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.

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist focused on campus and early-career sales hiring, plus general full-cycle recruitment support across the organization. This role owns end-to-end hiring for entry-level sales roles (SDRs, AE associates, new-grad sales trainees), builds university partnerships, represents the employer brand on campus, and supports hiring managers across functions to source and close top talent.

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What You’ll Do

• Follow and execute a campus recruitment strategy to attract early-career sales talent from universities and colleges.
• Build and maintain relationships with career services, business/sales programs, and student sales organizations.
• Plan and represent Confidential Client at career fairs, information sessions, case competitions, and collegiate sales competitions.
• Run full-cycle recruitment for entry-level sales roles — sourcing, screening, interviewing, closing, and onboarding handoff.
• Source via university partnerships, LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and student organizations.
• Create and maintain a talent community/pipeline for future early-career openings.
• Track and report on pipeline health (applicant flow, conversion, time-to-fill, diversity metrics).
• Screen and assess candidates for sales aptitude, communication, coachability, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate interview panels and coach hiring managers on structured interviewing and consistent evaluation.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from first outreach through offer.
• Partner with Marketing and HR to develop recruitment materials and campus event collateral.
• Support the design and administration of internship and new-grad sales development programs.
• Own full-cycle recruitment for additional roles across the business as assigned; balance capacity between campus programs and general hiring.
• Maintain accurate ATS records and provide regular hiring/pipeline reports to TA leadership.
• Travel approximately 30% for campus engagement and in-person events.

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Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field — or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally including campus/early-career or sales recruiting.
• Experience building and managing relationships with university career centers and student organizations.
• Comfortable recruiting across multiple functions and re-prioritizing as hiring needs shift.
• Familiarity with sales roles and competencies is preferred.
• Proficiency with an ATS (Jobvite preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter/Hiring Assistant.
• Comfortable presenting to groups and representing the employer at in-person campus events.
• Willingness to travel ~30% for campus and recruiting events.

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Preferred Characteristics

• Relationship-builder who enjoys campus engagement and represents the brand well in person
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Organized and able to manage multiple requisitions and events simultaneously
• Comfortable working with recruiting metrics and pipeline reporting
• Genuine interest in early-career sales talent and development

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Compensation & Additional Details

• Compensation: 60,000 (as listed) — see posting for details on pay cadence and bonus structure (posting also references a quarterly amount and a 5% bonus).
• Employment Type: Contract & Full time (as listed in source)
• Location: Golden Valley, MN — in-person campus engagement required (travel ~30%)

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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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