Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. The Talent Acquisition Assistant will work with the North American and MBA recruiting teams to support the recruiting pipeline and manage various recruiting activities, including event planning and candidate communication.
Responsibilities
- Cultivate relationships with candidates, following up on candidate inquiries, creating positive BCG recruiting experiences by serving as a friendly, welcoming face to BCG
- Develop and own relationships with campus career services, campus clubs, and other campus organizations, developing BCG’s brand on campus
- Manage logistics (planning, correspondence, execution) of the MBA recruiting process from marketing and event planning, through case preparation and conversion (candidate communication, event logistics, internal and external email logistics, etc)
- Manage the recruiting calendar, staffing commitments, and the coffee chat process (oversee recruiting calendar and events for certain campus(es), staff NAMR events with the right mix of consulting staff, ensure commitments are upheld, manage all staffing swaps, manage all coffee chat logistics between candidates and staff)
- Provide support and manage NAMR recruiting activities and efforts, such as MBA pre-matriculation programs, Advanced Degree recruiting, and Associate recruiting
- Partner with NAMR recruiting and office leadership to ensure a smooth execution of recruiting strategy; build network and liaise with peers in local office and regional recruiting to ensure alignment on all initiative
- Coordinate programs and events across multiple dimensions and understanding end to end planning processes capturing all required details
- Prioritize and organize your roles and responsibilities and effectively communicate updates and progress with team members
- Assist with special projects and analyses as needed
Skills
- BA/BS degree required
- High customer service and relationship orientation - strong interpersonal and communication skills, highly responsive, want to deliver great results at all times, able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues across the organization and candidates
- Excellent time and project management skills. You have clear systems and composure to deal with multiple tasks at once, with a great attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when under pressure
- Organizational skills to assist with all the behind-the-scenes magic while providing creative solutions, driving our high-level customer service, and positively impacting our recruiting efforts
- A strong intellectual curiosity. You're a creative thinker, interested in the bigger picture, always looking to solve problems
- Self-motivated and trustworthy. You take initiative and can work independently, exercising judgment in managing confidential/sensitive information
- Advanced Computer proficiency: Windows applications (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Database familiarity
- Ability to work overtime during peak recruiting periods
- 1-2 years of recruiting, HR, or relevant work experience preferred
Benefits
- Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
- Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
- Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
- Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
- Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
- Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
- Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
- Paid sick time on an as needed basis
Company Overview
- Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. It was founded in 1963, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.bcg.com.