Corporate Recruiter

Working for Equity Residential (EQR), a leading multi-family real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in downtown Chicago, means being part of a community and striving to provide the best in apartment living, speaking boldly about new ideas for innovation, and inspiring creativity in the ways we work together. Our portfolio of high-quality properties in growth markets – New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, to name a few – provides homes where people most want to live. We've got the best people in the business, and our experience shows in our dedication to residents and in how much we value each other as colleagues. That’s why our employees say they are proud to work at Equity, a company that knows how to Live Remarkably.

We are currently seeking a Corporate Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team, under the general supervision of the Director of Talent Acquisition in our Chicago headquarters. As a Recruiter, you will develop and use a variety of proven recruiting strategies to fill job openings in a timely manner and ensure strategic, creative, cost-effective candidate sourcing, while managing the candidate experience. Your day to day responsibilities will include (but are not limited to): building and maintaining a corporate candidate pipeline through sourcing and outreach; screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates for assigned requisitions; coordinating the logistics of the interview and hiring process between candidates and hiring managers; partnering with third party agencies as applicable; analyzing compensation trends and making salary recommendations for all new hires and promotions; coaching and training hiring managers on interviewing and hiring decisions; and analyzing results of recruiting strategies and employee retention.

Our Recruiters are energetic, professional, and dynamic brand ambassadors with a passion for attracting top talent to our organization by delivering a warm and welcoming candidate experience. As a Recruiter, your days will be full, fast-paced, and challenging. You will meet with candidates, consult with business partners, network within the industry, and strategize ongoing improvements and new ideas to help us meet our operational goals. You will live our brand by questioning authority, taking educated risks, and thinking like an owner. You will leverage your strengths in relationship building on a daily basis, partnering with colleagues across all levels and departments of the organization (Property Operations, Information Technology, Investments, HR and Organization and Talent Development, Accounting, Facilities, etc.) with the shared goal of maximizing the potential of employee and asset performance for the company.

• A Strong Communicator. Your writing and speaking skills are clear and effective, helping you connect well with others. You have a way with words, whether face-to-face, on the phone, or via email, and you deliver your messages with confidence, which helps you to successfully promote opportunities to candidates, deliver respected recommendations to internal business partners, and negotiate offers effectively.
• A People Person. Building professional and high quality relationships comes naturally to you, and in turn helps you to position Equity as an employer of choice and attract the right talent to meet our operational goals.
• Strategic. You harness your understanding of Equity’s competitive position, goals and initiatives to develop both short and long-term strategy.
• Intellectually Curious. You never stop at “I don’t know;” you crave ongoing education and growth, and you immerse yourself in your craft, your industry and your market until you are established as a subject matter expert.
• Decisive and Trustworthy. Your strong business acumen and good judgment allow you to seize opportunities and make sound business decisions.
• Analytical and Creative. You like thinking outside the box to come up with smart solutions to new challenges, and you embrace the opportunity to live in the gray.
• Motivated and Action-Oriented. You invest extra energy to reach your goals. You always take initiative, never sitting idle. You follow through on commitments, letting employees and business partners know that they matter.
• Organized and Accountable. You multitask well and know how to juggle multiple requisitions, tasks, and projects simultaneously in order to make the biggest impact and work as efficiently and effectively as possible.
• Tech-Savvy. Tools like email and internet access start as basic necessities in your daily operation. You love all things Google and are comfortable navigating through an HRIS/ATS. You also have a solid understanding of available recruiting tools, and leverage all avenues from social media to niche job boards and passive sourcing as applicable. 
• Energetic and Positive. You are an outgoing, gregarious brand ambassador who motivates and excites others to elevate their performance.

• Build, manage, and maintain a candidate pipeline for more effective candidate placement and overall quicker time to fill. Develop and implement a passive candidate recruiting strategy. Research, identify, and establish business relationships with diverse talent sources in local markets, as appropriate.
• Implement recruiting and selection strategies for assigned corporate requisitions. This includes screening resumes and conducting initial phone screens with candidates for employment as well as scheduling and conducting in-person and/or video interviews for all assigned corporate requisitions.
• Guide managers in the hiring and selection process and act as an ongoing resource and consultant to internal clients/hiring managers.
• Act as a strategic business partner by collaborating with corporate client groups to address challenges with staffing and/or retention.
• Provide effective, thorough, and timely communication to candidates, internal business partners, and all levels of management.
• Prepare recruiting reports and identify recruiting trends for corporate recruitment efforts; analyze results of recruiting strategies and report trends to internal business partners.
• Act as a brand ambassador for Equity Residential, pursuing opportunities to become embedded in local market and effectively sharing company, culture, and value information with prospective employees to position Equity Residential as an employer of choice.
• Lead efforts that support Equity’s diversity and inclusion efforts, including the development and maintenance of new sourcing partnerships and the tracking and reporting of efforts and results to senior leadership.
• Partner with Field Recruiters as needed to provide sourcing and recruiting support for leadership and corporate opportunities within their regions; cover for other Recruiters’ time off when applicable.
• Participate in specialized projects and pilot programs and perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS & PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years previous recruitment experience required; in-house technical recruitment experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to speak and write in a clear and articulate manner.
• Strong customer service, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills required.
• Must possess exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, as well as the ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Proficiency with HRIS/ATS (Taleo, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Fusion, etc.), Google applications (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Slides), and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Tech-savvy and forward-thinking with a fluency in social media (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Twitter, Facebook, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to interact with and influence a diverse candidate and internal customer base.
• Flexibility for occasional long-distance travel as needed.

We recognize everyone has different needs outside of work. That’s why, in addition to a competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision and paid time off), we offer many unique benefits options to employees, like pet insurance and paid time off for community service projects. To learn more, view our Total Wellbeing page here.