Talent Acquisition Specialist

Guidance Residential, LLC is a strong, growing company that specializes in residential mortgage lending. Our team members are a vital strength in our ability to grow and continue to serve our customers.

We are adding to our Human Resources team and are seeking a full-time Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead the full lifecycle of our company's recruiting efforts. You will work with the Human Resources team and hiring managers to develop and implement integrated programs to source, engage, attract, and recruit qualified candidates in target markets across the United States with the objective of attaining company sales and long-term profitability goals.

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated. Communication is very important as you will be working with Executive Management and hiring managers to fill the candidate pipeline with high-quality talent.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the talent acquisition program to identify, engage, attract, and recruit new associates in key national markets.
• Manage day-to-day full lifecycle recruitment as determined by business needs, including traditional and creative sourcing techniques, resume review, candidate screening, and managing the interview process steps.
• Maintain and update our applicant tracking system to ensure accurate and current information on all candidates and recruitment activities, including sales assessment tests.
• Act as a liaison with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process ensuring that they are kept up to date on the status of their requisitions, candidate pipeline, status, and expectations.
• Collaborate with National Sales Management to utilize a multi-channel recruiting process to fill the pipeline with high-quality sales candidates including, but not limited to active applicants, passive candidate leads, internal recruiting, employee referrals, social networking, job fairs, etc.
• Arrange and conduct hiring seminars and focus groups to build a qualified sales candidate pool to meet the recruiting goals for the company.
• Collaborate with the Human Resources team to develop materials supporting the screening and interviewing of applicants and teach Hiring Managers how to use them.
• Regularly report to Executive Management on key metrics and results.
• Positively influence production goals in key market clusters.
• Build strong working relationships with company staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred.
• Minimum three years’ experience in recruiting. Recruiting on a national level preferred.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent English language skills required. Arabic or Urdu is a plus.
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office, internet-based systems, etc.)
• Results-oriented and able to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Knowledge of Islamic banking and finance is a plus.
  
  

Aside from the requirements above, the ideal candidate will have a proven track record in exceptional follow-up, along with detail orientation. Must be able to prioritize multiple projects to ensure deadlines are met. Must also be able to demonstrate initiative and use independent judgment within Guidance's established guidelines and procedures.

We are located within walking distance to the Washington D.C. Metro's Silver Line Wiehle-Reston Station, and we are also only a few miles from the Dulles International Airport.

We offer a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Life/AD&D, STD, LTD, 401K + Roth with immediate 100% vesting in company match, Student Loan Pay-Down Program, paid holidays, vacation, and more.

Guidance Residential is an Equal Opportunity Employer.