Job Summary:

Under general supervision, the position is responsible for driving university and college recruitment activities. The incumbent works with hiring managers and HRBPs to address workforce and staffing needs, serve as a valuable brand ambassador for J.B. Hunt on campus, sell J.B. Hunt's compensation and benefits packages, and advise on pay/salary and recruiting best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee candidate sourcing process and talent pipeline for entry level roles
• Initiate requisition creation and approval process
• Interview, assess and refer graduates to appropriate employment positions
• Advise hiring managers on pay/salary and recommend recruiting strategies and tactics that support the goals and direction of J.B. Hunt
• Extend offers of employment and negotiate offer components within predetermined parameters, with hiring manager approval
• Manage, plan, and facilitate university and college campus recruiting activities such as: career fairs, advertising, company information sharing and interview days
• Implement diversity recruiting efforts across targeted university and college campuses
• Developing and maintaining relationships with students and universities to help achieve the university and college recruiting vision
• Participate in departmental staffing meetings and share data on candidate activity and recruiting progress; report regularly on recruiting activity, tactics, strategy, shortcomings and successes and provide information to help hiring managers and influence workforce planning decisions
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholder in region(s) you support
• Pipeline and Internship program execution for assigned location in region(s)
• Facilitate talent review discussions for campus hires and determine offer decisions
• Willingness to travel to assigned campuses in region(s) (can be heavy during peak recruiting seasons)
• Maintain region(s) university recruiting budget

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree in Business Administration/Management, Communications, Psychology, or related field; or 2+ years combination of experience, education, and training

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management, Communications, Psychology, or related field, with up to 2-4 years of experience, education, and training
• Experience in university recruiting
• Ability to exercise discretion
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to quickly learn technical knowledge
• Ability to make time-sensitive decisions
• Basic critical thinking skills
• Basic deductive reasoning skills
• Flexible to work around candidates' schedule
• Interpersonal or “people” skills
• Proficient active listening skills
• Self-motivation
• Superior customer service skills
• Understanding of the end-to-end recruiting cycle

Compensation:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education:

Associates: Business Administration/Management, Associates: Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Associates: Psychology, Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Bachelors: Psychology, GED (Required), High School (Required)

Work Experience:

Human Resources, Recruiting

Job Opening ID:

00522772 Early Career Recruiter (Open)

“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.

At J.B. Hunt, we continuously look for new ways that our people, processes and technology can be used to move freight transportation forward. We hire for entry-level, professional and management roles across several areas, including corporate services, customer service, engineering and technology, operations, sales and more!