Talent Acquisition Associate

Continental•Clinton, MS

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Associate attracts, screens, selects, and onboards qualified candidates to meet workforce needs and support business success and growth. The role recruits for technical, professional, and other designated positions, managing a high-volume requisition load while maintaining quality-of-hire, time-to-fill goals, and a positive candidate experience. It partners with hiring managers throughout the recruiting and selection process and contributes to workforce planning, organizational development, diversity initiatives, and talent management programs. The position uses recruiting channels including databases, social media, job boards, and colleges; reviews applications; conducts screens and interviews; coordinates offers and onboarding; and maintains recruiting systems, candidate records, pipelines, and talent pools. It also supports campus recruiting, employer branding, recruiting metrics, HR planning, audits, organizational changes, and culture development. The role is in a climate-controlled facility area, where applicable safety procedures and protective equipment must be followed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, Marketing, or a related field.
At least 2 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including high-volume recruiting and managing multiple requisitions simultaneously.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting in high-volume manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, customer service, or other fast-paced environments.
Internship, co-op, or campus leadership experience in recruiting, human resources, customer service, or related fields.
Experience using social media platforms for networking and candidate engagement.
Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) or HR technologies.
Experience coordinating events, projects, or student organizations.
Interest in talent acquisition, employer branding, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

Recruit for technical, professional, and other designated positions, managing multiple high-volume requisitions while meeting quality-of-hire and time-to-fill goals.
Partner with hiring managers to align job postings with job descriptions and hiring needs and support candidate selection and decision-making.
Source candidates through databases, social media, job boards, colleges, and other recruiting channels.
Review resumes and applications, conduct phone screens and interviews, and assess qualifications, job fit, competencies, and cultural fit.
Negotiate employment offers and facilitate the hiring process.
Coordinate onboarding activities and employment documentation for new hires.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Develop and maintain college and university relationships to support campus recruiting initiatives.
Assist in developing, reviewing, and updating job descriptions and job specifications.
Monitor recruiting metrics and apply talent acquisition best practices to improve hiring outcomes.
Build candidate relationships and provide a positive candidate experience; promote the employer brand and reputation.
Manage applicant tracking systems, candidate databases, recruiting records, internal candidate pipelines, and talent pools.
Contribute to strategic workforce planning, organizational development, diversity initiatives, and talent management programs.
Support HR planning, audits, organizational changes, and culture development initiatives.
Follow applicable safety procedures and guidelines and use required safety wear in designated areas.