Technical Recruiter

We're looking for someone who likes people, moves with urgency, and takes ownership of getting results.Recruiting is more than filling open jobs. It's understanding the local talent market, finding good people before you need them, asking better questions, building relationships, and creating opportunities for both candidates and employers.At Express Employment Professionals in Champaign, we're looking for a Recruiter who wants to become great at the craft of recruiting, not simply work through a list of open positions.What You'll DoAs a Recruiter, you'll own relationships with candidates from the first conversation through placement and beyond.You'll spend your time:Proactively recruiting and developing relationships with candidates in the local market.Building and maintaining an active pipeline of qualified talent.Conducting phone screens and interviews to understand someone's skills, accomplishments, experience, goals, and potential.Digging beyond a resume to understand what a candidate has actually accomplished and where they can bring value.Matching qualified candidates with employment opportunities.Staying connected with good candidates even when the right opportunity isn't immediately available.Generating referrals and building a network of people who know and trust you.Marketing strong candidates to employers instead of simply waiting for an open job.Communicating professionally with candidates and clients by phone, email, text, and in person.Following up consistently and keeping candidates moving through the recruiting process.Working closely with our sales and operations teams to understand what employers actually need.Using technology and AI tools to work smarter, organize information, and improve recruiting effectiveness.What We're Looking ForWe're less interested in finding someone who already knows everything about staffing and more interested in finding the right kind of person.You'll probably do well here if you:Are naturally comfortable talking with people.Ask good questions and actually listen to the answers.Aren't afraid to pick up the phone.Can build rapport without sounding scripted.Are curious and willing to dig deeper instead of accepting surface-level answers.Follow through on what you say you're going to do.Can manage multiple priorities without constantly needing someone to tell you what comes next.Handle rejection and setbacks without losing your pace.Are comfortable being held accountable for results.Can receive direct coaching and apply it.Enjoy competing against your own previous results.Believe relationships and results can coexist.How We RecruitWe believe good recruiting comes down to five fundamentals:Market Mastery: Know the people, employers, skills, wages, and opportunities in your market.Gatekeeping With Conviction: Don't send someone simply because their resume looks close. Ask better questions, look for evidence, and understand why the person should be presented.Professional Presence: How we communicate matters. Candidates and clients should feel like they're dealing with a professional who understands their situation.Pipeline Ownership: Great recruiters don't start recruiting when an order arrives. They build relationships with talent continuously.Discipline & Pace: Recruiting rewards consistent execution. Calls get returned. Follow-ups happen. Candidates keep moving.What Success Looks LikeSuccess isn't just filling today's open order.It's developing a talent network that becomes stronger every week.It's having qualified people ready before an employer calls.It's knowing when to continue pursuing a candidate and when to pivot.It's generating referrals instead of becoming completely dependent on job boards.It's being able to tell a client why a candidate is worth meeting, with specific evidence to back it up.And it's taking ownership of your desk rather than waiting for someone else to create your next move.What You'll Learn HereYou won't simply be handed a desk and told to figure it out.Our recruiting team is developed through a structured Recruiting Operating System focused on improving the actual craft of recruiting.You'll be coached on how to:Build stronger talent pipelines.Recruit without relying exclusively on job boards.Qualify candidates through evidence rather than assumptions.Turn ordinary interviews into better conversations.Market strong candidates proactively.Generate referrals.Manage candidates who aren't immediately placed.Recognize when recruiting efforts have stalled and pivot.Use technology and AI as tools to become a better recruiter.Who Could Be a Strong FitThe right person may already work in recruiting, but strong candidates may also come from backgrounds where relationship-building, pace, follow-through, and results matter, including:HospitalityInside salesAccount managementCustomer serviceAdmissionsBankingRetail leadershipFitness or membership salesProperty managementThe Profile We're TargetingRelationship builder + competitive personality + curiosity + organization + urgencyWe're looking for someone with strong interpersonal instincts, curiosity, pace, resilience, and ownership who is ready to learn the craft of recruiting.