Join Our Team at The Douglaston Companies

What we are looking for:

At The Douglaston Companies, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that great ideas come from working together, sharing perspectives, and supporting one another to achieve common goals. We’re excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our dynamic team.

Why Choose The Douglaston Companies?

Continuous Learning and Development: Your growth matters to us. We offer ongoing professional development through in-person and virtual training programs designed to sharpen your skills and help you thrive.

Community Commitment: We don’t just build properties—we build communities. Our team actively gives back, creating meaningful impact and building a better tomorrow, together.

Career Advancement: This isn’t just a job, it’s a career. We invest in your personal and professional growth because we know that when our people succeed, we all succeed.  

Back to the role:

What you will do:

• Carry out the talent acquisition strategy aligned with the organizations for short-term and long-term goals.
• Manage full cycle recruitment process: coordinate intake calls, post jobs on appropriate job boards, source candidates, build candidate pipelines, review resumes, screen candidates, conduct, and coordinate interviews.
• Conduct and coordinate interviews and ensure proper processing of employment applications and assist in other employment activities to fill vacant positions.
• Create interview question guides for a variety of positions. 
• Manually update spreadsheets to maintain recruitment data and create presentations on data collected for leadership.
• Manage the employee referral process, send out monthly blast to company and track employee referrals via spreadsheets.
• Maintain Hot Jobs for the month campaign to highlight jobs that are hard to fill.
• Draft and communicate offer letters to candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to create robust job descriptions to attract high quality candidates. Maintain accurate job descriptions.
• Assess recruitment strategies for adapting to evolving market conditions.
• Stay current on industry trends and changing market conditions as it pertains to talent acquisition and competition. 
• Optimize recruitment technologies such as applicant tracking systems (ATS), job boards, assessment platforms, and other platforms to drive desired outcomes.
• Promote diversity and inclusion initiatives within the talent acquisition process.
• Build relationships and partner with external organizations to leverage talent sources. 
• Attend career fairs and other events to market the company and create relationships that will enhance talent strategies.
• Build and manage company’s presence on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and other similar websites; partner with marketing team to promote company as a best-in-class working culture. 
• Assist with special projects and events, as necessary, and perform other duties assigned by management.