Specialist - Talent Acquisition (Technology)

As a Specialist – Talent Acquisition (Technology), you will recruit potential employees interested in Technology related positions (especially for Data Centers, Technical/IT positions, aggressive Sales professionals) 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 Asia positions (hiring into Data Centers, Technical/IT positions, aggressive Sales persons, Sales Operations, etc) 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 manual applicant tracking system.
• Proactively sources and interviews candidates and presents qualified prescreened candidates to hiring manager who are based globally.
• Dispositions candidates at appropriate time during hiring process.
• Follows steps as defined by hiring process (process-driven).
• 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 in Technology/IT-related 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 and language proficiency for screening/hiring into Asia
• 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 in a fast-moving environment