience.
- Perform onsite administrative tasks such as mail cleanup and updating Talent Acquisition laptops.
Benefits
- Health benefits.
- Retirement and financial wellbeing programs.
- Time-off programs.
- Wellbeing support and perks.
- Potential eligibility to participate in an annual incentive program; awards depend on individual and organizational performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
