Talent Acquisition Assistant

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Under the direction of the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will support the complete life cycle of the New Jersey office’s Consulting Team recruiting efforts. This includes event planning and execution, candidate pipeline development, marketing and branding related activities, planning and participating in the interview process, building of interview schedules, candidate communication and relationship building, and all conversion activities. You will work with the office Recruiting Managing Director and Partners (RPs), Recruiting Directors (RDs), recruiting directors at BCG core schools, and regional recruiting teams to lead and execute the annual Consulting Team recruiting pipeline across OneBCG: entry‑level consulting from both campus and experienced hire pools, as well as support Experienced Hire, Digital, and Analytics recruiting efforts for the New Jersey office.

• Manage logistics (planning, correspondence, execution) of the recruiting process from marketing and events planning, through screening, interviewing, and conversion, including conversion/welcome weekends and the summer intern program
• Co‑own interview schedules throughout the year (interviewer swaps, candidate communication, email logistics)
• Team with the broader Talent Acquisition team on the office recruiting process across OneBCG
• Participate in management of the office’s recruiting cadre commitments and performance tracking processes (staff North America events and interviews with the right mix of consulting staff, ensure commitments are upheld, manage swap process, etc.)
• Cultivate relationships with candidates, following up with all inquiries while developing BCG presence and positive experiences; cultivate relationships with campus career services, developing BCG’s brand on campus
• Collect and analyze information and data to evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting efforts, providing valuable input aimed at continuously improving our recruiting efforts; monitor and analyze the competitive environment
• Drive conversion activities for offerees (ideation, planning, execution)
• Participate in management of the office Associate and Consultant summer internship programs, including coordination and execution of orientation, case staffing, performance feedback, affiliation events, and conversion efforts
• Ensure recruiting records, global database, and metrics are up to date and accurate
• Use the database and other tools to manage data and generate correspondence, reports, interview and event invitations
• Lead and execute strategic projects as needed

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1‑2 years of recruiting, HR, or relevant experience required
• Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization
• Flexibility and some travel required, particularly around peak recruiting season and planning weeks;
  Attendance at key evening and weekend events required

• High customer service and relationship orientation – strong interpersonal and communication skills, highly responsive, want to deliver great results at all times, able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues across the organization and candidates
• Excellent time and project management skills. You have clear systems and…