Placement Assistant

Placement Assistant (Kona) (HRKONA)#CORPORATE_INDEED

A local employment administration company is seeking a Placement Assistant for their Kona team to help connect jobseekers with jobs. This individual will work closely with the Placement Manager daily and will assist both their Kona and Maui teams. You must be able to work in a fast-paced, call center, sales environment. Essential qualities of an ideal candidate are an innate ability to understand people, quick and reliable decision making, and effective prioritization of a vast variety of tasks.

The primary function of this position is to support the Placement Manager in identifying qualified candidates and matching them to open job positions.

A typical day on the job will entail handling incoming calls, pre-screening and interviewing applicants, visiting clients, cutting paychecks, and checking references. Due to the wide range of duties in this position, the Placement Assistant must change gears frequently, quickly, and efficiently.

Hours Full-time, Monday to Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm Location Kailua-Kona, Big Island Pay $22 to $24 an hour, Depending on experience Responsibilities

• Respond to frequent incoming calls in a call center environment.
• Heavily recruit, screen, and interview applicants for both Kona and Maui.
• Utilize various sources to recruit applicants.
• Obtain reference checks from previous employers.
• Present positions and review job descriptions.
• Timely follow-up with each applicant.
• Correspond with clients.
• Establish, build, and maintain relationships with new and existing clients.
• Obtain required paperwork from employees.
• Work with marketing department to coordinate job postings.
• Manage and follow-up on open job orders.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent general education degree (GED).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an office environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate professionally over the phone.
• Must enjoy interacting with people on a daily basis.
• Task-oriented with a high level of initiative.
• Ability to think outside of the box.
• Recruitment and HR background is helpful, but not required.

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