Campus Talent Acquisition Specialist

Campus Talent Acquisition Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

As a member of the Talent Acquisition team, the Campus Talent Acquisition Specialist drives early-career recruiting for internship and entry-level opportunities especially within the Sales function as part of the Groundbreakers Sales Program. This role manages full-cycle recruitment and builds strategic partnerships with universities and industry-related trade schools, including managing trade school relationships and facilitating talent placement. The recruiter represents DuraServ at campus and virtual recruiting events and creates a positive candidate experience that strengthens the employer brand. Working with HR, business leaders, and hiring managers, the role aligns campus recruiting with workforce needs and supports internship and trainee program delivery.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Build and maintain relationships with university career centers, faculty, diversity organizations, student groups, and industry-related trade schools to develop early-career talent pipelines and facilitate talent placement from trade school programs.
• Develop and maintain an annual campus and trade school recruiting calendar aligned with hiring forecasts, academic schedules, and program start dates. Recommend target schools and recruiting activities based on relevant programs, business hiring needs, and prior recruiting results.
• Plan, budget, and coordinate campus career fairs, networking events, classroom presentations, and virtual hiring events to communicate career opportunities and company culture.
• Manage full-cycle internship and entry-level recruitment and talent placement from industry-related trade schools, including applicant screening, initial behavioral interviews, hiring manager interview coordination, and candidate closing.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to design and deliver standard processes including onboarding, social events, and full-time conversion strategies. Collaborate with Corporate Communications on necessary employment marketing strategies and action plans.
• Work with business leaders and hiring managers to define annual entry-level hiring needs and target skills, aligning campus recruiting with workforce priorities and corporate diversity goals.
• Use Handshake, LinkedIn, RippleMatch, NACE, and other early-career sourcing platforms to engage student talent and strengthen DuraServ’s employer brand and campus presence.
• Maintain accurate candidate data in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and track cost-per-hire, offer acceptance rates, university yield, and staffing goals.
• Work closely with Hiring Managers and the Corporate Training Team on the onboarding and retention of the new team members through periodic, high-touch conversations.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the required activities, duties, or responsibilities of the team member. Duties, obligations, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY MODEL

This role requires the demonstration of the following competencies: Instills Trust | Communicates Effectively | Demonstrates Customer Focus | Takes Initiative | Makes Quality Decisions | Drives Growth | Ensures Accountability | Drives Results

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Skill in project management, including coordinating recruiting events, budgets, and concurrent hiring activities.
• Skill in public speaking and communicating career opportunities to student audiences.
• Ability to build rapport and productive partnerships with students, university contacts, hiring managers, and executive leaders.
• Skill in applicant screening, behavioral interviewing, offer negotiation, and candidate engagement.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), such as Workday or Greenhouse, and early-career recruiting platforms such as Handshake.
• Ability to maintain accurate recruiting data and track campus recruiting metrics.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work includes headquarters office-based recruiting activities and participation in campus and virtual hiring events.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Additional physical demands, including any lifting requirement, are pending HR confirmation.

PLANNED BUSINESS TRAVEL

• Company paid travel averages approximately 35–40% during peak campus recruiting seasons (fall and spring), including occasional overnight stays for campus recruiting activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field is preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in corporate recruiting, human resources, or university relations.
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EEO STATEMENT

DuraServ is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and afford equal employment opportunities to team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our EEO policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between DuraServ and its team members, including recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and application of policies.