Position Summary:
As a member of the Staples
Talent Acquisition (TA) team you will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment
efforts including sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, negotiation of offers and
hiring applicants to fill open requisitions, while being accountable for
meeting the hiring goals of the organization. The Talent Acquisition Specialist
partners with hiring managers to recruit and hire professional level associates
for assigned areas.
Functional Recruiting Capability:
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Recruit primarily for non-exempt, high volume hourly warehouse
roles
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Develop plans to source qualified candidates and increase
applicant pools, using appropriate sources such as job boards, college career
fairs, internet sites and networking.
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Conduct effective intake meetings with hiring managers to
understand job details.
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Negotiate basic offers with candidates as needed
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Educate, influence and enable the business to hire the right
talent.
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Identify process issues and makes recommendations for improvement.
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Partner with hiring manager to identify qualified candidates, seek
feedback, and make hiring recommendations Communicate appropriate expectations
to and influence hiring managers regarding TA processes.
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Provide timely updates to hiring managers with information
regarding market place, obstacles, and work with manager to identify solutions.
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Help shape employment offers with hiring managers.
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Educate and communicate appropriate expectations to and influence
hiring managers, HR and HRBP regarding TA process.
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Clearly communicates with applicants regarding Staples associate
value proposition, benefits, salary, etc.
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Sell Staples as great place to work to applicants.
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Utilize technology including social media to source and engage
with potential applicants, as well as advertising and promoting opportunities
with Staples.
Leverage metrics and data to
drive results and achieve company objectives:
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Use reporting tools (such as Excel) to identify obstacles and to
provide manager updates.
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Effectively use business systems such as Outlook, Word, Applicant
Tracking Systems (Taleo) to identify obstacles, update managers and candidates,
and ensure compliance.
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Leverage available tools and resources to increase diversity of
applicant pool and reviews quarterly diversity scorecard.
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Understand key policies, practice and guidelines and their effect
on the selection process.
Understand key policies,
practice and guidelines and their effect on the selection process:
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Follow legal requirements of talent acquisition, selection &
hiring guidelines and any recordkeeping and compliance requirements.
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Make recommendations to improve established processes
Minimum requirements:
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2 - 4
years of relevant work experience.
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Ability
to listen to hiring manager and applicants to clearly understand their
respective needs and specifications of the job.
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Effectively
communicate knowledge of business needs to influence applicants to see Staples
as a great place to work.
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Use
consultative skills to influence hiring managers on the Talent Acquisition
process and candidate selection.
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Basic
proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and ATS to manipulate reports and data.
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Possess
basic knowledge of Talent Acquisition legal requirements.
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Basic
negotiating skills to close jobs and provide win-win outcomes for the hiring
manager and applicant.
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Use
interpersonal skills to work with hiring managers to resolve and remove
obstacles.
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Utilize
applicant tracking system to manage and track all candidate information to
comply with legal requirements and procedures.
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Knowledge
of recruitment tools, e.g., SmashFly (CRM), Taleo ATS, or similar
tools
Preferred:
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University
degree or College Diploma