STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Hybrid

Recruitment #221118-0912MP-100

Introduction


Are you passionate about sourcing talent for hard to fill roles?
Do you enjoy growing talent pipelines?

If so, the State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has an exciting anticipated opportunity for you to join our Talent Solutions team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist (Human Resources Specialist)!

We’re looking for a hardworking Human Resources professional to champion relationships with customers and recruits and fill critical vacancies throughout Connecticut. If you have strong interpersonal skills and love to craft and implement recruiting strategy, this is the role you’ve been searching for! You will handle recruitment projects, implement market trends, and formulate creative sourcing strategies. It is key for the State, as an employer, to facilitate sustained growth, you will drive inclusive talent and human resources practices by bringing to bear quantitative and qualitative data to ensure we attract and retain the best of the best.



What We Offer: Our office is centrally located in Hartford, CT alongside the Connecticut River with walkable access to museums, a science center, and phenomenal restaurants. 
As a State employee you will also enjoy:
  • Flexible work hours and telecommute arrangements.
  • Outstanding medical and dental benefits supporting your health and wellness.
  • The ability to begin planning for your future with excellent retirement plans and defined contribution plans.
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and thirteen holidays.
  • Interested in learning more? Check out our benefits page.
Discover the Opportunity to:
  • Serve as a specialized recruiter for niche jobs.
  • Perform applicant/client management.
  • Develop pipelines to grow future employees.
  • Use sophisticated technological and social methods to attract candidates.
  • See more examples of duties below.
Watch the video below to see what it’s like to be a State of CT employee!
           

Selection Plan

To Apply:
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening.  You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • For assistance in applying, please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period.  It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
After You Apply: 
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders daily in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam. 
  • At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position. 
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class. Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
Connect With Us:
  • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. 
  • If have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact jasmyn.raymond@ct.gov
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of professional human resources duties within a specialized service delivery team or a unit with statewide impact.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Perform outreach using strategic and critical thinking skills to establish partnerships with various organizations to attract talent various titles including health and human services, engineering, information technology, etc.
  • Build creative and effective job postings to engage talent for critical recruitments.
  • Constantly research and implement the latest recruitment trends.
  • Use efficient ways to shortlist evergreen jobs that produce large applicant pools.
  • Build objective and measurable referral questions.
  • Screen, refer and recommend candidates for employment.
  • Collaborate and form partnerships with Agency HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to develop strategic recruitment strategies to fill critical positions with the most qualified people.
  • Create and implement innovative ideas to close sourcing gaps.
  • Participate in special projects toward steady state.
  • Provide recruitment related metrics and analytics for various business purposes.
  • Respond to recruitment related questions.
  • Interpret, coordinate, and maintain compliance with human resources laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Track and analyze human resources metrics and practice continual improvement.
  • Apply project management skills and serve on human resources related task forces.
  • Perform organizational analysis, write job class descriptions, and research state and business needs.
  • Assist in reemployment initiatives.
  • See other examples of duties here.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of: human resources management and relevant state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
  • Knowledge of: employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation and labor relations;
  • Considerable: interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills and conflict resolution skills;
  • Ability to: analyze and balance partners need with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements; strategically plan, including succession planning, and ability to apply innovative solutions to organizational problems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in human resources or equal opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the junior working level in human resources management.

For state employees, this is interpreted at the level of Human Resources Associate, Human Resources Generalist 1 or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 1.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  1. College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree. 
  2. A Master's Degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, public administration, or closely related field or a law degree may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
  3. For state employees one (1) year as a Human Resources Associate or Human Resources Generalist 1 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Experience as a recruiter or talent acquisition professional.
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel including creating formulas and analyzing data.
  • Experience or coursework preparing written correspondence with complete sentences, grammar and proofreading your work. 
  • Experience crafting content and posting on social media channels.
  • Experience relaying information to public audiences and developing metrics to assess their understanding. 
  • Experience working on multiple (more than one) tasks and meeting deadlines. 
  • Experience or coursework performing research and analyzing data. 
  • Experience following directions to complete a task.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

2. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.