Hiring Specialist Job description template

This hiring specialist description template is optimized for posting on the online job website, careers pages or portals in order to draw in suitable applicants for your in-house recruiting and HR team. It is also easy to customize as per your company’s requirements.

Responsibilities of a hiring specialist consist of

Supervising all the stages of hiring, from sourcing a pool of suitable candidates to onboarding of new hires
Advertising the open roles on various employment channels like job boards, career websites, professional social networks, and our careers page, etc
Overseeing our internal hiring process and coordinating with the departments involved

Job brief for hiring specialist

We are looking for a Hiring Specialist whose main tasks would be to source, attract, evaluate and then select/hire qualified and suitable candidates for various positions within our company and seniority levels.

The responsibilities of a hiring specialist consist of formulating short-term and long-term hiring plans, advertising our vacancies, sourcing candidates both online and offline such as during career days, online portals among others. To be successful in this role, you should have hands-on experience of the full-cycle hiring procedures and solid communication skills.

Ultimately, your job is to ensure we offer a positive candidate experience and meet the hiring needs of our company. If found suitable as per this, we’ll be more than willing to meet you and give you an opportunity to work with us.

Responsibilities

Supervise all the stages of hiring, from sourcing a pool of suitable candidates to onboarding of new hires
Advertise the open roles on various employment channels like job boards, career websites, professional social networks, and our careers page, etc
Oversee our internal hiring process and coordinating with the departments involved
Screen the resumes received and application forms based on pre-decided preliminary criteria
Reach out to potential candidates and build relationships for future job opportunities (for example via LinkedIn or email)
Interview the potential candidates via phone, video call and in-person
Send job offer letters to the selected candidates and negotiate terms with them in favour of the company
Track key recruiting metrics such as time-to-hire and source of hire for improving hiring strategies
Draft and process employment forms
Liaise with hiring managers, departmental heads to forecast staffing needs
Host as well as participate in job fairs, career fairs
Promote our company to be a great place to work at and also ensure it is one by catering to the essential needs of the employees

Requirements

A graduate or equivalent degree in- BSc in Human Resources Management, business administration or any other relevant field
Certain, minimum work experience as a Hiring Specialist, Recruiter or similar role substantiated by credible references, certificates, etc
Hands-on experience with Human Resources Management Software and Applicant Tracking Systems
Savvy with using social networks to post job ads and use them to source a pool of suitable candidates
Basic or intermediate knowledge of labor legislation, statutory regulations
Strong communication skills
Excellent time management skills with the ability to focus on multiple vacancies that need to be filled