Gigworks Pte Ltd – Talent Acquisition / Account Specialist

Position Description

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be a valuable member of the Talent Screening Team, responsible for screening and vetting of talents that apply to join the Gigworks talent network. This role will be fast-paced and will have you interacting with some of the top talent from across the globe.

You will be responsible for interviewing those talent, understanding their background, project preferences along with evaluating their skills during live interview sessions. Also, you will work with our teams to design and create new evaluation content that will help us accurately assess the talent pool and validate which talents can help our clients succeed.

The individual we are looking for is a person with solid human resource assessment knowledge, who has experience interviewing and evaluating talent. You enjoy reviewing assessment results and understanding talent performance and how they would fit into our network.

Responsibilities:

• Consistently conduct live technical interviews with applied talents.
• Review and evaluate assessment submissions.
• Create new screening content (live assessment sessions).
• Modify and maintain existing testing content.
• Supporting the team leads in planning, creating, and releasing new team initiatives and process updates.
• Improving our interview process and implementing new methods of testing talents.

In the first week, expect to:

• Onboard and integrate into Gigworks.
• Meet other stakeholders to understand business and screening team goals.
• Become familiar with the various platforms and systems Screening Operations utilizes in screening Gigworks talent.
• Shadow key team members to learn the core of Gigworks’s operations and business units.

In the first month, expect to:

• Have a full understanding of talent and client journey from an initial application/sign up to the start of an engagement.
• Learn about the screening process and what we want to accomplish in the months to come.
• Learn and understand existing screening processes, from standard screening, expedited screening, custom screening paths, and the process of creating new paths.
• Start conducting interviews with new Gigworks applicants.

In the first three months, expect to:

• Become familiar with all screening processes and manage interviews on your own.
• Assist the Screening Team Lead in communication with other teams and stakeholders.
• Support kicking-off new initiatives and screening paths by working cross-functionally with internal teams.

In the first six months, expect to:

• Help other team leads manage specific client requests and ensure the talent interview process is matching specific requests.
• Be able to make strong decisions that can impact our team performance and talent activation rates.

In the first year, expect to:

• Act as a subject matter expert on the Screener role.
• Be able to manage and delegate specific topics involved in activating new talents.
• Continue to promote an environment of teamwork and collaboration.
• Offer insights and ways to improve the success of a screening lifecycle based on feedback, experience, and data insights.

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of experience sourcing or recruiting talent with a proven track record of success.
• Thorough understanding of the global talent pool and global sourcing strategies.
• An unparalleled eye for talent and a strong understanding of the differences in knowledge and expertise between highly-skilled talent and average talent.
• Ability to proactively find and assess meetup groups, attend events, and naturally network.
• Ability and drive to see opportunities to present at talent meetups.
• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines while never sacrificing quality.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Must work well with individuals across all functions.
• Must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Gigworks. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.