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Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Salary icon £25,000 - £30,000 per annum
Location icon Carlisle , Cumbria

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Quest Search & Selection are currently working with a nationwide, commercial B2C business with a head office with over 100 + employees in head office.

Due to growth and increase head count they are now looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their growing People team.

Key responsibilities of the Talent Acquisition Specialist:

  • Actively search for potential candidates using social media, job websites, job centres and agencies, and post adverts where necessary.
  • Be the first point of contact for applicants for advertised roles.
  • Send, receive, and record applications, ensuring they are complete and meet recruitment requirements.
  • Provide effective pre-interview screening, testing, and assessments as required, ensuring candidates meet essential criteria according to legislative requirements and assessing suitability for roles.
  • Conduct pre-employment checks, such as credit checks & referencing.
  • Arrange face-to-face interviews with candidates and department heads.
  • Manage offers and rejections and provide feedback to candidates and department heads.
  • Collect all necessary paperwork from successful candidates before making an offer of employment.
  • Maintain up-to-date records and carry out necessary administration for a smooth recruitment process from vacancy to new starter.
  • Undertake any other duties as required to support the HR Department

Key requirements of this Talent Acquisition Specialist:

  • Ideally having 1-2 years + of experience in recruitment/ talent or HR
  • If you have recruitment agency or a strong administrator/office manager who enjoys recruitment this could be for you!
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong administrator with excellent organisational skills.
  • Confident communicator to undertake phone interview.
  • Great stakeholder experience managing numerous stakeholders.
  • Interested in continuing a career with recruitment or HR.

Benefits included for this Talent acquisition specialist:

  • Great Head Office environment (this is an office-based role)
  • 22 Days Holidays
  • Pension
  • Free Parking

If you are interested in this position and you have the relevant experience, please send you cv details today quoting the reference.no JO-2405-111416

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Required skills

  • 1
    recruitment specialist
  • 1
    Recruitment executive

Reference: 52627467

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