Penn State Job Catalog

The defined natural career progression within or between job profiles.

Employee Recruiting

The Recruiter is responsible for identifying, sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent to meet the needs of the University; partners closely with hiring managers to efficiently fill roles with high quality candidates; provides consultation on end-to-end recruitment strategies, including active and passive sourcing, candidate evaluation, and selection; proactively and effectively engages with the candidate community; ensures a seamless and positive experience for both candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

• Serve as a subject matter expert and business partner to assigned units across all phases of the recruitment process, including sourcing strategy, candidate screening, interviewing, selection, and offer negotiation
• Conduct in-depth recruitment strategy meetings to understand the needs of the hiring unit and position requirements; establish recruiting timelines aligned with organizational priorities and hiring manager expectations
• Advise and support hiring managers in developing accurate, compelling, and compliant job descriptions that attract a diverse pool of candidates with the required skills, experience, and qualifications
• Source, identify, and engage candidates using advanced recruiting techniques, including niche job boards, professional networks, talent communities, social media, and industry-specific events; connect candidates with opportunities at the University for which their skills, education, and experience meet the required qualifications
• Review applicant pools, analyze resumes, and conduct structured screening interviews; provide candidate assessments, insights, and recommendations to hiring managers, including the development and use of scorecards and competency-based evaluation tools
• Recommend and implement targeted sourcing, branding, and marketing strategies to build and maintain pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Identify areas for process improvement and efficiency to increase candidate quality; provide regular updates and feedback to hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Build and maintain relationships with passive candidates and previous applicants to promote the organization as an employer of choice
• Serve as a trusted adviser on applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies related to recruitment; ensure all recruiting activities are conducted in compliance with federal, state, and university requirements
• May supervise and mentor recruiting staff, including participation in hiring, onboarding, professional development, workload management, and performance evaluation

Level:

– Senior Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. May demonstrate subject matter expertise. Demonstrates intermediate to advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Demonstrates the ability to coach assigned employees. Assigns and reviews completed work to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards. Trains, coaches, mentors, and motivates staff. Anticipates potential problems, issues, and opportunities; researches and recommends solutions within defined policies. May develop creative recommendations for solving problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Professional track, performs work at the Senior Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)
– May assist in planning and forecasting budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies general precedents and practices and specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– Organizes work of direct reports and sets team priorities
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 10
• Minimum – $61,800.00
• MidPoint – $75,700.00
• Maximum – $89,600.00