Recruiter – Talent Acquisition Specialist

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)

Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist providing full-cycle recruitment support for faculty and staff roles nationwide. Working remotely with core business hours of 8-5 EST Monday-Friday.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop recruiting action plans that align with business strategies to support hiring timelines.
Screen candidates for availability, interest level, salary expectations, relocation needs, technical skills, and core competencies and presents them to appropriate hiring teams.
Facilitate thorough interviewing process that maximizes efficiencies, establishes accountabilities and enables predictability and retention.
Facilitate candidate pre-employment testing/evaluations.
Negotiate offers; close or pre/post close candidates.
Ensure that all candidates have a highly positive experience during the recruitment and selection process.
Initiate and facilitate the onboarding process of new employees.
Lead or support special staffing projects and initiatives.
Ensure that the hiring process complies with all policies and procedures and with employment laws and regulations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Three to five years full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast paced staffing agency or corporate setting, including identifying, screening, interviewing and closing candidates, higher education experience a plus.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience implementing targeted sourcing initiatives and broad understanding of search technologies, search agents, and experience with a variety of advertising methods.
Knowledge of Human Resources and Recruitment best practices and disciplines
Proficiency with MS Office platforms including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and HRIS platforms, UltiPro experience a plus.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Strong oral, written and persuasive communication skills.
Demonstrated customer service skills with high attention to detail, organization and time management skills.
Flexibility and adaptability to manage multiple priorities.
Effective strategic thinking, search skills, problem solving, and cross group collaboration.
Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment while multi-tasking.
Clear and professional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

negotiation skillsoral communicationwritten communicationpersuasive communicationcustomer serviceattention to detailorganizationtime managementstrategic thinkingproblem solving