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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Maguire Automotive Group
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Ithaca, New York, United States
$60,000 - $70,000 USD yearly

 

 

. Job Description – Talent Acquisition Specialist 

  • Manage full-cycle of the talent acquisition process for open positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and guiding candidates through the hiring process
  • Conduct phone screens and virtual interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications, experience, career goals, and overall fit
  • Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, referrals, job boards, and outreach initiatives
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies
  • Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process to deliver an exceptional candidate experience
  • Present qualified candidates to hiring managers and coordinate interviews, feedback, and hiring decisions
  • Extend offers and support candidates through onboarding process

Recruitment Marketing

  • Create and manage engaging job postings across multiple recruiting sites 
  • Utilize LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed, and other social media channels to attract qualified candidates
  • Assist with developing creative recruitment campaigns, referral initiatives, and talent attraction strategies to attract qualified candidates 
  • Represent Maguire’s at career fairs, networking events, and college recruitment events as appropriate 

Recruiting Operations

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records within the applicant tracking system and internal databases
  • Track recruiting metrics, hiring activity, and pipeline progress 
  • Assist with process improvements that enhance recruiting efficiency and help improve the overall candidate experience
  • Collaborate with internal departments to support workforce planning and staffing initiatives

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 3+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, staffing, human resources, or a related field preferred
  • Experience managing full-cycle recruitment is strongly preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong relationship-building and networking abilities
  • Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, recruiting platforms, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace
  • Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, or other sourcing platforms is preferred
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Equipment, Machines and Software Used:

  • Computer software: Microsoft Office to include Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, CDK, and QuickBooks, DMS (Dealer Management System).

Physical and Mental Requirements:

  • Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to grasp, handle or feel, push, pull, reach, crouch, bend, kneel, climb, and perform repetitive motions of the hands and/or wrists.
  • Mental and visual attention required to perform work dealing primarily with preparing and analyzing data and figures, using a computer terminal, and reading.

Physical Exertion:

  • Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
  • Light exertion can involve sitting, walking and/or standing most of the time.

Environmental Conditions:

  • Work is performed in an office setting. 
  • Occasional weekend and evening hours are required.

Hazards and Safety Precautions:

  • Hazards: Slips, trips and falls, ergonomic injuries, and occasional lifting.
  • Safety Precautions: Breaks are encouraged to allow for stretching and training is provided covering slips, trips, and falls, safe lifting and stretching techniques.


Disclaimer:

  • All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
  • This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
  • The dealership reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.
  • This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.