Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of a Senior Recruiter will consist of directing and leading the efforts of themselves as well as small teams of Recruiters and Junior Recruiters. The specific team size and make-up will vary from office to office. A Senior Recruiter will have the ability to manage a maximum team size of three individual recruiters or junior recruiters and they will have the ability to back-fill any Account Manager for short periods of time with direct contact and relationships with Client Hiring Managers. The primary responsibilities of a Senior Recruiter will consist of the direct sourcing and screening of potential candidates for contract, full time placement, and contract to hire openings. Their searches for candidates will include using traditional and creative sourcing methods, including but not limited to our internal database searches, online searches, Internet postings, job/career fairs, local colleges, referrals, user/technical groups, as well as any upcoming re-marketing of existing contractors/consultants. They will be expected to establish lasting and long term relationships with consultants/contractors in their local region and with their assigned Recruiter and Account Managers. They will be responsible for interviewing prospective candidates and determining their qualifications, analyzing their responses, verifying their references, and comparing gathered data to job requirements in an efficient manner such that they can ensure that only quality candidates proceed through the interview process. They will be expected to create processes and programs for motivation and retention of contractors/consultants. A Senior Recruiter will be capable of negotiating compensation with candidates, extending offers, and facilitating the placement of candidates into client roles. They will be expected to solicit referrals of other top regional talent and update and track candidates. They will be responsible for increasing the number of qualified applicant resumes on a monthly basis. They will work with their Recruiter and Account Managers as a full service resource on a variety of assigned client relationships in order to identify strategic, as well as immediate IT staffing needs, while adhering to Blackstone’s recruiting methodology and processes. They will be responsible for maintaining working contact with all contractors who are currently on bill, including the tracking of accurate time sheet and expense reporting. They will be expected to refer potential job requirement leads and all potential hiring manager names to their respective Account Managers and Senior Account Managers.

Skills Required:

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.


• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead by example.


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.


• Self-directed individual with proven ability to problem solve, drive for results and demonstrate excellent follow-up skills.


• Mastery of compensation negotiation.


• Mastery of identifying, sourcing, and screening candidates through various mechanisms (direct sourcing from specifically targeted corporations, internet, referrals, research, relationships, etc.) while continually developing new and creative sourcing methods.


• Mastery of ability to ensure retention and re-marketing of their existing pool of candidates by maintaining awareness of client projects and other internal initiatives in order to maximize future opportunities.


• Keeps abreast of general trends in technology, and in particular those specific to Blackstone clients, and is able to then coordinate their work and that of any protégés by focusing on how to build an effective and proactive pipeline of relevant candidates.


• A strong work ethic and sense of commitment.


• Closing skills and the ability to build lasting relationships built upon honesty, integrity, and client service.


• 5 to 15 years of Technical recruiting experience within a technical agency or consulting firm.


• Prior experience managing the full-life cycle recruitment process and have a successful track record of recruiting in the IT Technology sector.


• Creative and resourceful to provide solutions to both the sales force and clients.


• Strong organizational skills.


• Team player.