Junior Recruiter

Job Description
Junior Recruitment Associate – Technology Roles
Department: Human Resources / Talent Acquisition
Location: Bengaluru, India
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 0–2 Years
Reporting To: HR Manager
About the Role
We are looking for a Junior Recruitment Associate – Technology to join our Talent Acquisition team and support the hiring of talented technology professionals.
The role will involve sourcing, screening, engaging, and coordinating with candidates for various technology and product roles. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, have excellent communication skills, and be willing to learn and understand different technical roles and technologies.
This is an excellent opportunity for a fresher or early-career professional looking to build a career in Technology Recruitment and Talent Acquisition.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technology Candidate Sourcing
· Source candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, referrals, social media, professional networks, and other channels.
· Search for candidates based on technical skills, experience, location, and role requirements.
· Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified technology candidates.
· Proactively approach both active and passive candidates.
· Maintain talent pools for frequently required technology positions.
2. Resume Screening & Candidate Assessment
· Review technical resumes and identify candidates matching job requirements.
· Understand candidates' technical skills, projects, experience, and career interests.
· Conduct initial screening calls with candidates.
· Verify key details such as experience, notice period, location, compensation expectations, and availability.
· Shortlist suitable candidates for further technical evaluation with the concerned Tech teams in the company.
3. Technology Hiring
Support recruitment for roles such as:
· Software Engineers
· Backend Developers
· Frontend Developers
· Full-Stack Developers
· Android / iOS Developers
· QA & Automation Engineers
· DevOps Engineers
· Cloud Engineers
· Data Engineers
· AI / ML Engineers
· Video / Streaming Engineers
· Data Scientists
· UI/UX Designers
· Application / Solution Architects
· Product & Technical Support roles
4. Technical Recruitment Coordination
· Work closely with Engineering Managers, Technology Leads, Product Managers, and HR.
· Understand technical requirements and convert them into effective sourcing criteria.
· Coordinate technical assessments and interview rounds.
· Schedule interviews between candidates and technical interviewers.
· Follow up with interviewers for timely feedback.
· Ensure candidates progress smoothly through the recruitment process.
5. Candidate Engagement
· Communicate job opportunities and explain the role, company, and career opportunity.
· Keep candidates updated throughout the recruitment process.
· Maintain regular follow-ups with candidates.
· Help ensure a positive candidate experience.
6. Recruitment Operations
· Maintain accurate candidate information in the ATS/recruitment tracker.
· Track sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, and joining status.
· Prepare recruitment reports and hiring updates.
· Maintain proper documentation of candidate interactions.
· Assist with offer and pre-joining coordination.
Technical Knowledge Expected:
The candidate does not need to be a programmer, but should have an interest in technology and the ability to learn and understand:
· Programming languages such as Python, React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, etc.
· Frontend and backend development concepts.
· Mobile application development.
· Databases and APIs.
· Cloud and DevOps concepts.
· Software testing and automation.
· AI/ML and data engineering terminology.
· Basic software development lifecycle (SDLC).
The ability to understand technical keywords and differentiate relevant technology profiles will be an important part of the role.
Required Skills
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
· Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
· Good internet research and sourcing skills.
· Strong follow-up and coordination abilities.
· Ability to understand technical job descriptions.
· Good attention to detail.
· Strong organizational and time-management skills.
· Ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously.
· Ability to achieve assigned recruitment targets and adhere to their timelines.
· Comfortable working with Excel / Google Sheets.
· Willingness to learn new technologies and recruitment techniques.
· Ability to work in a fast-paced technology startup environment.
· Good knowledge of online meeting platforms such as Teams, etc.
Preferred Skills
· Bachelor's degree in HR, Computer Science, IT, or Engineering
· Internship or prior experience in recruitment is an advantage.
· Familiarity with LinkedIn and technology job portals.
· Knowledge of Boolean search.
· Understanding of software development terminology.
· Experience using ATS/recruitment management tools is a plus.
Key Performance Indicators
· Qualified technology candidates sourced.
· Quality of shortlisted candidates.
· Screening-to-interview conversion rate.
· Interview-to-offer conversion rate.
· Offer-to-joining conversion rate.
· Time-to-fill assigned technology positions.
· Candidate response and engagement rate.
· Accuracy of recruitment records.
· Candidate experience.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone curious about technology, passionate about people, highly energetic, and driven to achieve recruitment targets. Passionate about Recruitment/HR with a combination of Tech with Computer Science degree/engineering.
You should be comfortable speaking confidently with Senior engineers and technology professionals and be willing to continuously learn about new technologies, products, and technical roles.
A strong learning mindset, persistence, communication skills, and ability to identify the right talent will be more important than having extensive prior recruitment experience.

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