About Black Swan Talent:
Black Swan Talent is a recruiting and talent acquisition firm focused on helping businesses identify and connect with exceptional talent. We prioritize quality over quantity.
We take a personalized, relationship-driven approach to recruiting, emphasizing candidate quality, clear communication, and a strong understanding of each client's hiring needs.
As our company continues to grow, we are looking for a detail-oriented, resourceful, and proactive Talent Acquisition Specialist / Sourcer to join our team.
About the Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Sourcer who enjoys identifying qualified candidates, conducting targeted research, and building relationships with professionals across various industries.
This position will focus heavily on proactive sourcing, candidate outreach, initial qualification, and maintaining organized recruiting pipelines.
The ideal candidate understands that successful sourcing involves more than identifying individuals who match a job description. It requires evaluating candidate backgrounds, understanding client expectations, personalizing communication, and consistently following up.
This is a contract-to-hire opportunity with the potential for long-term growth within Black Swan Talent.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review job descriptions, client intake notes, and hiring requirements to understand the qualifications needed for each search.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify qualified candidates.
- Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, Boolean searches, professional networks, and other sourcing platforms.
- Research and evaluate candidate profiles based on experience, skills, location, and client-specific requirements.
- Build and maintain organized candidate pipelines for multiple searches.
- Create personalized outreach messages tailored to each candidate's professional background.
- Engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, email, and other appropriate communication channels.
- Follow up with prospective candidates and maintain professional communication throughout the recruiting process.
- Share relevant opportunity details, job descriptions, and benefits information with interested candidates.
- Conduct initial candidate qualification and screening conversations as assigned.
- Gather relevant candidate information and assist with preparing candidate summaries for client review.
- Accurately document outreach activity, candidate responses, screening notes, and pipeline stages within company systems.
- Collaborate with Account Executives and other team members to communicate candidate progress and search updates.
- Manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy, organization, and timely follow-up.
Required Qualifications:
- Previous experience in talent sourcing, recruiting, or talent acquisition.
- Hands-on experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or LinkedIn Recruiter Lite.
- Strong understanding of Boolean search techniques and candidate research.
- Experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
- Ability to evaluate candidate qualifications against job descriptions and hiring requirements.
- Strong written communication skills, particularly when creating personalized candidate outreach.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience maintaining candidate records and recruiting pipelines.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple searches in a remote environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience sourcing candidates for sales, business development, or other professional positions.
- Experience working within a recruiting agency or staffing firm.
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) or recruiting CRM platforms.
- Experience conducting initial candidate screening calls.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing and recruiting research tools.
- Experience preparing professional candidate summaries for hiring managers or clients.
What We're Looking For:
We're looking for someone who is resourceful, consistent, and genuinely enjoys connecting people with career opportunities.
The right individual will be comfortable taking ownership of sourcing assignments, identifying strong candidates, and keeping recruiting pipelines organized and up to date.
We value quality over simply generating large numbers of profiles. Attention to detail, thoughtful outreach, and strong candidate communication are essential.
Contract-to-Hire Opportunity:
This position will begin on an as needed basis. Hours are based on active workload so will vary each week.
We are looking for someone who is interested in contributing to the long-term growth of Black Swan Talent.
How to Apply:
Please submit a proposal describing your sourcing experience, the platforms you regularly use, and the types of positions you have recruited for.
We would especially appreciate examples of how you identify and engage passive candidates and manage multiple recruiting searches.
