Associate, Global Recruiting

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Where Youll Fit Within the Team

As a member of the Global Recruiting team, the Recruiting Associate will play a critical role in the planning and execution of all recruiting efforts related to industry/experienced Consultant hires.

What Youll Do

Sourcing, Application, and Relationship Management

• Support all industry/experienced hire sourcing efforts, including general application screening/management, referral tracking, proactive sourcing via LinkedIn, etc.
• Communicate and correspond with recruits on a regular basis.

  Manage general inboxes for industry recruits and internal referrals and generate appropriate responses in a timely manner.

• Support relationship management process, focusing on identification of priority recruits and facilitating connections with Bain employees as needed
• Support Consultant recruiting resources with coffee chat/event set up and data tracking
• Support regular communication with Bain offices regarding recruits’ interests/questions and desire to connect with local offices
• Support all external marketing communications with experienced hire recruit population
• Ensure recruiting system (Avature) is consistently updated for all industry/experienced hire applicants

Event/Interview Planning and Execution

• Plan virtual and live events for experienced hires on an ongoing basis
• Coordinate event scheduling, invites, and all related communication both internally with Bain participants and externally with recruits
• Attend recruiting events (live and virtual) and execute event details
• Facilitate all screening and interview logistics (initial screening tool management, central interview scheduling/coordination, communication with office teams and interview candidates, etc.)
• Maintain regular communication across Bain teams regarding logistics for marketing and interviewing events and act as the key coordinator/representative

Additional Responsibilities

• Support the broader Global Recruiting team by participating in centralized projects
• Support team recruiting events/screening/interview efforts for other sources and programs (Advanced Degree, ADvantage) throughout the year as needed
• Provide clear, timely responses to consulting staff involved in recruiting (e.g., interviewer schedules, recruiting event details)
• Work closely with members of Associate Consultant recruiting team and Experienced Talent Recruiting team to ensure a consistent, streamlined recruiting process for all experienced hire applicants
• Utilize recruiting system for data entry, application/event management, and applicant tracking/reporting in a timely & accurate manner
• Attend team meetings and support follow-up action items as necessary
• Assist in evaluation of recruiting performance, including collecting/assembling data and assisting with analyses as directed
• Perform other administrative duties as requested or as responsibilities dictate

About You

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred and 1 year of administrative and/or Recruiting or events support experience, preferably in a professional services firm
• Outstanding interpersonal, written/verbal communication, customer service skills
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment and handle highly confidential information in a professional manner while working in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Ability to work independently and as an integral member of various teams while producing zero defect work
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Flexibility with hours; ability to work overtime and evenings as needed
• Some travel may be required, with advanced notice/planning

General Attributes We Look For

• Collaborative – someone who knows how to work with and through others to drive results and make change happen, as well is customer service orientated
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and productive
  – someone who knows how to prioritize what needs to be done and rallies colleagues to get things accomplished; “roll up the sleeves” type of attitude
• Motivational and compelling in oral and written communication skills; engaging and concise – with interpersonal “presence”; adaptable across executive, technical and Bain audiences 
• Energetic, with drive, enthusiasm, and natural skills in relationship development; well-connected, with an extensive network of potentially relevant relationships and have a proven ability to influence and drive consensus among multiple parties
• A great colleague and teammate
  – passionate about the task at hand and fun to be around; someone with whom Bainies and clients go out of their way to work

About Us

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.

Across 61 offices in 38 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries.

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