TITLE: TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
RESPONSIBLE TO: PROGRAM MANAGER
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for developing and providing both unsubsidized and subsidized employment, community service, work experience, and vocational training opportunities, activities and services for PATH customers while facilitating a successful job search for customers leading to a positive employment outcome and the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency. The Talent Acquisition Specialist works in coordination with the PATH CDFs/Coaches and BSR Teams to identify, pre-screen, pre-interview and refer qualified candidates to employment opportunities to ensure that all available positions are filled and to contribute to the program performance standards and placement goals. This includes understanding critical skill sets and transferable skills based on employers’ requirements to promote accurate matching of candidates to posted positions, providing expert advice, career coaching, and professional support for job seekers and employers in utilizing on-line, center, local/state/community, and program resources, assisting PATH customers in developing professional and electronic resumes, assisting with application completion, conducting on-line job or resume searches, coordinating and facilitating networking sessions, special hiring events and job fairs, and program orientations and seminars. The Talent Acquisition Specialist is also responsible for providing timely and accurate information regarding the services available to job seeker and business customers, maintaining accurate records of activities and outcomes in accordance with local, state, federal and unit regulations, and maintaining updated labor market data and hiring trends information. The Talent Acquisition Specialist must be available for events which are occasionally held during evenings and weekends.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Reviews PATH customers/job seekers’ qualifications, education, interests and aptitudes to establish relevant employment objectives and provides appropriate referrals to available employment opportunities to ensure attainment of customer career goals and program placement goals
Maintains a pool of PATH customers/candidates to expedite and coordinate referrals to employment opportunities developed by Business Service Representatives and obtained from various local partnerships.
- Actively participates in Center, Agency, and MWA events including career fairs, meetings, economic development efforts, regional and local projects, and staff training sessions.
- Maintains current knowledge of local labor market trends, workforce development resources, career development techniques, job search skills, new and developing resources, employment and training trends and opportunities, self-help materials, and assessment tools.
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- Conducts informative, interesting, and motivational program/service orientations and various employment related topic sessions on site, during career networking meetings, and at various locations including community agencies, schools, and partner locations.
- Provides on-going career coaching to PATH customers/job seekers including relevant job search support, continued resume development, interview skills, career exploration, vocational awareness, labor market information, job search skills techniques, cover letter and application preparation, appropriate use of on-line and social media, personal motivation, effective work habits, salary negotiation, career preparation/transition to foster placement and career growth.
- Screens and recruits PATH customers for potential employment opportunities and coordinates referral efforts with Business Service Representative Teams. Gathers timely feedback, records and tracks results of referrals.
- Maintains updated knowledge of program related regulations, State and MWA policy issuances, and procedures by reading and understanding program manuals and policy updates. Documents all services in accordance with local, state, federal, and unit regulations by entering activities and case notes and ISS updates into the OS/MIS system.
- Assists employers in accessing the Pure Michigan Talent Connect and other center and partner program resources to meet their hiring needs and obtain appropriate information. Refers employers to PATH CDFs/Coaches, BSR staff and other available resources to ensure that their needs are met.
- Executes resume searches based on employer’s requirements and screens and refers appropriate candidates for employment opportunities in accordance with job order requirements and referral process.
- Assists with data entry of customer/employer information, program activities/outcomes, and services into the OS/MIS system and compiling necessary back-up records for preparing unit reports within assigned timelines. Coordinates maintenance of internal talent pool tracking system.
*This is not a complete description of job duties; a complete description will be provided upon request to the Human Resources Department.*
