Executive Assistant Sparks Group
Arlington, VAToday
- $22 Per Hour
Highlights
Job Summary/Company : Sparks Group has partnered with a leading government consulting and technology organization to identify an experienced Recruiter to support strategic hiring initiatives across federal-facing business units. The ideal candidate will bring strong full-cycle recruiting experience, expertise in federal hiring, and the ability to build robust talent pipelines using modern sourcing strategies and recruiting technologies.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | McLean, VA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1970 |
| Website | https://www.sparksgroupinc.com |
Description
Job Summary/Company: Sparks Group has partnered with a leading government consulting and technology organization to identify an experienced Recruiter to support strategic hiring initiatives across federal-facing business units. This is an exciting opportunity for a recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced, consultative environment and enjoys partnering with business leaders to attract top talent. The ideal candidate will bring strong full-cycle recruiting experience, expertise in federal hiring, and the ability to build robust talent pipelines using modern sourcing strategies and recruiting technologies.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Background Profile:
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, offer negotiations, and onboarding coordination.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand hiring priorities, workforce planning needs, and organizational objectives.
- Develop targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage both active and passive candidates through job boards, professional networking platforms, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs within federal-focused business units.
- Utilize Boolean search techniques, social recruiting strategies, and AI-enabled recruiting tools to improve sourcing efficiency and candidate engagement.
- Provide hiring managers with market insights, talent availability data, compensation trends, and recruiting recommendations to support hiring decisions.
- Manage candidate communications throughout the hiring process while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within Workday Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Ensure recruiting practices remain compliant with federal employment laws, internal policies, and equal employment opportunity guidelines.
- Collaborate with HR partners and stakeholders to continuously improve recruiting processes and hiring outcomes.
- Support recruiting metrics, reporting, and workforce planning initiatives.
Qualifications/Background Profile:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 6+ years of professional recruiting and talent acquisition experience.
- At least 2 years of experience supporting full-cycle recruiting for federal government or government contracting organizations.
- Experience using Workday ATS for recruiting and applicant management.
- Strong experience with Boolean search strings, talent pipelining, passive candidate sourcing, and social recruiting techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders.
- Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and offer negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-building abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a consultative approach to recruiting.
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This job is Hybrid Remote.
We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.
Download the Sparks Group mobile app from Apple App Store or Google Play.
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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.
About Company
Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.
Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.
Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.
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