Talent Acquisition Assistant 

At Populist, we're seeking a talented acquisition assistant to help us source, identify, screen, and onboard/offboard candidates for various roles in the company. The ideal candidate has 2-3 years of experience, excellent communication and organizational skills, and proficiency in applicant tracking systems. This hybrid part-time role has the opportunity for full-time transition as the workload increases.

Objectives of this role

• Provide input to ensure that teams consist of diverse, qualified individuals.
• Ensure that staffing needs are being met with a long-term strategy in mind.
• Devise and implement sourcing strategies, such as an employer branding initiative, to build pipelines for potential applicants. 
• Form close relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear expectations for candidates and interviewers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and candidate selection criteria.
• Source applicants through online channels.
• Create interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position.
• Applicant screening
• Introduce Populist culture to applicants.
• Set expectations for the applicant.
• Notify the applicant of background check criteria.
• Provide the applicant with clear next steps.
• Compile lists of the most suitable candidates.
• Job fairs
• Support Managers at job fairs.
• Maintain employee files and databases.
• Onboarding employees
• I-9 and E-Verify
• Background Check
• Process Child Support Claims.
• Entering employees into training, benefits, and HRIS platforms.
• Offboarding employees
• Removing employees from training, benefits, and the HRIS platform.
• HR administrative duties.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.