Build-A-Bear Workshop is hiring: Recruiter in St. Louis

Overview

As a professional Recruiter, you’ll be at the heart of connecting top talent with the right opportunities. You will take the lead in sourcing, screening, scheduling, and hiring candidates - building high-performing teams while ensuring a seamless hiring experience. Your expertise will directly shape our success by bringing in the right people for the right roles.

Responsibilities

• Source candidates
• Screen resumes and applications
• Prescreen candidates
• Coordinate interviews
• Own the candidate experience
• Ensure compliance
• Pre-employment testing
• Maintain recruitment metrics
• Promote the Build-A-Bear brand
• Ensure compliance with employment law and company policies
• Support all phases of the recruitment strategy and process
• Negotiate job offers
• Identify internal candidates
• Participate in job fairs and hiring events that are aligned with staffing needs
• Manages ATS; ensures all open positions are posted and follows up in closing when a candidate is hired

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruiting experience
• Comfortable using an ATS, social media platforms, CRM systems, skills and assessment platforms, communication tools, mobile recruiting apps, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources
• Previous experience in a retail organization

Behavioral Traits for Success

• Strong ability to make connections and put others at ease quickly
• Driven to achieve outstanding results
• Enjoys meeting and interacting with new people
• Displays strong initiative and self-direction
• Maintains a positive outlook when encountering challenging circumstances
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Recommends opportunities for improvement
• Self-disciplined approach to getting things done
• Managing several priorities at once at a relatively quick pace without becoming frustrated

Working Environment

• Typical office environment with climate control and sufficient lighting, ergonomic desk/chairs
• Hybrid work schedule

Performance Metrics

• Time management
• Communication
• Volume of qualified candidates
• Number of passive candidates
• Time to fill
• Use of tools, processes, and systems
• Consistent quality interactions with candidates and employees
• Stakeholder feedback

This description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent an expressed or implied contract of employment, nor does it alter your at-will employment, and Build-A-Bear, Inc. reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as may deem appropriate.

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