Recruiter

MSX International is a dedicated partner to leading automotive brands, focusing on enhancing customer experiences and operational efficiency. They are seeking a Recruiter to help recruit apprentice technicians for dealerships, promoting the Volvo Technician Apprentice Program and building relationships with schools and dealers.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advocate for Volvo Car USA and their dealerships, with accredited schools, leveraging these partnerships to create a new pipeline of technicians through the Volvo Technician Apprentice Program
• Strategize with and update dealers and Volvo field staff on technician pipelines
• Work with accredited automotive programs and local dealerships to recruit technicians for local Volvo dealers
• Meet with the students and attend career fairs with a dealer partner, when possible
• Assist with introducing dealerships to local schools
• Promote the Volvo LMS, set up and enroll apprentice technicians in the Volvo LMS
• Identify each career center in the region that has an automotive program, to establish a relationship
• Meet with the department chairperson to go over the school obligations and to make sure they are following the business model
• Visit each assigned accredited school in the region on a regular basis
• Attend college graduations if recruiting opportunities are available
• Work with Volvo dealerships to market the Volvo Recruitment initiatives in the area
• Support Volvo Car USA field teams with technician recruiting presentations or events
• Attend local vocational schools’ media events around grand openings or vehicle donations
• Support ad-hoc events where technician recruiting is taking place (e.g., Car Shows, Racing, TechForce Foundation events)
• Promote Volvo Car USA recognition and co-op programs
• Assist in placement of Military program graduates
• Assist in placement of Vo-tech graduates
• Develop relationships with dealership personnel who are engaged in technician recruiting and sourcing to fill openings utilizing https://www.volvogroup.com/en/careers.html
• Assist dealerships with technician job postings on https://www.volvogroup.com/en/careers.html

Skills

• Candidate must be a self-starter and have a great degree of flexibility as the focus may shift from building foundational relationships with schools and dealers to building a pipeline of candidates for the future
• Strong ability to work and communicate effectively with team and peers within the dealership and at educational organizations
• Strong ability to be self-directed and work independently, with strong organization and documentation skills
• Skilled with common workplace and database software (MS Word, Excel, Visio, Access, Power Point, etc.)
• Ability to develop presentations for executive management summarizing data collection and process recommendations
• Social media and network savvy
• Public speaking proficiency
• Must be fluent in English (additional foreign languages a plus)
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be able to travel up to 80% of the time
• Recruiting or job placement experience preferred
• Automotive dealership experience preferred but not required
• Technician experience preferred but not required
• Tech School, Automotive Certificate, Associates Degree or Bachelor's Degree preferred

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