(Onsite) Recruiter
This entry-level Recruiter role involves managing the full recruitment lifecycle for a university hiring team in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. The position requires sourcing, interviewing, extending offers, and supporting onboarding and exit processes while ensuring a positive candidate experience. The role is fully onsite and emphasizes adherence to established recruiting processes and close collaboration with hiring managers.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, HR & Recruitment.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
This role supports high-volume, university-focused hiring and provides hands-on recruiting and administrative support across the full candidate lifecycle. Typical responsibilities include:
- Source candidates proactively using multiple channels (sourcing tools, job boards, outreach, referrals) to build talent pipelines for high-volume hiring.
- Initiate candidate outreach, present opportunities, and screen for basic qualifications.
- Keep candidates engaged between interview stages with timely, clear communication.
- Conduct interviews and assess candidate fit against established guidelines.
- Perform reference checks and other pre-employment screening tasks.
- Extend offers and clearly explain offer details and next steps to candidates.
- Support new-hire orientation activities to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
- Conduct exit interviews and document feedback per process.
- Process employee status changes (transfers, employment updates) accurately and in a timely manner.
- Follow defined recruiting processes, instructions, and compliance requirements.
- Manage multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers, supervisors, and the university recruiting team during peak hiring cycles.
- Maintain accurate records and attention to detail in offer processing and data entry.
- Deliver a customer-obsessed candidate and stakeholder experience through professional communication.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- 6 months to 2 years experience in high-volume sourcing or recruiting support.
- Experience in high-volume administrative roles (offer processing, transfers, employment transactions) preferred.
- Familiarity with common recruiting concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to follow established instructions and guidelines.
- Strong attention to detail handling candidate information, offers, and status changes.
- Experience with outreach, pipeline management, and basic sourcing techniques.
- Prior exposure to talent acquisition or recruiting coordination and full-cycle recruitment support.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with candidates and hiring teams.
- Ability to work effectively under close supervision and report progress regularly.
- Customer-focused mindset and commitment to delivering a positive candidate/stakeholder experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with shifting priorities and multiple tasks.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range: $36.00 - $38.00 per hour (Contract role).
- Actual pay offered will depend on qualifications, experience, location, and other job-related factors.
- Benefits for eligible temporary/contract workers may include: medical, dental & vision, 401(k) options, voluntary life & AD&D, short- and long-term disability, HSA (if applicable), transportation benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and time-off/leave options. Eligibility and availability vary by assignment and classification.
Location & Work Type
- Job location: Fort Myer, VA (fully onsite).
- Employment type: Contract (Contractor).
- This posting is for the Fort Myer, VA worksite. Relocation or other location variations are not part of this listing.
About Confidential Client
This role supports a confidential client operating in HR & Recruitment. The assignment focuses on university/seasonal peak hiring and high-volume talent acquisition support. Careertakes is facilitating the recruitment process for this confidential client.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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