Specialist - Talent Acquisition (Technology)

As a Specialist – Talent Acquisition (Technology), you will recruit potential employees interested in Technology related positions at Wesco via recruiting website, employee referrals, on-site recruiting and other sources with emphasis on sourcing passive candidates. You will be a point of contact with candidates and confirm interview schedules. While checking candidates work history, competency and other qualifications. You will make offers and engage with candidates through pre-boarding and assist in developing interview questions with hiring manager.

Responsibilities

• Determines appropriate sourcing strategy for positions to be filled.
• Meets regularly with hiring managers to determine business need, advise on market conditions and calibrate expectations for hiring process.
• Ensures candidate has fulfilled all requirements in applicant tracking system.
• Proactively sources and interviews candidates and presents qualified prescreened candidates to hiring manager.
• Dispositions candidates at appropriate time during hiring process.
• Follows steps as defined by hiring process.
• Emphasizes importance of recruiting diverse workforce by presenting diverse slate of candidates.
• Accepts personal responsibility for perpetuating Wesco’s reputation as “The Employer of Choice”

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 2 years required experience in Technology recruiting and staffing
• 2 years required working knowledge of applicant tracking system(s)
• 1 year working knowledge of social media relative to the recruiting of candidates
• Understanding of recruiting policies and practices and employment law
• Organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to execute daily tasks with limited supervision
• Ability to learn software packages
• Must be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• 1-year preferred experience in similar industry
• Ability to conduct behavioral interviews to assess candidate capability

WESCO International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("WESCO"), is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of WESCO to not discriminate against any job applicant or employee based on age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or any other protected status. This policy includes but is not limited to the following: recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff, or termination.