JOB DESCRIPTION:

As an Account Specialist, you will fill job vacancies of employers hiring full-time employees or contractors via us. The ideal candidate will have strong understanding of the skills and technical

domain of IT job requisitions. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential to succeed in this role. The Account Specialist will frequently communicate via phone and email with

clients (talent acquisition teams of Fortune 500 companies and SME) and suppliers (staffing firms, executive search agencies, freelance recruiters) and job seekers (candidates submitted to and by

us). This is an amazing opportunity for an individual contributor who is excited about being a part of an innovative recruiting/staffing company that is transforming the industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review job applications (resumes, cover letter, salary expectations, etc.) submitted by suppliers (staffing firms, executive search agencies, freelance recruiters) to identify the ones
• that qualify against employers' requirements.
• Phone screen candidates and present only qualified candidates to clients. Provide constructive feedback (reason for rejection) to the agency/freelance recruiter after
• disqualifying a submission.
• Develop strong understanding of the job requisitions provided by clients after analyzing employers' requirements, identifying technical skills and contextualizing domain/business
• needs.
• Conduct in-take calls with hiring managers, build recruitment insights for agencies/freelance recruiters, create screening questions to qualify or disqualify job applicants.
• Optimize job descriptions and distribute it to suppliers via us.
• Increase the number of job applications by promoting job requisitions within the supplier base (agencies and freelance recruiters submitting resumes via us).
• Improve the quality of submissions (job applications uploaded by agencies and freelance recruiters) by explaining the must-have and nice-to-have skills, sharing sample resumes (role model candidate profile), and educating recruiters via phone, email and webinars.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (ideal candidate will have a degree in IT, Engineering, Business, HR, Marketing, or Communications)
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience with full lifecycle recruiting in the U.S. IT Staffing/Recruitment industry (reviewing resumes, phone screening candidates, scheduling interviews with hiring managers, etc.)
• Advanced technical knowledge and interest in learning about new technologies.
• Experience evaluating and building a rapport with candidates from entry level to executive level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency writing succinct and effective emails without grammatical, or spelling errors is essential for this role.
• Proficiency using Go to Webinar, GoToMeeting, and Zoom to organize virtual meetings with clients or recruiters.
• Hands-on sourcing and screening experience using different recruiting tools and strategies (job boards, LinkedIn, executive search, cold calling, etc.).
• Ability to multitask and stay organized Work and execute multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and meet timelines.
• Ambitious, self-motivated, and relationship driven.
• Ability to work effectively independently and with team members.
• Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Able to use functions such as Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, etc.
• Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Word: Able to use functions such as Mail Merge, Track Changes, Accept/Reject Changes, Compare and Combine documents, etc.l