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My name is Manish Aswal and I'm working as a Sr. Technical Recruiter at First Tek. We are currently sourcing for a HYBRID Role- Human Resources - Recruiting Researcher- Strong corporate function recruiting experience in Los Angeles, CA - JOB ID- 25-2503-1. Kindly share your resume if comfortable with the following job description
11 months hybrid contract
- Hybrid preferred: 1 2 days onsite per week
- Most of the team is onsite Tuesday Thursday
- Strong corporate function recruiting experience
Job Title: Human Resources - Recruiting Researcher
Physical Work Location: Los Angeles, CA
Desired Start Date: 1/26/2026
End Date: 12/31/2026
Job Description:
Recruiting Researcher (Contract) | Req #2503-1 Location: Los Angeles (hybrid preferred)
Role Overview (JD-Aligned)
Contract Recruiting Researcher to support Corporate Functions due to upcoming parental leave coverage. This role partners closely with recruiters and hiring managers to research markets, build pipelines, screen candidates, and guide hiring decisions across Talent, Finance, Operations, and adjacent functions.
The role is hands-on and execution-heavy, with researchers carrying a meaningful portion of the recruiting lifecycle.
Team & Structure
- James supports recruiting for Finance, Operations, and HR (including CFO & HRO orgs in Canada)
- TA team size: ~10 total
- ~8 based in the LA region
- Researchers are paired with recruiters
- Recruiters manage deeper hiring manager relationships and offers
- Researchers paint the market picture, run screens, and make recommendations
Ideal Candidate Profile
Core themes:
- Strong corporate function recruiting experience
- Comfortable pivoting between very different profiles (e.g., Security HR Finance)
- Able to translate market realities to hiring managers (pros/cons, tradeoffs)
- Confident giving feedback and influencing decisions, even if not the final approver
Background considerations:
- Agency experience is not required
- What matters more:
- Exposure to different hiring models
- Having lived through good and bad hires
- Strong judgment and learning mindset
- Startup experience is a nice-to-have, not mandatory
Day-to-Day Responsibilities (Reality of the Role)
- Heavy emphasis on research, market mapping, and profile definition
- Hiring managers often come to researchers to:
- Understand the market
- Sense-check role expectations
- Narrow the ideal candidate profile
- Researchers:
- Join hiring manager syncs
- Conduct outreach
- Run initial screens
- Decide who advances through early stages
- After second-round interviews, recruiters typically take over through offer
This is not a passive sourcing-only role researchers carry a large portion of the recruiting function.
Sourcing Mix & Volume
- Supports ~40 45 hires per year
- Rough split:
- ~50% sourced candidates
- ~50% inbound applicants and referrals
- Channels include:
- Outbound sourcing
- ATS/database review
- Referrals
- Focus is quality over volume
- Outreach volume matters less than results
Metrics for Success
- 10 15 screens per week
- 10 12 hires per quarter
- Offer acceptance rates are historically high
- Success is measured on outcomes, not raw outreach numbers
Tools & Systems
- LinkedIn Recruiter + complex Boolean critical
- ATS experience important (Greenhouse, Taleo, etc.)
- Eightfold is new internally
- Prior experience is a plus, not required
- Ability to learn systems quickly is key
Work Model & Onsite Expectations
- Hybrid preferred: 1 2 days onsite per week
- Sitting with the team is strongly encouraged, especially for onboarding
- Most of the team is onsite Tuesday Thursday
- Fridays tend to be quieter
- Schedule flexibility is important to partner effectively with senior recruiters
Interview Process & Timing
- Likely initial screen
- Sourcing assessment expected (possibly live)
- Upcoming holiday slowdown:
- Org largely offline from ~Dec 22 early Jan
- Screens may still happen during this time
- Panel interviews likely post-holiday
- Overall interview flow is flexible
Key Takeaway for Sourcing
Client is looking for a true Recruiting Researcher partner someone who:
- Understands corporate functions deeply
- Can research, map, screen, and advise
- Is comfortable owning early-stage hiring decisions
- Operates with autonomy, judgment, and curiosity
Recruiting Researcher
Our Talent Acquisition team is looking for a Recruiting Researcher (preferably located in LA, Contract) who will help with searches across Talent, Finance, and Operations. You will source and screen candidates across a variety of pipelines and will partner closely with members of the TA team.
What You ll Do
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand specific needs to attract and engage with top talent.
- In partnership with a recruiter and/or recruiting researcher, you will determine appropriate ways to develop and build out talent pipelines.
- Enact inclusive and diverse sourcing strategies, identifying approaches to broadening representation in pipelines.
- Find, engage, and activate passive candidates through the use of Boolean, LinkedIn, and alternative search techniques. Additionally, you ll provide inbound sourcing support of applicants and referrals.
- Assess or screen candidates through a consistent and structured review process, provide feedback and communicate recommendations to hiring managers and recruiting partners.
Who You Are
- 5+ years of Talent Acquisition experience as a Recruiter or Researcher/Sourcer, preferably supporting Talent, Finance, or other Corporate Functions.
- Proven success in developing strong talent pipelines, ideally across various business lines.
- Self-motivated and driven; you look for solutions and impact, without being asked twice.
- Curious; you look to dig deeper beyond the surface level of a job profile researching market trends, domain technology, and seek out information to have a solid understanding of the business. You ask for feedback, and want to grow and develop in your career.
- Accustomed to multitasking, meeting multiple deadlines, and maintaining data integrity.
- You leverage data (qualitative and quantitative) to track your progress and to inform decisions.
- Extensive experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and leveraging complex boolean searches.
- Experience with Eightfold is a plus.
Thanks & Regards,
Manish Aswal| Sr. Recruiter | First Tek, Inc.
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