Contract Recruiter

The Wesco Talent Acquisition team is growing!  We’re seeking a Contract Recruiter for an assignment of up to six months who has a passion for identifying great talent, delighting our hiring managers, and delivering an excellent candidate experience.  Be a part of a team committed to continuous improvement, efficiency and innovation.  We bring over 3000 new hires to the organization each year.  These hires are critical to our mission at Wesco where we build, connect, power and protect the world.  We invite you to join us on our journey to be the best tech-enabled supply chain solutions provider in the world.

As a Contract Recruiter at Wesco, you will partner with our leaders, hiring managers and HR partners to understand business needs and manage the full life cycle recruitment process, as well as design and implement recruiting strategies to build pipelines of talent.

Responsibilities:

• Determines appropriate sourcing strategy for positions to be filled.
• Meets regularly with hiring managers to calibrate expectations for hiring process.
• Ensures candidate has fulfilled all requirements in applicant tracking system.
• Interviews candidates and presents qualified prescreened candidates to hiring manager.
• Dispositions candidates at appropriate time during hiring process.
• Follows steps as defined by hiring process.
• 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:

• Bachelors' Degree required; AIRS Certification preferred.
• 2 years required experience in recruiting and staffing.
• 2 years required working knowledge of applicant tracking system(s).
• 2 years required understanding of recruiting policies and practices and employment law.
• 2 years required project management.
• 2 years preferred working knowledge of social media relative to the recruiting of candidates.
• 1 year preferred experience in similar industry.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
• Ability to conduct behavioral interviews to assess candidate capability.
• Ability to execute daily tasks with limited supervision.
• Ability to learn software packages, including applicant tracking.
• Must be flexible, adaptable and well organized.
• Ability to analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

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