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Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.
Exemption Status:
ExemptHiring Range:
$66,913.60 - $120,432.00(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).
Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:
Monday through FridayScheduled Hours:
8a-430p (fully remote)Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
40Cost Center:
99940 - 6165 HR Talent AcquistionThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.
As a member of the Talent Acquisition (TA) team, the TA Consultant partners with hiring leaders to deliver a proactive, inclusive, metrics-driven, and service-oriented recruitment strategy. This role manages full-cycle recruitment from intake through offer, builds diverse talent pipelines for current and future needs, supports internal recruitment practices that help caregivers explore career growth opportunities, and serves as a talent advisor on sourcing strategy, market trends, candidate assessment, compensation guidance, candidate experience, internal mobility, and recruitment process improvement.The TA Consultant uses the applicant tracking system, standard work documentation, UMass Memorial Health employment policies, and related technology to ensure compliant, timely, and high-quality hiring outcomes; meets established service level agreements throughout the recruitment lifecycle; escalates market or attractiveness concerns to TA leadership; and partners with sourcing resources on hard-to-fill or high-volume roles as needed. The role is expected to support continuous improvement by striving to apply lean methodology, identifying opportunities to reduce waste and improve flow, and sharing best-practice ideas that strengthen TA processes and stakeholder experience.
I. Major Responsibilities:
- 50% Leads full-cycle recruitment for assigned requisitions, including intake meetings, recruitment planning, job posting review, creative sourcing, resume evaluation, candidate screening, presentation of qualified and diverse candidates, interview-process coordination, offer consultation in partnership with Compensation, and offer extension. Monitors requisition activity and performance against established TA metrics and service level agreements throughout the recruitment lifecycle, completing work in alignment with approved standard work documentation and escalating barriers that may affect timeliness, quality, or candidate experience.
- 25% Develops and maintains diverse talent pipelines for critical, hard-to-fill, high-volume, and strategic roles through professional networks, associations, social media, online tools, community partnerships, referrals, market research, and targeted outreach. Identifies market trends, candidate motivators, and sourcing barriers, and recommends recruitment strategies to improve quality, diversity, speed, and acceptance of hires.
- 10% Serves as a trusted talent consultant to hiring leaders and caregivers by consulting on role requirements, selection criteria, interview approach, candidate feedback, workforce needs, recruitment risks, internal mobility opportunities, and career pathways. Coaches and advises caregivers on internal positions, application processes, transfer practices, and opportunities that align with skills, experience, and organizational needs. Provides timely communication to managers, candidates, caregivers, and stakeholders and ensures a positive, respectful, inclusive, and transparent candidate experience. Partners as appropriate with Workforce Development on WFD programs and internal mobility initiatives.
- 10% Represents the organization at internal and external recruiting events, career fairs, professional meetings, and community or academic partnerships. Promotes the employee value proposition and career opportunities while building relationships that support current and future recruiting needs. Shares observations and best-practice thoughts from events and market interactions to support lean improvements in outreach, pipeline development, and candidate engagement.
- 5% Participates in TA projects, process improvement efforts, reporting, documentation and compliance activities. Maintains accurate recruitment records consistent with organizational, EEO/AA, regulatory requirements, and UMass Memorial Health employment policies. Strives to apply lean methodology by following and improving standard work, identifying waste or variation in recruiting workflows, recommending best practices, and supporting continuous improvement of TA service delivery.
II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Rogue Hire's Certified Recruiter certification required or achieved within 1 year of employment, or equivalent approved talent acquisition certification.
Preferred:
- Relevant professional credential such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, HCI Strategic Talent Acquisition, Certified Internet Recruiter, AIRS, LinkedIn Recruiter certification, or similar sourcing/recruiting credential.
Experience/Skill:
Required:
- Two to four (2–4) years of related recruitment, talent acquisition, human resources, healthcare, or high-volume professional recruiting experience. Demonstrated ability to manage full-cycle recruitment, including intake, sourcing strategy, screening, candidate slate development, interview coordination, offer consultation, and requisition close-out.
- Sourcing skills with the ability to identify active and passive candidates using ATS/CRM tools, LinkedIn Recruiter or similar platforms, professional networks, social media, referrals, internet research, and talent-market data.
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, consultation, and relationship-management skills with the ability to influence and advise hiring leaders at all levels.
- Proven ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive candidate, employee, compensation, and organizational information.
- Ability to work within standard work documentation, follow UMass Memorial Health employment policies, meet service level agreements, use data to monitor recruiting workflow, support internal recruitment practices, coach and advise caregivers on internal positions and opportunities, and contribute best-practice ideas that support lean methodology and continuous improvement. Experience using applicant tracking systems, AI technology as it relates to recruiting, Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; ability to learn web-based HR and reporting systems.
Preferred:
- Previous human resources or talent acquisition experience; LinkedIn Recruiter knowledge a plus. Bilingual or multilingual skills preferred. Workday experience highly desirable.
- Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a normal office
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
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Who's Hiring
- Cesna Recruitment15C
- Wilson8

