Spherion Staffing & Recruiting is hiring a recruiter to join our growing Madison, WI team. In this role, you'll work as part of our tenured recruiting team to source, evaluate, and onboard talent for placement with local client partners. You’ll also collaborate closely with clients to develop tailored recruitment strategies and support candidates throughout the hiring process.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the region's most established staffing and recruiting firms. For more than 35 years, we've partnered with local employers to solve hiring challenges while helping thousands of job seekers find meaningful careers. You'll work alongside a high-performing, collaborative, tenured recruiting team that believes in continuous learning and doing what's right for both our clients and candidates.
This is a full-time position based in our Madison office. Because recruiting is highly collaborative and relationship-driven, in this role you will work primarily from the office, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per month.
What you’ll do
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- Recruit, interview, and evaluate candidates for a variety of positions across many industries
- Partner with clients to determine talent acquisition objectives, write job descriptions, and develop recruitment strategies
- Build talent pipelines using a variety of channels e.g., internal databases, job boards, community organizations, social media, networking, and proactive outreach
- Guide candidates through the client interview, offer, and onboarding process, offering coaching as needed and celebrating their success
- Maintain regular communication with clients regarding candidate progress, hiring timelines, and market insights
- Support employees on assignment through check-ins, issue resolution, and ongoing relationship management
- Complete background checks, employment verifications, skills assessments, and other pre-employment activities
- Maintain accurate records in our internal systems
- Stay current on local hiring trends, compensation, and workforce conditions
- Represent Spherion at hiring events, networking opportunities, and community events
What we’re looking for
- Prior recruiting and/or business development experience is a plus, but not required
- Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience will also be considered
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Results-oriented with a focus on achieving targets
- Quick to learn and navigate technology and recruiting tools
- Detail-oriented with consistent follow-through
- Proactive, curious, and solution-oriented
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA, 401(k) with an automatic company contribution, Parental Leave, Competitive PTO & Holiday Package, Summer Fridays (out every other Friday at noon during the summer).
About Spherion WI & Northern IL (Di & Associates, Inc. DBA Spherion)
Respect, passion, integrity, teamwork & collaboration. These values have been at the core of our organization since we opened our doors over 35 years ago. Locally owned, we are committed to serving the individuals and organizations in our region - starting with our internal team members.
Our tenured team is committed to fostering an environment that promotes growth for all associates, and we invest both the time & resources required to do so. We are committed to excellence; however, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we often come together as an office to celebrate & have fun. It’s our goal to create an organization that individuals enjoy being a part of - whether for an entire career or simply a stop along the way.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
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Spherion has helped thousands of people just like you find work happiness! Our experienced staff will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temp-to-perm or direct hire opportunities, no one works harder for you than Spherion.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Spherion, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact Callcenter@spherion.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Spherion offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).