Fast Facts

The Alumni Recruiter plays a key role in connecting Per Scholas alumni with technology job opportunities by sourcing, screening, and matching candidates to employer needs while providing continuous support for candidate success in their new roles.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include developing a talent pool of alumni; sourcing, screening, and preparing candidates for job interviews; and ensuring candidate retention post-placement.

Skills: Required skills include strong relationship-building, excellent communication, proficiency in recruitment technologies, and understanding of the tech job market.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related field and proven experience in tech recruitment or talent acquisition.

Location: This position is primarily remote but requires occasional travel, with a base location in Atlanta, Georgia.

Compensation: $50000 - $55000 / Annually

Position: Alumni Recruiter

Reports to: SVP, Innovation & Strategy / Innovation & Strategy Team

Location: National (primarily remote with occasional travel)

SUMMARY

The Alumni Recruiter is responsible for building and managing a talent pool of Per Scholas alumni, aligning their skills and career aspirations with technology job opportunities from our employer partners. This role involves sourcing, screening, and matching candidates to job requisitions, preparing them for interviews, and ensuring their successful integration and retention in new positions. Operating in a fast-paced environment, the Alumni Recruiter will leverage technology and collaborate with internal teams to meet employer needs for diverse, high-quality talent, thereby contributing to the organization's revenue generation and mission of enabling economic mobility.

Our Innovation team is agile and dynamic; we take a consultative, problem-solving, and collaborative approach to identifying, testing, iterating, and scaling opportunities that increase our organization’s impact and support Per Scholas’s ambitious growth strategy. Working closely with other Per Scholas teams, we learn, share insights, provide resources (e.g., frameworks, tools), co-create experiments, grow solutions that prove to work, and follow a data-driven approach to results measurement. We also help build a broader culture of innovation within Per Scholas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Pool Development

Build and maintain a robust database of Per Scholas alumni candidates, ensuring profiles are current and accurately reflect skills, experiences, and job readiness.
Utilize candidate matching technology platform(s), and collaborate with local and national alumni engagement teams to identify suitable candidates for job orders.
Utilize higher touch methods with candidates when needed (phone, text, email) to build relationships with alumni looking for work

Candidate Sourcing and Matching

Review and understand job requisitions from employer partners to identify key qualifications and requirements.
Quickly and effectively match alumni candidates to appropriate job opportunities, ensuring alignment with both candidate aspirations and employer needs.

Screening and Preparation

Conduct initial screenings to assess candidate suitability, including interviews and skills assessments.
Prepare candidates for interviews by providing guidance on employer expectations, interview techniques, and company-specific information.

Collaboration and Communication

Partner with the Enterprise Talent Solutions (Employer Partnerships) team to present candidate profiles to employers for final selection.
Maintain clear and timely communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, providing updates and feedback.

Candidate Retention and Support

Regularly connect with placed candidates for up to one year to monitor progress, address concerns, and provide ongoing support.
Connect alumni to internal resources as needed to ensure candidate success and retention

Performance Metrics and Reporting

Achieve a fill rate of 50% for job orders.
Ensure a time-to-submit metric of 48 hours from receiving a job order to presenting the first qualified candidate.
Monitor and report on candidate retention, aiming for placed candidates to remain in their positions for at least six months.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Proven experience in tech recruitment, talent acquisition, or staffing, preferably within a staffing agency or similar environment.
Skills and Competencies
Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with candidates and employer partners.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey information and provide guidance.
Proficiency in using recruitment technologies and platforms and LinkedIn; Salesforce knowledge is a plus
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple job orders and candidates simultaneously.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a focus on meeting deadlines and achieving targets.
Knowledge
Critical: understanding of the technology job market and the skills required for various roles within the tech industry (e.g., understanding of technical job descriptions and technical skills)
Familiarity with diversity and inclusion best practices in recruitment.
Attributes
Proactive and results-oriented, with a commitment to achieving recruitment goals and contributing to the organization's mission.
Empathetic and supportive, dedicated to assisting alumni in achieving their career objectives.

This role is integral to connecting Per Scholas alumni with meaningful employment opportunities, supporting both individual career advancement and the talent needs of our employer partners.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission
You are data-driven, results-oriented and a forward-looking catalyst for social change
You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You’re excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and independently
You are detail-oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills
You are interested in workforce development, technology, diversity, organizational growth, and scaling impact
You stand behind our mission, believing that individuals from any community should have access to well-paying career positions, and that talent should be recognized and recruited from many diverse sources

COMPENSATION

For this role specifically, we target $55,000 with a salary range of $50,000 - $55,000. The salary difference is typically determined by several factors, including the selected candidate's geography and alignment with qualifications and experience.

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