Recruiter, Technology

At Kforce, our culture of flexibility empowered by trust, technology and opportunity allows you to design your best life. Find the best path to your success by joining our award-winning Chicago team.

Our team-oriented, collaborative and high-performing environment has led to continued recognition. Since 2015, we have been named among Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, an annual award that recognizes organizations showcasing determination, exceptional leadership and daily ingenuity.

By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with diverse clients across a wide range of industries, growing your book of business and your career. We offer continuous training and education tailored to help our associates reach their potential and adapt to changing markets.

We are well-poised to support and guide our associates with our strong leadership culture. Our Chicago leaders have over 30 years of combined tenure and therefore are able to support our associates with unique industry and company knowledge, experience and insights. Our leadership tenure is a testament to our strong culture and our commitment to serve our clients, candidates and associates.

Our associates are thriving. Our success in supporting our people, especially through Kforce's transition to a hybrid environment, is reflected in our associate tenure, which ranges as high as 25 years. For two of the last three years, Kforce stock has been the number one performer in our peer group. We continue to increase internal promotions and our teams have been experiencing their most successful years yet. We offer you the tools, technology, flexibility and trust you need to thrive - come join us.

Summary

The Talent Senior Manager is responsible for the identification, qualification, and matching of candidates. The Talent Senior Manager builds relationships with candidates through the delivery of exceptional customer service characterized by mutual respect, understanding, and trust.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

1. Identify, engage, and recruit qualified candidates by performing sourcing activities to include, but not limited to: market and Internet research identifying alternate candidate sources, cold calling, executing recruiting calls, referral recruiting, online social networking, attending seminars and local networking events. Determine and implement appropriate recruiting techniques for market, industry, skill set, and region.
2. Evaluate market conditions and ensure candidate inventory population stays at appropriate levels to accommodate anticipated client demand.
3. Maintain ongoing relationships with candidates not currently on assignment.
4. Qualify candidates by conducting telephone and in-person interviews to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements.
5. Complete appropriate reference checks on candidates to ensure authenticity of stated skills and experience. Coordinate applicable background investigations with administrative staff.
6. Analyze client requirements against qualifications of candidates and match the best candidate with client needs.
7. Package the candidates for presentation to client.
8. Present job opportunities to candidates and negotiate pay rates.
9. Prep and debrief candidates. Provide coaching and advice to candidates throughout the client interview process to include counter offers and job transition.
10. Conduct follow-up activities with candidates to ensure job satisfaction.
11. Supervise and manage candidates on assignment; counsel and discipline candidates; be directly involved in termination decisions.
12. Work closely with Client Relationship associates in activities directly related to candidate quality assurance, retention and extension, lead generation, remarketing, and candidate satisfaction.
13. Develop and execute daily plan.
14. Participate in periodic training to enhance representation of clients in HR management decisions.

There will be collaborative coaching, teaching, and training that will require our employees to come into the office, for both sales and recruiters.

1. We offer a blended training model that will provide opportunities for self-serve, virtual and in-person training requirements. Live, in-person activities will include collaborative coaching, role playing, and facilitated training that will require our sales and recruiting associates to come into the local office.

Supervisory Responsibilities

1. None required.

Key Success Indicators/Attributes

1. Demonstrate ability to obtain Career-To-Date Gross Profit of $500K - $999K.
2. Demonstrate strong commitment to exceptional customer service.
3. Demonstrate strong commitment to a team environment.
4. Demonstrate well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
5. Proficient at handling difficult human relations issues with professionalism and respect.
6. Possess sound judgment and reasoning abilities.
7. Exhibit strong drive for results and success.
8. Ability to self-motivate and self-direct.
9. Possess strong time management and organizational skills.
10. Ability to maintain professionalism during stressful situations.
11. Maintain courteous, professional, and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
12. Commitment and adherence to Firm’s Core Values.

Education And/Or Experience

1. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of staffing/industry experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

Certificates And/Or Licenses

1. None required.

Kforce is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Salary: Competitive