Talent Acquisition Specialist/Recruiter

Are you a results driven talent acquisition professional looking for an exciting new opportunity? Would you enjoy being part of a team that works hard to create a positive and supportive work environment? Does working for an organization that gives back to the community sound exciting to you? Then consider joining the University of Michigan Credit Union (UMCU) in the role of Talent Acquisition Specialist!

Why join the UMCU Team?

• Work with a high energy and collaborative group of supportive professionals.
• We are committed to helping you own your career and grow professionally and personally.
• Comprehensive benefits including low cost/high coverage medical, dental, vision, leave of absence and more!
• Very generous paid time off and a very flexible work environment to help you find just the right work-life balance.
• Tuition reimbursement and a student loan debt repayment program
• Our Fidelity 401k program with employer match is one of the most generous you'll find.
• From our parental leave, to pet insurance and home office credits, our benefits package is one of the best you'll find!

What you'll be doing in this role:

• The Talent Acquisition Specialist at UMCU is responsible for overseeing all recruiting programs, sourcing talented candidates, building University and community relationships and developing our overall employer brand.
• ​Builds candidate sourcing in a variety of disciplines including LinkedIn, Indeed, college recruiting, recruitment agencies, government agencies, job sites, ATS maintenance, etc.
• Ensures presence at selected college campuses through partnerships with schools, professors, and career guidance teams.
• Recruits for all open positions including candidate sourcing, resume reviewing, pre-screening and makes interviewing and hiring recommendations to leadership.
• Partners with the Brand Team at UMCU to develop and display our employer brand along social media platforms and website.
• Meets with hiring manager to conduct recruitment assessment to determine needs, timing, set expectations and strategies.
• Prepares and presents all job offers to candidates.
• Manages the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) including the background check process and candidate assessments.
• Creates selection guides for all positions to include behavior based questions focusing on the positions desired competencies.
• Supports and helps develop the selection training process with newly hired or promoted managers.
• Ensures all candidates and new hires have a highly welcoming, positive and engaging experience.
• Recommends and prepares reports and analytics on recruiting functions.
• Assists with creating and executing high energy, moral and culture building team events.
• Collaborates with Talent Team on development and execution of high caliber engagement activities, team member events, trainings and all-team meetings.

What you'll need for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Plenty of initiative and the desire to maintain a well rounded and dynamic recruiting program.
• Minimum of 3 years previous recruiting experience including sourcing candidates and building pipelines, interviewing, and assessing candidates for roles at a variety of levels and making hiring recommendations.
• Experiencing sourcing passive candidates through LinkedIn and other recruiting platforms.
• Excellent follow-up skills ensuring the candidate and hiring manager have a positive experience.
• Strong and highly professional verbal and written communication skills with all team members and leadership.
• The desire to also learn new skills within Human Resources, provide backup and collaboration with the entire Talent Team (Learning/Training, HR Generalist and Coordinators).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills.