Employment Recruiter

Mercury Insurance Group, one of New Jersey?s fastest growing Automobile Insurance Company, is seeking candidates for the following position: 

 

Employment Recruiter

 

Mercury, a 43-year old property & casualty insurer, entered the New Jersey market in 2003 and is one of the fastest growing automobile insurers in the state. Our rapid growth over the past 3 years has created tremendous opportunities for our employees.  We have recently opened a New Jersey office, and are looking for experienced, energetic, and highly motivated candidates to continue our success in the state. Mercury offers the stability of a large company with the career growth of a rapidly growing company.

 

We are one of the few companies to achieve and maintain the coveted A+ (Superior) rating by AM Best.  Mercury?s growth has provided over $3.0-billion in assets and we had over $2.6 billion in countrywide premium in 2005.

 

The position is located in our Bridgewater, New Jersey Claim Office, convenient to Route 287, I78, Route 202 and Route 206.

 

Mercury offers the chance for our truly exceptional employees to excel in their career with us.  We embrace the opportunity to turn every customer interaction, every decision and every great idea into positive results both personally and professionally.

 

In addition, Mercury offers great benefits including profit sharing, 401K, medical/dental/life/vision insurance, and profit/growth bonuses.

 

Principal Responsibilities

?  Sources qualified candidates for new and existing vacancies at all levels within the organization to include non-exempt, exempt, and management positions.  Sourcing includes placing job postings via appropriate sources, reviewing resumes and applications to match required job specifications, conducting initial telephone screens, and evaluating background and reference checks to determine best fit for the position and organization.

?  Conducts in person interviews of qualified job applicants to evaluate information such as job experience, education and training, knowledge, skills and abilities, and other data pertinent to referral and selection.  Informs applicants of position specifications, job duties and responsibilities, working conditions, compensation and benefits, normal work hours and conditions, promotional opportunities, and Company culture and values. 

?  Updates applicant status in HRIS system, follows up with applicants in regards to their applications, schedules candidates for testing and interviews, maintains job postings on various systems (Job Track, Monster.com).

?  Assume all other responsibilities as directed.

A successful candidate will have:

?  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

?  Ability to interact cordially with other employees to accomplish common tasks is essential to this position.

?  Ability to adhere to the regular work schedule is essential to this position.

?  Must have thorough working knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations regarding employment practices and policies/general human resources policies and practices (EEO, ADA, FLSA, etc.), and common interview techniques.

?  Must be able to evaluate and analyze applicant data and compare to job specifications in order to screen for qualified applicants.

?  Must be able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environmental, while maintaining the utmost level of professionalism with all levels in and out side of the organization.

 

Worker characteristics are normally acquired through the successful completion of a Bachelors Degree in a related area and 2 - 3 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Specialized coursework in the area of Human Resources desirable (PHR). 

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