- Boston Consulting6

- Manpower Internal4M
- Indiana University Health3

Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in recruitment consultant jobs.
- One to three years of full-cycle recruiting or staffing experience
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and candidate relationship management tools
- Demonstrated ability to source candidates through professional networking sites and job boards
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for client and candidate outreach
- Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, communications, or a related field
- Experience meeting or exceeding placement quotas in a target-driven environment
Tips for Your Recruitment Consultant Job Search
Tailor your resume to placements made
Recruitment consultants are judged on results, so your resume needs to show fills, not just responsibilities. List roles you closed, the industries you covered, and average time-to-fill where you can. Hiring managers scan for numbers that prove you can deliver.
Highlight your niche market knowledge
Generalist recruiting is a tough sell. Identify one or two verticals you know well, whether that's fintech, healthcare, or engineering, and make that specialization front and center on your resume, in your cover letter, and in how you describe your experience.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists recruitment consultant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter for agency versus in-house roles
Agency roles and in-house talent acquisition positions demand different skills and carry different metrics. Know which environment suits you before you apply, and make sure your resume language reflects the right context so hiring managers see an obvious fit immediately.
Prepare a pitch for your sourcing methods
Interviewers will ask how you build candidate pipelines from scratch. Walk in with a concrete answer covering cold outreach, referral strategies, and how you use professional networking sites and ATS data to find passive candidates in a tight market.
Negotiate on commission structure, not just base
In recruitment, on-target earnings can vary widely depending on how commission thresholds and accelerators are set. Before you accept an offer, ask for the commission plan in writing and clarify how often quotas reset so you can compare offers accurately.
Recruitment Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most recruitment consultants?
The companies hiring the most recruitment consultants right now include Cesna Recruitment, Wilson, and Boston Consulting, with the largest share of openings in New Jersey, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Both national staffing firms and in-house corporate talent teams are actively adding headcount.
How many recruitment consultant jobs are remote?
About 83% of recruitment consultant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible roles in HR and talent acquisition. Roles focused on sourcing and phone-based candidate outreach tend to be the most remote-friendly, while client-facing business development positions more often require on-site or hybrid arrangements.
How do you become a recruitment consultant?
Most recruitment consultants start by earning a degree in business, HR, or communications, then land an entry-level role at a staffing agency or in a corporate talent team. From there, you build skills in candidate sourcing, client management, and full-cycle recruiting. Specializing in a niche market early, such as technology or healthcare, speeds up career progression considerably.
Can you get hired as a recruitment consultant with little experience?
Yes, many staffing agencies hire candidates with no direct recruiting background if they can demonstrate strong communication skills, resilience, and a competitive drive. Sales experience, customer-facing roles, or any job where you hit measurable targets all translate well. Agencies often provide structured training, so your ability to learn and execute quickly matters more than a formal recruiting credential.
What does the recruitment consultant interview process look like?
Most recruitment consultant interviews include an initial phone screen, a competency-based interview covering past results and communication style, and a practical exercise such as a mock candidate call or a pitch to a hypothetical client. Final-round interviews often involve meeting senior leaders who assess cultural fit and your understanding of the firm's market niche.
Where can I find and apply to recruitment consultant jobs?
You can find and apply to recruitment consultant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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