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Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Pay: $17-19/hour
Job Full Description
Job Title: Employment Specialist
Pay: $17-$19/hour
Express Employment Professionals is a leading staffing agency dedicated to helping people find meaningful work while supporting local businesses in hiring exceptional talent while understanding their culture. We are currently accepting resumes to hire a motivated Employment Specialist to join our internal team—an individual who excels in a collaborative culture built on teamwork, open communication, continuous coaching, and a positive, solutions-focused mindset.
As an Employment Specialist, you will play a major key role in recruiting, interviewing, and placing qualified candidates into meaningful employment opportunities. You’ll actively source talent, match job seekers to positions that fit their skills, and provide ongoing support to ensure their success on assignment. In this role, you will also cultivate strong relationships with local businesses to understand their workforce needs and build long-term hiring partnerships. Additionally, you will coach associates on interview preparation, assignment expectations, professional appearance, and attendance to support successful placements and long-term retention within our client companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Source, screen, and interview candidates for open positions
- Proactively interview to create multiple positions for upcoming needs
- Conduct a required minimum of 50 plus outbound calls a week to identify and secure new business opportunities
- Self-driven and innovative, with the ability to generate creative strategies that support business growth
- Work closely with local businesses to understand each manager’s hiring needs and culture expectations.
- Adaptable and open-minded, with the ability to adjust to changing priorities and processes
- Consistently contact businesses to maintain ongoing engagement and strengthen relationships
- Create strong, lasting partnerships that promote trust and deliver effective staffing solutions
- Determine and place the most qualified candidates to roles that best fit their skills and experience
- Provide consistent support to associates on assignment (check-ins, coaching, attendance tracking)
- Maintain accurate documentation and applicant record
- Post job openings on job boards, social media, and other platforms
- Deliver consistent excellent customer service to clients and candidate
- Support team operations by answering incoming calls and assisting with recruitment tasks as needed
Pay: $17-$19/hr
Schedule: 8:00am – 5:00pm, potential events outside of business hours
Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years of customer service experience, demonstrating professionalism and reliability
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Advanced computer literacy, including creating and converting files and efficiently navigating various systems and screens
- Prior recruiting experience preferred, with the capability to evaluate candidates and match them to appropriate roles
- Consistent employment history that reflects reliability and long-term commitment preferred
- Exceptional multitasking, time management, and organizational skills
- Adaptable to shifting situations with strong skills in prioritizing urgent and high-importance tasks while maintaining professionalism
- Ability to perform well in a fast-paced, goal-driven environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of professionalism
- A minimum of two employment references is required, all must be from supervisory personnel
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred
Email resume to Jessica.Johnson@ExpressPros.com - Subject Line: Employment Specialist
#1926OK
Oklahoma City (Southwest), OK
1926
804 West I-240 Service Road
Suite B
Oklahoma City, OK 73139
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