Recruiter

Forthea Interactive (www.forthea.com), a fast-growing internet marketing agency based in Houston, TX, is looking for the right person to help support its leading team in a full-time, multi-faceted human resources position.

As a Recruiter you will participate in a full range of activities around the selection of candidates. This position is responsible for conducting proactive candidate sourcing and hiring activities to build a pipeline of talent to satisfy talent acquisition needs in a timely manner. This person will play a critical role in ensuring the company is hiring the best possible talent!

Responsibilities

• Manage the Applicant Tracking System
• Create and update job descriptions as needed
• Schedule interviews for internal team
• Check candidate references professionally, adhering to all applicable laws and guidelines
• Work with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, develop job descriptions and fill critical positions as needed
• Screen resumes for appropriate skills, credentials, experience and knowledge and conduct in-person and phone screen interviews to determine technical and cultural fit
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting
• Build networks to find qualified passive candidates
• Post openings advertisements, with professional organizations, and in other appropriate venues
• Manage and coordinate the hiring of temporary/contract staff
• Coordinate recruiting initiatives
• Attend career fairs and networking events for recruiting and company recognition
• Manage the use of recruiters and headhunters
• Manage your own day to ensure that you are successfully creating your own pipeline and achieving weekly and monthly targets
• Timely and accurately enter information into our applicant database
• Assist in offer process

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2-5 years of recruiting experience
• Sound interviewing and evaluations techniques which demonstrate good judgment and adherence to applicable laws and guidelines
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to work effectively with candidates and outside agencies
• Demonstrated track record of name generation, sourcing, cold calling, and successful hiring of mid-level and executive-level candidates in a highly competitive industry
• Other HR experience a plus
• Prior sales experience a plus