IT Recruiter

Join the Sphinx family and we will support you with training, tools and a team of great people that will cheer you on your road to success Sphinx has an outstanding track record of supporting the defense contracting community. We are dedicated to safeguarding national security and have made a positive impact in solving some of our country’s toughest technical challenges.

Are you independent, adaptable and highly motivated? Do you love the challenge of finding hidden talent through unconventional means and matching them to the perfect job? Are you a born detective that has a passion for pulling together disparate pieces of information to solve complex problems? If so, then this is the place for you

Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to:

• Add at least 3 qualified technical candidates to the matching pool weekly (software developer, cyber security, systems administration, database engineer, network engineer, etc).
• Contribute to weekly submissions (number specified by manager)
• At least 1 candidate per month selected and hired (12 candidates per year).  One hire is required within your first 90 days of employment.
• Participate in daily meetings with other recruiters and management.
• Cold calls, emails and text messages will be completed/ sent daily to potential candidates.
• Maintain a knowledge of open positions available in order to source the best candidate - be able to speak knowledgably and comfortably about IT positions.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Must be US Citizen
• Live within a commutable distance to the Northern, VA area (for occasional events and meetings).
• Minimum of 1-2 years of recruiting experience in IT contracting or IT staffing agency. 
• Strong self-management skills with the ability work independently.
• Successful background in sales.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
  
• A tenacious drive to win and a persistence to push beyond adversity to solve challenging problems.
• Demonstrable history of using creative sourcing approaches, including strategies that are uniquely your own (expertise in alternative search engines, boolean search strings, and data mining).
• As a recruiter, you will spend most of your day on the phone and emailing. Skilled verbal and written communication is necessary.
• Ability to match candidate skills to IT positions and understanding of government clearances.
• Successful track record of achieving targets, whether those be deadlines, recruiting goals, or both.
• Self-starter with an incredible work ethic and team first mentality.
• Exceptional ability on the phone to tell the company's story in a way that speaks to a job seeker's motivation, career goals, and interests.
• Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Flexible work hours may be necessary to maximize outreach (ex: phone calls after 5pm).

Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Agency recruiting experience.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of sourcing/recruiting experience in federal contracting.
• Experience with technical terminology.
  
• AIRS - Certified Social Souring Certification (CSSR),
• Certified Social Media Certification (CSMR),
• Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR)
• Any certification focused on recruiting or sourcing.

Future Promotion Opportunities Exist