Talent Agent Job Description
Talent Agent Duties & Responsibilities
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Talent Agent Qualifications
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Education for Talent Agent
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Employers hiring for the talent agent job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Associates, Business, Human Resources, Programming Languages, Computer, Foreign Languages, Internships, Business/Administration, Management, Law Enforcement
Skills for Talent Agent
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Talent Agent Job Description
- Act as liaison between clients and agents
- Interacts with hiring managers within the business for different regions
- Drives achievement of the hiring targets including time to fill, university hiring, diversity goals and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction
- Support the operation of the program
- Act as contact person for all stakeholders
- Help organizing the closing event in Q4/2019
- Collect and analyze feedback that can be used for a new cycle in 2020
- Screen and shortlist candidate resumes for the entry-level sales positions within the Neighbourhood Marketing Team
- Employ strong communication skills to conduct phone interviews with a high volume of candidates on a daily basis
- Schedule interviews with the hiring leaders and manage applicant communication
- Ability to perform well under pressure, multi-task and prioritize
- Highly dependable and able to adapt to ever changing environments
- Passive sourcing skills, leveraging tools such as Piazza, LI recruiter, ATS/CRM systems
- Time management skills with the ability to manage and coordinate multiple recruitment activities simultaneously
- Must be flexible and able to adapt to priorities
- Ability to work individually and in a team environment, including virtual team members, to meet firm deadlines
Talent Agent Job Description
- Contribute to improving recruitment processes through generating new ideas and support ongoing projects
- Improve new hire quality through participating in feedback sessions from stakeholders
- Attend and manage logistics for regional career fairs (venue booking, promotion, registration, etc)
- Assist with in-person interviewing and hiring decisions
- Responsible for the creation and execution of the regional recruitment plan to support the attraction and selection of talent for the BRS Neighbourhood Marketing department
- Executes high volume sourcing strategies to build a talent pipeline including but not limited to internet, campus, job fairs, information sessions and referral programs
- Provides work direction, coaching and support to a team of recruiters
- Establishes & nurtures effective networking relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Assists the training and orientation of Sales Managers on the recruitment processes and tools utilized in the Neighbourhood Marketing department
- Partners with the larger Team to develop and execute retention strategies aiming to improve attrition
- Willingness to learn and overcome daily challenges in a fact paced environment
- Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications and maintaining personal networks
- Be able to meet weekly goals and expectations
- Develop talent acquisition sourcing strategy related to production hiring, recruiting strategies, career fair execution and the candidate experience
- Provide personal, “hands-on” involvement, direction, and support while being accountable for recruitment initiatives and targets
- Developing and implementing an effective recruiting strategy, encompassing recruitment of both active and passive candidates to include utilizing the internet, cold-calling and referrals
Talent Agent Job Description
- Ad hoc support to the recruitment team including screening resumes and pre-qualify candidates through initial phone interviews
- Communicates with clarity demonstrating strong oral and written communication ability
- Dispatch escalations to Tier 2 groups
- Perform research and analysis necessary to provide solutions to questions or concerns related to onboarding
- Understand the complete end-to-end onboarding processes
- Provide exemplary customer service and assist in troubleshooting issues using a "first call resolution"
- Meet weekly and monthly KPI's and SLA's for quality, customer satisfaction, and general productivity levels
- Provide timely, accurate customer service by answering inbound calls from assigned queues, researching issues, clarifying and resolving customer inquiries and recording notes in customer accounts
- Advise new associates by answering questions, ensuring adherence to established guidelines and providing support and assistance as required to contribute to achievement of customer service objectives
- Support the achievement of productivity standards by managing a high volume of incoming calls from multiple key stakeholders and processing related activities arising from incoming requests to meet business needs and achieve service level expectations
- Processing employee applications and conducting in-person interviews to maintain a qualified pool of candidates
- Utilizing social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, ) to drive networking and candidate pool development
- Executing an in-depth understanding of behavioral interviewing skills and candidate evaluation techniques
- Comprehensive and effective utilization of the ATS for sourcing, screening and candidate management
- Develop, monitor and measure all talent acquisition initiatives to ensure trends are identified and addressed, including, but not limited to, turnover and retention
- Passive sourcing skills
Talent Agent Job Description
- Manage client invoicing and accounting
- Assist in new client discovery, pursuit, and signing
- Prepare pitch materials for clients and assist in sending submissions
- Aid in contract negotiations and track contract status
- Keep and update detailed records of correspondence with clients and executives
- Provide administrative support, including heavy phones, coordinating meetings, schedules and travel, and preparing expense reports
- Assist with special projects, research, and compiling daily updates
- Serve as point of contact with clients, executives, brands and teams
- Provide logistical support for client events, meetings, shoots and appearances in order to deliver best in class service
- Stay up to date on the Basketball industry and best practices
- Typically 2-4 years of related experience in recruiting
- English level 90% spoken
- Experience on talent attraction techniques
- Flexibility to work with different and several businesses and/or projects at the same time
- You are a currently enrolled student at a university or a university of applied sciences
- Speaking German and English fluently
Talent Agent Job Description
- Passionate about creating a positive work culture
- Effectively manage stakeholder relationships across all levels of organization
- Previous experience supporting, coaching and leading teams
- Possess strong computer skills – Microsoft Office Suite - and be internet browser proficient
- Prior experience in successfully performing entry-level customer service functions in a call center environment
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and provide and express compassion and empathy in strenuous interactions
- Post secondary education in marketing, sales, human resources or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in sales or customer service, relevant high-volume call centre experience is an asset
- Personable and excited by making connections with candidates over the phone
- Motivated by working in a fast-paced, results driven environment
- Proven ability to exceed expectations and maintain a keen sense of urgency
- Always striving for creative solutions and improvements