The Recruitment Associate will be responsible for sourcing, screening, assessing and shortlisting talent for short-term and project-based on-demand opportunities across multiple domains and skill areas. The role requires the ability to quickly understand project requirements, identify relevant talent pools, engage potential contributors, and build a ready-to-deploy pipeline of qualified resources.

This is a high-volume, fast-paced recruitment role suited to someone who enjoys working with people, communicating effectively, and identifying the right talent for the right prospect.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Sourcing

- Source candidates through multiple channels including talent platforms, databases, referrals, social/professional networks, communities and targeted outreach.
- Build and maintain talent pools across diverse domains, skills, languages and geographies.
- Proactively identify talent for both immediate project requirements and future demand.
- Support rapid turnaround on project-specific sourcing requirements.

2. Screening & Shortlisting

- Review profiles against defined project requirements, skills, experience and eligibility criteria.
- Conduct initial telephonic/video screening to understand candidate capability, availability, communication skills and project fit.
- Shortlist suitable candidates and maintain an accurate pipeline of qualified resources.
- Identify gaps or mismatches and seek additional information where required.

3. Candidate Engagement

- Communicate project opportunities clearly and professionally to potential contributors.
- Explain project expectations,



timelines, engagement model and next steps.
- Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the sourcing and screening process.
- Build positive relationships with independent contractors to encourage participation in future projects.

4. Project Coordination

- Work closely with internal project/delivery teams to understand resource requirements.
- Translate project requirements into clear sourcing and screening criteria.
- Coordinate shortlisted candidates for assessments, interviews, onboarding and other project requirements.
- Track candidate status and ensure timely updates to stakeholders.

5. Talent Pool Development

- Develop segmented talent pools by domain, skill, language, experience, geography and availability .
- Maintain accurate candidate information and ensure the talent database remains current.
- Re-engage previously validated contributors for suitable future opportunities.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with a diverse talent pool.
- A natural flair for communication, relationship building and candidate engagement .
- Strong sourcing and candidate identification skills.




- Ability to understand and interpret varied job/project requirements.
- Good screening and evaluation skills.
- Ability to work with speed, prioritize multiple requirements and meet tight turnaround times.
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Comfortable working with recruitment platforms, ATS/CRM systems, spreadsheets and online sourcing tools.
- Ability to work across multiple domains and learn new skill areas quickly.
- Collaborative, proactive and target-oriented approach.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

- Graduate in any discipline.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in recruitment, talent sourcing, staffing, talent acquisition, gig/freelance recruitment, BPO/volume hiring or a related field.
- Fresh graduates with exceptional communication and sourcing aptitude may be considered selectively.
- Experience in sourcing technical, domain, multilingual or gig/freelance talent would be an advantage.

Preferred Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is someone who:

- Enjoys speaking with people and building relationships.
- Has curiosity to understand different skills, professions and domains.
- Can quickly identify whether a profile is relevant to a project requirement.
- Is comfortable making a high volume of calls/messages and following up consistently.
- Can work in a speed + quality environment.
- Is comfortable working with short-term, project-based and changing requirements.
- Takes ownership of the candidate experience while maintaining recruitment discipline.

📌 Recruiter (Delhi)
🏢 Innodata
📍 Delhi