Associate - Talent Acquisition (1 year contract)
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Talent Acquisition Associate managing end-to-end recruitment cycles, candidate sourcing, and employer branding initiatives at PwC.
Line of Service
Internal Firm ServicesIndustry/Sector
Not ApplicableSpecialism
IFS - Human Capital (HC)Management Level
AssociateJob Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in talent and development focus on finding, deploying, training and enabling talent through talent identification and enhancing employee skills and knowledge, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. These individuals collaborate with subject matter specialists and project teams to strategize effective ways to locate, assess, educate and train employees, in line with market developments and firm strategy.In recruitment and talent acquisition at PwC, you will focus on attracting and selecting top talent to join the organisation. You will play a crucial role in identifying and hiring individuals who align with PwC's values and contribute to its success.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a recruiter, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Role specific accountabilities
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle.
- Communicating and collaborating with line managers on role requirements and descriptions of the vacancies.
- Proactively source, screen and shortlist candidates through various channels, including passive channels and networking, allowing you to better attract and engage with the candidates.
- To proactively build and maintain a pipeline of candidates, maintain data integrity in multiple internal systems.
- Mediating between candidates and hiring managers to complete the hiring process
- Represent the firm at various recruitment events, including career fairs, recruitment talks, etc.
- Identify hiring priorities and develop employer brand and recruitment marketing plans
- Plan and execute virtual and in-person events: career fairs, office visits, conferences & campus activations.
Expectations as a recruiter
- Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
- Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
- Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
- Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
- Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
- Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
- Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
- Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
- Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
Preferred skills
Experience in full lifecycle experienced recruiting, from sourcing to onboarding active and passive candidates in an executive search firm, recruitment agency or in-house corporate talent team.
Successful track record delivering the full lateral/experienced recruitment process, including hiring manager communication, providing talent mix/ talent availability recommendations, preparing and posting job descriptions, performing direct sourcing, screening candidates, delivering approved talent assessments, coordinating interviews, and, selling the Firm brand from offer negotiation to closing and onboarding.
Proven interpersonal, verbal, and written business communication skills, emphasising the ability to tailor messages appropriately by audience.
Experience working with Hiring Leaders and the interview support teams to confirm candidates are assessed consistently against defined interview standards and in accordance with all quality and DEI requirements.
Ability to understand and interpret data while collaborating with key stakeholders to identify actionable insights for continuous improvement and make better decisions that ultimately drives quality in hires.
Experience with managing stakeholder and candidate expectations throughout the recruitment lifecycle to establish compliance, consistency, and quality.
Minimum years experience required
1 to 3 years of experience
Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor DegreeCertifications (if blank, certifications not specified)
Required Skills
CV Sourcing, Direct Recruiting, Mass Recruitment, Negotiation, Recruiting, Recruiting Processes, Recruitment Lifecycle, Talent Acquisition, Talent HiringOptional Skills
Candidate Screening, Digital AwarenessDesired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)
EnglishTravel Requirements
Up to 40%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
NoGovernment Clearance Required?
NoJob Posting End Date
How we rate this
Associate - Talent Acquisition (1 year contract) at PwC rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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- Tell me about a project where talent acquisition was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where recruitment was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where candidate sourcing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where employer branding was part of your work. What did you do?
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