Talent Acquisition Specialist (6 months contract)

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Booksy, your key responsibilities will include sourcing top talent, working closely with hiring managers across global teams, and contributing significantly to our ambitious hiring goals for 2025. You'll focus on recruitment for G&A functions such as finance, legal, and administration. Additionally, you will implement best practices in talent acquisition, helping shape a centralized global strategy while enhancing reporting capabilities to track metrics effectively.

To qualify for the Talent Acquisition Specialist position at Booksy, candidates must have strong experience in G&A recruitment either in-house or at an agency—a mandatory requirement. Familiarity with the tech sector and a start-up environment is also important. Proficiency in sourcing tools, strong reporting skills, and fluency in English are crucial to succeed in this dynamic role.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Booksy, you can expect a fast-paced and evolving work environment. We believe in bringing order to chaos, so if you thrive in dynamic settings and enjoy problem-solving, you will feel right at home. Our team is distributed across the UK, US, Spain, and Poland, fostering a collaborative atmosphere where flexible working arrangements are supported to help you achieve a better work-life balance.

The Talent Acquisition team at Booksy consists of 12 dedicated professionals who operate globally. This role will soon add one more member to our growing family. The team is focused on implementing a centralized global TA strategy, creating a center of excellence to build top-notch talent processes while capturing key metrics that measure our progress in recruitment goals. The environment is inclusive, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and support for each individual.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Booksy on a 6-month contract, there are potential growth opportunities dependent on business needs. There is a prospect for the role to extend or become permanent as we continue to scale. Additionally, you will be part of an international team, providing unique chances for professional development in a marketplace that is rapidly growing.

When answering this question, focus on your specific experiences in recruiting for General and Administrative roles, highlighting any successful placements you made. Mention the tools you used and any unique challenges you overcame during the recruitment process.

When responding, emphasize your strategic approach to sourcing candidates. Discuss specific sourcing tools you've used, like LinkedIn Recruiter, and elaborate on how you create targeted search approaches to attract the right talent for finance or legal positions.

Discuss your time management strategies, particularly how you assess urgency and importance. You could mention any project management tools you use, or different techniques such as the Eisenhower Matrix, to ensure you handle multiple priorities effectively.

Talk about your experience with outreach strategies for passive candidates. Highlight techniques such as personalized messaging, networking at industry events, and building relationships over time to lure them into considering opportunities.

Provide specific metrics you track to evaluate your recruiting success, such as time-to-fill, quality of hire, or offer acceptance rates. Discuss how you analyze this data to continually improve your recruitment strategies.

Outline the key components of effective interview design, such as structuring interviews to eliminate bias, aligning with job competencies, and involving multiple stakeholders in the process to ensure a holistic view of candidates.

Discuss any initiatives or practices you've implemented to improve diversity and inclusion within hiring processes. Provide examples where you've successfully increased diversity in candidate pools or enhanced training for interview panels.

Describe your approach to managing challenging relationships with hiring managers by emphasizing open communication, asking clarifying questions to understand their needs, and collaborating closely to align expectations effectively.

Share your insights on current trends affecting talent acquisition, such as the use of AI in recruiting, the importance of employer branding, or how remote work trends are influencing candidate expectations and engagement strategies.

Discuss the resources you utilize to stay current on developments in talent acquisition, like attending industry conferences, participating in webinars, reading related publications, or being active in professional associations focused on your recruitment specialties.