Technical Recruiter Details

Technical Recruiter

Advantage Resourcing - Houston, TX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Staffmark is a professional staffing and innovative workforce solutions provider for a vast array of clients and industries. As part of Staffmark Group, our goal is to match talented candidates with meaningful work that supports the goals and success of our clients – across the nation. Vital to our success is the passionate performance of our internal team, and we are growing!

Advantage Resourcing Group is seeking a Technical Recruiter to support clients through the recruitment of talent for temporary and direct hire opportunities. This is a great full-time opportunity to work for one of the largest and most prestigious staffing firms in the nation! Recruitment includes activities such as

sourcing, recruiting, pre-screening, and interviewing potential talent for long term temporary high end IT and/or Engineering openings, as assigned.

Among the many opportunities in this role, the Technical Recruiter is responsible for:

• Perform recruiting activities, including but not limited to, social media recruiting, job board recruiting, networking, job fair attendance and direct sourcing, while adhering to all minimum KPIs for Financial and Activity metrics.
• Conduct thorough interviews, background investigations and testing to maintain a pool of skilled talent at all times.
• Verify specific technical skills and knowledge of candidates to validate qualification for client assignments and determine if the candidates are eligible for submittal.
• Act as a liaison between the client and candidates to assist in scheduling interviews and required assessments for assignments.
• Communicate with client to determine talent pay rates, client bill rates, start dates.
• Extend offers of employment for client assignments
• Regularly contact existing clients for the purpose of making them aware of theavailability of skilled employees with the technical qualifications that they typically seek.
• Manage active talent pool: extend offers, conduct performance evaluations,communicate changes in assignments, provide counseling to improve job performance and end assignments.
• Keep abreast of new technology and certifications in the IT and/or Engineering industry.
• Interact regularly with the sales and operations staff to ensure accurate and complete communication with clients and talent.

Our goal is to deliver quality professional services to our clients, while earning confidence through the proper assignment of people. This alignment of people and companies allows us to create opportunity. To do so we hire the best Recruiting Managers with backgrounds and experience in the following areas:

• Knowledge of, and ability to use Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and customer service skills.
• Strong interviewing, marketing and negotiation skills necessary.
• Technical Capacity
• Ethical Conduct
• Detail-oriented
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Customer-service orientation
• Intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel)
• Proven, strong organizational skills.
• An ability to effectively prioritize in a multi-task environment
• Strong knowledge of recruitment techniques and ability to remain current on recruiting trends.
• Ability to develop and foster client relationships that translate to new business for the organization.
• KPI and metric driven employee with strong desire to exceed goals

In recognition of our outstanding customer service, Staffmark Group has been awarded the prestigious Best in Staffing® Award for both Clients and Talent. Less than 2% of all staffing companies in North America earn the Best of Staffing® title which is based on customers and talent rating you a 9 or 10 out of 10 for outstanding service. In addition, Staffmark earned the coveted Diamond Award for receiving the Best of Staffing® Client Award for seven years in a row.

Staffmark is proud of the service we offer and is committed to ensuring that all of our customers and employees receive Best of Staffing® service.

Top reasons to work with Staffmark:

• Longevity and security – with over 40 years in the business and a national network of over 300 offices, we offer unlimited opportunities with tremendous growth potential.
• We promote from within
• A commitment to diversity
• A reputation for excellence
• Excellent benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected categories.