Early Career Recruiter

Job Title:

Early Career Recruiter

Department:

Human Resources

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Ohio

City:

Dublin

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for driving university and college recruitment activities. The role collaborates with a variety of internal stakeholders to address workforce and staffing needs, acts as a brand ambassador for J.B. Hunt on campus, promotes J.B. Hunt’s compensation and benefits packages, and advises on recruiting best practices.

This role enables a geographically aligned operating model that services all hiring needs across all business lines. This role will interface regularly with high school, trade school, 2 year and 4 year institutions and their constituents.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Relationship Management: Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with universities, student organizations, and internal business leaders to advance recruiting goals. Serve as the primary point of contact for university partners and internal stakeholders regarding early career talent needs.
• Partnership Development & Engagement: Proactively engage with career services, faculty, and student groups to promote the employer brand, identify talent pipelines, and co-create recruiting events and programs tailored to business needs.
• Internal Collaboration: Collaborate closely with business unit leaders, Partner Recruiters, People Business Partners, and hiring managers to understand workforce needs, align recruiting strategies, and ensure a seamless candidate experience.
• Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Management: Oversee the sourcing process and maintain a strong talent pipeline for entry-level roles.
• Advisory & Offer Management: Advise hiring managers on recruiting strategies, partnerships, and efforts to enhance recruitment program execution.
• Campus Recruiting Activities: Manage, plan, travel to, and facilitate campus recruiting events such as career fairs, advertising, company info sessions, and interview days.
• Reporting & Staff Planning: Prepare for and lead staffing meetings, share data on candidate activity, report on recruiting progress, and provide insights for staffing plans.
• Program Execution: Execute pipeline and internship programs for assigned locations.
• Travel & Budget Management: Willingness to travel to assigned campuses and internal customer locations, especially during peak recruiting seasons. Continuously re-evaluate travel strategy to deepen key relationships internally and externally. Ensure adherence to university recruiting budget for assigned regions.
• Outcomes & Reporting: Track and report on partnership effectiveness, engagement levels, and conversion rates from key schools. Use data to inform continuous improvement of recruiting strategies.
• Candidate Subject Matter Expertise: Maintain and leverage external feedback and best in class practices that serve and relate to candidate needs, challenges, opportunities in service of the J.B. Hunt talent strategy (i.e. stay engaged with and implement practices that correlate to the specific school’s demographic).
• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration/Management, Communications, Psychology, or related field
  OR
• 2+ years of combined experience, education, and training
• Travel expectations will vary and could reach up to 75% travel seasonally

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Management, Communications, Psychology, or related field
• Up to 2–4 years of relevant experience
• Experience in university recruiting.

The expected starting pay range for this position is $50,880-$63,600.

Compensation:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.  This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education:

Associates: Business Administration/Management, Associates: Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Associates: Psychology, Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, Bachelors: Psychology, GED (Required), High School (Required)

Work Experience:

Human Resources, Recruiting

Job Opening ID:

00611303 Early Career Recruiter (Open)

“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law.