Your key responsibilities
The Bilingual Recruitment Sourcer/Researcher is responsible for the proactive sourcing of talent across all of the firm's business lines. They will proactively build community/professional relationships and execute creative and innovative sourcing strategies. Strong focus on understanding the marketplace and pre-screening large quantity of candidates on availability, interest level, salary range, and basic qualifications. The Sourcer will Partner with Recruiters and other Sourcers to generate ideas, leverage resources and share information that facilitates an effective high-volume search process.
- Developing and maintaining a ready pool of pre-screened candidates through all available sourcing means
- Resume Mining - delivery of resumes via mining of resume banks (EY databases, job sites, etc).
- Understand who the major employers are in the market: Target Company Identification /Intelligence Reporting - create/maintain a list of potential target companies for the particular job type. Potential targets to be reviewed/ confirmed by hiring manager/recruiter before additional Sourcing begins.
- Assist and provide market intelligence to staffing/sourcing strategy through building relationships and leveraging networks
- Perform candidate pre-screens
- Develop and manage relationships with real and potential candidates
- Other responsibilities and key result areas will be assigned as required
Skills and attributes for success:
- Build and maintain credibility by understanding job types and job roles across the organization
- Ability to sell the brand, the job and build relationships
- Strong analytical skills: pulls together information from a variety of sources-in a user-friendly, business driven way.
- Provides facts and candid assessment of issues and makes clear recommendations
- Proactively maintain pipeline to ensure candidates are still active
- Must be able to work across various HR and recruiting teams to effectively leverage and share best practices
- Results oriented and highly organized and efficient with high sense of urgency
- Keeps abreast of market/industry/competitors to provide real time information/advice to Recruiters
- Partner with recruiters to share market/candidate pool knowledge/ideas and to gain information/insight on recruiting challenges
- Take initiative in creating alternative and creative sourcing to generate larger candidate pool
- This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in French and English is required. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.
To qualify for the role you must have:
- A bachelor's degree
- 1-3 years recruiting experience and/or sourcing experience in a high volume staffing role
- Bilingual in French and English
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic team-oriented environment.
- Working towards A CHRP or related designation is desirable, as is, exposure to the professional services industry.
What we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you to decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a discretionary bonus program, a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:
- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
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