Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Independents

Talent Acquisition Specialist at The Independents facilitating recruitment in the fashion and luxury sectors. Focus on candidate experience and collaboration with internal teams for successful onboarding.

Posted 8/3/2026contractParis • 🇫🇷 FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in recruitment processes, including sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, while maintaining strong relationships with internal clients and external organizations. Proficient in utilizing LinkedIn and specialized job boards for headhunting and talent acquisition in the fashion or luxury industry.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Master's DegreeRecruitment ExperienceSourcing TechniquesFluency in French and EnglishOrganizational Skills

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Hard Skills

Recruitment AdvertisingCV ScreeningPhone Pre-ScreeningInterviewingTalent Pool ManagementKPI MonitoringProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Service MindsetRelationship BuildingProactivityAdaptabilityRigor

Tools & Technologies

LinkedInJob Boards

Industry Keywords

Fashion IndustryLuxury IndustryEmployer BrandingJob FairsCareer Events

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You write and publish recruitment ads across multiple channels (general and specialist job boards, social media, careers page, etc.)
You manage sourcing and screen CVs
You conduct phone pre-screenings and interviews with candidates
You proactively headhunt on LinkedIn and specialized job boards to identify top talent
You build and maintain talent pools to anticipate recurring hiring needs
You ensure every candidate experiences a fast, transparent and high-quality recruitment process
You act as the main point of contact for candidates throughout the process
You collaborate with internal teams to ensure successful onboarding
You establish and maintain relationships with schools, universities and relevant organizations to attract top talent
You participate in job fairs, career events and recruitment forums
You contribute to reporting and the monitoring of recruitment performance indicators (KPIs)
You bring ideas for continuous improvement of processes and employer branding initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

You hold a Master's degree
You have initial experience in recruitment, preferably gained in the fashion or luxury industry
You have a strong service mindset and focus on internal clients: you know how to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and candidates
You are curious and proactive, able to take initiative and adapt to a variety of needs
You are comfortable with sourcing and headhunting techniques (LinkedIn and specialized job boards)
You are known for your rigor, organizational skills and ability to manage multiple recruitment processes in parallel
You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken

Benefits

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