Contract Recruiter

Ford Ford · Auto · Long Beach, CA +1 · Human Resources

This role is for a Contract Recruiter at Ford, focusing on attracting and hiring top talent for the Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. Responsibilities include conducting intake meetings, sourcing candidates, managing the pipeline, and partnering with hiring managers to make offers. The role requires 5+ years of recruiting experience, expertise in full-cycle recruiting, and proficiency in handling difficult-to-close candidates in a competitive market.

What you'd actually do

  1. Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand needs, ensuring alignment between job descriptions, and target candidate profiles
  2. Persistent pursuit of passive candidates via personalized reach-outs
  3. Be an advocate for DEI both internally and externally
  4. Conduct initial phone screens with candidates to assess suitability for positions
  5. Source high caliber active and passive candidates through various methods and tools, including networking, search tools, job boards, referrals, events, etc. Use your creativity!

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of recruiting experience
  • Expertise in full-cycle recruiting
  • Proficiency with handling hard to close candidates in a competitive market
  • Experience or exposure to recruiting in global markets
  • Own the entire candidate experience to provide an outstanding experience to our candidates from initial contact to closing an offer
  • Self-motivated and driven
  • Curious
  • You ask for feedback, and want to grow and develop in your career.

What the JD emphasized

  • handling hard to close candidates in a competitive market