Recruiter

Proven IT is seeking a Recruiter to support its hiring and onboarding efforts. The role focuses on sourcing and engaging candidates, coordinating interviews, maintaining applicant records, supporting pre-employment activities, and developing a positive candidate experience while partnering with HR and hiring managers.

What you'll do:

• Proactively identify and engage prospective candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, employee referrals, social media, and creative outreach strategies
• Review applications and conduct initial phone or video screens, creating an engaging and welcoming first impression while using established interview guides
• Build rapport with candidates, keep them engaged, and follow up consistently throughout the interview process
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring teams and communicate updates promptly and professionally
• Post and update job openings across recruiting platforms and assist with drafting or refreshing job descriptions
• Maintain accurate candidate records, notes, and status updates in the applicant tracking system
• Support pre-employment activities, including offer and onboarding communications, background checks, drug screenings, and other pre-hire requirements
• Develop candidate pipelines by reaching out to new prospects, re-engaging previous candidates, and staying persistent when positions are difficult to fill
• Help create a responsive, positive, and consistent candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding
• Assist with new-hire check-ins, recruiting reports, job fairs, campus outreach, and HR events
• Learn Proven IT's roles, departments, recruiting processes, and sourcing best practices through coaching and hands-onexperience

What they're looking for:

• 0-2 years of recruiting, sourcing, staffing, sales, customer service, administrative, campus leadership, or related experience. Internships, relevant coursework, and transferable experience are welcome; prior professional recruiting experience is not required
• Engaging and personable, with the confidence to start conversations, ask thoughtful questions, and build rapport with different personalities
• Tenacious and self-motivated, with the resilience to handle unanswered outreach and changing priorities without losing momentum
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional phone, email, and LinkedIn communication
• Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple candidates, follow-ups, and deadlines at once
• Coachability, curiosity, and a willingness to apply feedback and try new approaches
• A team-oriented mindset with the initiative to work independently and ask for help when needed
• Commitment to providing a positive candidate experience and representing Proven IT professionally
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Prolonged computer and desk-based work
• Frequent use of hands and arms for typing, filing, and handling materials
• Ability to lift up to 15 lbs for print materials or welcome kits

Benefits:

• After a 30-day waiting period, full-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week and their dependents are eligible to enroll in health benefits through the Cigna network, including a choice of 2 PPO plans or a High Deductible Health Plan with employer contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Dental benefits and a Vision PPO plan through the EyeMed network.
• Voluntary worksite benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident coverage, short-term disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, and pet insurance.
• Employee discount program, home and auto insurance services, and commuter/transit FSA.
• After a 30-day waiting period, Proven IT provides a $25,000 Life Insurance benefit to all full-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, payable up to the full Life Insurance benefit amount depending on the type of loss incurred.
• Employer-provided Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance with a 90-day elimination period and a maximum benefit of 60% of covered payroll up to $6,000 per month; paid entirely by Proven IT at no cost to the employee.
• Employee Assistance Program through Mutual of Omaha, including emotional, legal, and financial resources for employees and their immediate family, telephonic counseling, web-based services, and a limited number of geographically accessible face-to-face sessions.
• 401K plan for all employees after 120 days of service, with pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contribution options.
• Employer match equal to 100% of the first 3% of deferrals plus 50% of the next 2% of deferrals.