Junior Talent Acquisition Partner

Overview:

We are proud to be America’s Largest Independent Self-Performing HVAC/R Service Provider. Over the past 30 years, our continued focus on Quality, Value, and Integrity has enabled us to create strong relationships with thousands of long-term customer partners.

As we continue to expand, our focus remains on providing a top-notch work experience for our employees.  If you are a quality-oriented individual who values integrity and hard work, then we want to talk to you!  With our excellent review ratings on both Indeed and Glassdoor, Nextech has become the place to be for those in the HVAC Industry.  Come join our team and start moving your career forward!

Role:

The Junior Talent Acquisition Partner is a part of the Talent Acquisition team and manages the initial steps of the recruiting process. The Junior Talent Acquisition Partner responsibilities include using various channels (online job boards, candidate sourcing and searching, referral sources, etc.) to look for potential candidates. Contact passive candidates and build talent pipelines for future hiring needs. This position should have networking skills, be able to source candidates on social media outlets and should enjoy learning the details of various roles within the organization. The Junior Talent Acquisition Partner takes a proactive approach to identifying the Company’s hiring needs and helps to fill job vacancies with qualified candidates. The Junior Talent Acquisition Partner also assists Talent Acquisition Partners in conducting initial Pre-Screens when needed. 

Benefits:

• Excellent Health Insurance options including a FREE employee only option
• Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, Disability and Supplemental Life Insurance options
• FREE life insurance equal to your annualized pay rate
• 401k with a 50% match up to the first 6% of your contributions
• 7 paid Holidays
• 2 paid Personal days
• 10 paid Vacation days

• Identifies candidates using innovative search methods that include cold-calling, networking, deep internet sourcing and mining
• Coordinates with hiring managers to determine position requirements and learns about the duties/responsibilities of an open position by doing independent research such as reviewing competitor’s job openings/requirements and talking with candidates about their responsibilities and expectations in each position
• Identifies qualified candidate profiles using various sourcing techniques (e.g., Boolean search)
• Develops talent pipelines for future hiring needs
• Measures conversion rates, including numbers of passive candidates who turn into applicants, receive invitations to interview, receive offers and result in a hire
• Maintains candidate databases to track source of candidates (e.g., via our Applicant Tracking System) 
• Promotes our employer brand online and offline
• Follows-up and communicates with past applicants regarding new job opportunities 
• Interacts with potential candidates on social media and professional networks (e.g., LinkedIn) 
• May assist with scheduling candidates to meet or talk with hiring managers, and gathers/submits all required documentation to Recruiter to process and send the offer of employment
• Will follow up with candidates throughout the Background process
• Supports/coordinates training and travel requests for new hires
• Other related job duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of networking and internet research techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent time-management skills
• High degree of accuracy and exceptional attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of and experience working in full cycle recruitment
• Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) and Candidate Management Systems (CMSs)
• Ability to positively present our company and open job opportunities to potential candidates
• Ability to balance workload and prioritize tasks
• Ability to maintain confidential information  
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently, with minimal direction
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of human resources practices/policies related to the new hire process
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ATS
• Proactive, self-starter, ability to take direction and handle constructive feedback
• Proactive approach to recruiting and experience building talent pools/talent communities
• Proven success cold calling candidates and overcoming objections

Education and Experience: 

• Two (2) years of experience in recruiting
• Associates Degree or Bachelors highly preferred
• Proven work experience as a Junior Talent Acquisition Partner or similar role
• Proven experience contacting, attracting, qualifying, and converting high-potential prospects through multiple channels
• Firsthand experience with sourcing techniques (e.g., recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings)
• HVAC Industry experience or service industry a plus 

Physical requirements:

• Continuously able to work in office environment
• Continuously able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine, telephone, and computer printer
• Continuously able to sit at a computer for up to 8 hours 
• Able to alternate between sitting and standing, as needed throughout the day
• Occasionally able to lift up to 15 lbs.
• Continuously requires vision, hearing, twisting, and talking 
• Occasionally requires walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling, bending, and crouching 
• Rarely requires climbing
• Must be willing to work full time out of an office located in location of Job Posting. (This is not a Hybrid or Remote Role.)