As a Technical Recruiter your responsibilities will include sourcing, screening, and providing a shortlist of qualified candidates for various technical roles.  You will also network online and offline with potential candidates to promote our employer brand, reduce our time-to-hire and ensure we attract the best technical professionals.  So, if you have a passion for finding untapped talent, driving company growth, and helping individuals find promising careers, we want to hear from you.

Core Responsibilities:

• Write and post technical job descriptions
• Source potential candidates on niche platforms
• Perform pre-screening calls to analyze applicants’ abilities
• Interview candidates combining various methods (e.g., structured interviews, technical assessments, and behavioral questions)
• Coordinate with technical team leaders to forecast hiring goals and needs
• Craft and send personalized recruiting emails, and make phone calls, on current job openings to passive candidates
• Participate in tech conferences and meetups to network with technical professionals
• Select placements agencies to assist with recruitment process
• Identify the most effective methods for recruiting and attracting candidates
• Identify appropriate candidates and assess their qualifications through review of their resumes, interviews, and other forms of communications
• Maintain contact with candidates to keep them apprised of the status of their applications
• Facilitates contacts by creating and maintaining a presence in the technical/industry community and marketplace
• Attend and run company booths at university job fairs and conferences

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience recruiting wireless, RF and spacecraft engineers and technicians required
• Established network of strong candidates in the wireless, RF, and spacecraft domains with demonstrated experience hiring top performers in these domains
• 10+ years of experience in technical recruitment desired
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Solid understanding of technology, technical roles, and technical skills
• Proven experience with various interview formats (e.g., phone, video, etc.)
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills
• Technical expertise with an ability to understand and explain job requirements
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems and resume databases, and job boards
• Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques (e.g., social media recruiting and Boolean search)
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management and internet search
• Experience developing recruiting strategy
• Proficiency with content management systems

Tagged as: database management, boolean search, applicant tracking systems, social media recruiting