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Job Title: Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers Program
Job Description

We are seeking a motivated Acquisition Specialist to support high-volume recruitment for our Early Careers program. This role involves hiring students from various universities and colleges across Canada for Co-op and entry-level positions in engineering, mathematics, physics, business development, finance, supply chain management, human resources, and related disciplines. The specialist will manage candidate pipelines, drive recruitment processes, and coordinate university relations and key recruitment events.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full cycle recruiting process for Co-op and entry-level hires, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience across Canadian operations in Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, and Victoria.
• Build and maintain solid partnerships with the Early Careers Lead and Engineering hiring managers to align recruitment activities with business priorities.
• Proactively support and coordinate university relations events and maintain strong partnerships with preferred schools.
• Source and develop passive candidates through networking, complex internet searches, social media, and research.
• Ensure consistent application of policies with respect to company guidelines, and recommend updates when policies no longer align with company strategy.
• Collaborate with the recruitment team and review web and social network solutions for recruitment.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor degree in Business with a Human Resources designation or equivalent HR experience.
• 2 to 5 years of related work experience as a recruiter, with at least 2 years in high-volume or agency recruitment.
• Practical experience with applicant tracking systems, preferably IBM.
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong organizational skills, customer focus, and result-driven.
• Superior ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Resourcefulness, dynamism, autonomy, and sense of organization.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and French, both spoken and written.
• Experience in Defence, Aeronautic, or High-Tech industries.
• Strong proactive sourcing expertise.
• Embracing new AI capabilities.

Work Environment

You will be part of a team of 4 reporting to a lead in Montreal. The role offers a flexible 40-hour work week, with the option to work 8 hours Monday to Friday or 10 hours Monday to Thursday with Fridays off. You will have one day in the office. The initial training period is 3 months, after which you should be comfortable in your role.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $ $50.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON K1P 1A4.

À propos d'Aston Carter:

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l'acquisition de talents, la chaîne d'approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d'un grand nombre d'entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d'avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l'âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d'ancien combattant, d'un handicap, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email for other accommodation options.

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