Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Comprehend the technical job requirements and candidate specifications provided by hiring managers or clients.

• Identify IT candidates via LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, job portals, professional networks, employee referrals, social media, and internal databases.

• Review resumes and select candidates based on their technical skills, experience, project exposure, location, availability, notice period, and salary expectations.

• Conduct preliminary screening calls to evaluate communication abilities, technical background, job interest, and overall fit.

• Source candidates for roles in software development, engineering, QA, data, design, and business analysis.

• Facilitate interviews between selected candidates and hiring managers.

• Follow up with candidates and stakeholders regarding interview availability, feedback, selection updates, documentation, and onboarding status.

• Provide candidate profiles that include current CTC, expected CTC, notice period, location, and availability.

• Maintain records of candidates, job statuses, interview schedules, sourcing details, and recruitment trackers using Zoho Recruit, ATS platforms, Excel, Google Sheets, or other relevant tools.

• Develop and sustain a database of IT professionals.

• Ensure a positive candidate experience through timely and professional communication.

• Assist with offer coordination, document collection, background verification follow-ups, and onboarding procedures.

• Achieve targets for sourcing, submissions, interviews, and closures.

• Stay informed about IT skills, technology trends, recruitment practices, and sourcing techniques.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 1–3 years of experience in IT recruitment, technical recruitment, talent acquisition, or staffing recruitment.

• Proven experience in sourcing and hiring candidates for technical and IT positions.

• Basic understanding of IT technologies, skills, job titles, and terminology related to technical recruitment.

• Familiarity with Java, Python, .NET, React, Angular, Node.js, SQL, AWS, Azure, DevOps, testing, data analytics, and cloud platforms is preferred.

• Strong experience with LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, job portals, Boolean search, social media sourcing, and referral-based recruitment.

• Knowledge of Zoho Recruit, ATS, HRMS, CRM, or recruitment tracking tools is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Strong skills in follow-up, negotiation, coordination, time management, and stakeholder management.

• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple open roles, and meet deadlines in a remote work setting.

• High level of professionalism, accountability, attention to detail, and confidentiality.

🏝️ Benefits

• Incentives

• Remote work / work from home