WHAT YOU’LL DO

The role of the Talent Acquisition Specialist is to drive the full spectrum of the recruiting efforts and to fulfil the consulting staff people needs for the Atlanta office. This role will work with the Recruiting Partner, Talent Acquisition Manager, recruiting directors, and regional recruiting teams to lead and execute the annual recruiting pipeline for Consultants and Associates.

This role will also support Practice Area and Expert Career Track recruiting efforts and will work with the Atlanta Partners, RDs, and Talent Acquisition team to drive the development of the overall recruiting strategy for the Atlanta office, the implementation of this strategy, and the management of day- to-day operations of the Atlanta Talent Acquisition department. To the extent that the recruiting organizational structure and processes require change to ensure that these needs are met, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will suggest and implement those changes.

This individual reports directly to the Atlanta Talent Acquisition Manager (RM), but also works closely with the Recruiting Partner (RP), Recruiting Directors (RDs), and regional Talent Acquisition leadership.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Supporting the Atlanta recruiting strategy development (jointly with RM, RP, RDs)
• Overseeing office-specific recruiting efforts in support of annual Consultant and Associate hiring targets:
  • Candidate pipeline development
  • Sourcing, screening, interviewing, and converting candidates from managed schools/programs, formal channels (e.g., online applications, referrals), and candidates from “alternate” / industry sources
  • Decision-round interviewing
  • Offeree conversion
• Driving BCG-wide recruiting efforts at Atlanta -managed schools / programs:
  • Annual plan creation
  • Annual budget development and oversight
  • Candidate marketing, screening, preliminary interviewing, and conversion support
• Creating and managing office recruiting budget
• Responsible for developing processes and driving change for new initiatives (e.g., short lead time recruiting, ADC recruiting, going deeper at core schools, strengthen presence at local schools)
• Managing the recruiting commitments process – e.g., select interview cadres, staff events, ensuring the right mix of consulting staff (tenure, gender, school background), making sure commitments are upheld, managing swaps process
• Developing and maintaining recruiting calendar
• Using the recruiting database to generate correspondence, reports, interview and event invitations
• Collecting and analyzing information and data to evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting efforts
• Acting as the main initial contact for candidates for the Atlanta office; responding and following up with all candidate inquiries; establishing and building relationships with top priority candidates
• Scheduling, planning, and executing office-specific events
• Coordinating 1R and DR interviews
• Monitoring and screening applications
• Liaising with HR for “on-boarding” of new hires (offer letters, signing bonuses, etc.)
• Preparing analysis and required reports, utilizing the regional analytics team as necessary
• Supporting the Talent Acquisition Manager to plan and execute welcome weekends
• Ensuring communication with staff around events (confirmations, logistics, feedback from the event)
• Managing summer internship programs, including coordination and execution of orientation, training, case staffing, performance evaluation, and affiliation events
• Helping to lead and drive continuous improvement efforts in Atlanta office recruiting
• Working with other offices in the Southeast System to improve recruiting efforts
• Managing short lead time recruiting efforts for the Atlanta office in close coordination with the region; working with the regional Practice Area recruiting team and executive recruiters to fill Atlanta -office Project Leader, Principal, or Expert positions
• Building networks and liaising with peers in other offices as well as regional recruiting to ensure alignment on all initiatives.
• Selecting specific responsibilities to deliver on above including:
  • Interview cadre training
  • Specialist training and engagement
  • Decision round candidate selection
  • Candidate coaching and feedback, relationship support
  • Conversion strategy and Offeree Captain coordination
  • Offeree weekend and summer program strategy
  • Conversion tracking
  • Special analysis / project coordination
  • Partner and Principal meeting, and Atlanta staff meeting support
• Supporting other Atlanta office initiatives, such as affiliation and engagement
• Leading and executing strategic projects as needed

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• BA/BS degree
• At least 2-3 years of previous recruiting, HR or other related experience. Prior professional services recruiting experience a plus.
• BCG experience strongly preferred, prior recruiting experience a plus
• Consulting experience or exposure a plus
• Strong computer and database skills: Outlook, Word, Excel (preferred) and PowerPoint
• Flexibility and some travel required, particularly around peak recruiting season and planning weeks. Attendance at key evening and weekend events required.

YOU’LL WORK WITH

BCG’s HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees—from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.