Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Career Recruiting
About The Position
The Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Career Recruiting helps build and sustain Cohen & Co’s early talent pipeline by representing the firm on campus and delivering an engaging, people-first recruiting experience. The role brings the campus strategy to life through career fairs, student organization partnerships, branding initiatives, and program coordination, while supporting full-cycle requisitions and the firm-wide internship program alongside the Talent Acquisition team. The specialist builds relationships with career services professionals, accounting professors, and campus partners; manages on-campus recruiting logistics; supports campus events and presentations; and develops ways to strengthen the firm’s campus brand. The role also manages intern engagement and conversion, coordinates internship program events and feedback cycles, and supports recruiting operations, including application review, interview debriefs, and candidate experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 3 years of recruiting or related experience; internships and campus involvement count.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% and work evenings as needed.
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Highly organized, with strong documentation and administrative abilities.
- Self-starter with project management skills and comfort learning new technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with campus recruiting, internship programs, or college outreach.
- Experience in recruiting or at a professional services firm.
Responsibilities
- Generate interest in Cohen & Co’s internship and entry-level opportunities at accounting and business career fairs.
- Build and maintain relationships with career services professionals, accounting professors, and campus partners.
- Register for and manage logistics for on-campus recruiting events.
- Attend and support networking events, student organization events, information tables, and presentations.
- Create and refresh campus presentations to engage and inform students.
- Suggest and implement ways to strengthen the firm’s campus brand and maintain visibility with students and faculty.
- Increase intern conversion across supported geographies through intentional engagement and relationship-building.
- Provide a strong intern experience from offer acceptance through program completion and conversion to Staff.
- Lead planning and execution of firm-wide internship program events and touchpoints, including orientation, mid-program experiences, and social and professional development activities.
- Collaborate with business and HR partners to deliver intern evaluations and feedback cycles.
- Improve internship programming based on participant feedback and post-program outcomes.
- Review applications and on-demand video interviews.
- Lead debriefs after business interviews.
- Help ensure every candidate has a positive, professional interview experience.
- Support recruiting administration tasks as needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package.
- Time off beyond standard PTO to give back to the community.
- Annual discretionary merit increases and bonuses.
- Talent development resources and growth opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
