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Talent Acquisition Specialist jobs in Chicago, IL
Talent acquisition specialists focus on the hiring pipeline. They build sourcing strategies, manage employer branding, and improve how a company attracts and lands the candidates it needs.
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advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).Your Future Team You will join a collaborative Talent Acquisition team dedicated to supporting Hightower’s national hiring needs. Reporting di…
$60k - $140k
generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate chang…
objective of adding value to the business. Contributes to business strategy by helping leaders to identify, prioritize, and build talent capabilities, structures, and processes. Serves as the business unit's primary cont…
requisitions. Partner with hiring managers to define requirements and establish selection criteria. Use market intelligence, talent mapping, and sourcing insights to develop recruiting strategies. Configure and optimize…
$95k - $140k
OverviewDo you consider yourself a relationship-driven recruiter with the ability to identify, engage, and attract top construction talent? Next 150 Construction is seeking a Senior Recruiter to lead the recruitment of h…
$131.3k - $177.6k
The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Delivery Consultant to serve as a technical builder for large-scale Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) transformation programs. In this…
$113.4k - $170.2k
of HR activities including employee engagement, retention and talent development, succession planning, change, conflict and exit management... ...for accurate completion of employee transactions, talent acquisition for r…
$93.5k - $121k
workspaces, creating a vibrant and dynamic work environment in one of Chicago's most iconic areas.The Compliance team is hiring a Senior Specialist, Cboe Clear US (“CCUS”) Compliance.Cboe Clear US is a clearinghouse regi…
$93.5k - $121k
collaborative workspaces, creating a vibrant and dynamic work environment in one of Chicago's most iconic areas. Role Overview The Senior Specialist, Compliance Training is responsible for Cboe’s enterprise-wide Complian…
$190k - $225k
technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers... ....Partner with the TA team on hiring strategy, ensuring talent acquisition…
$55k - $65k
day. Position Description: As a TA Specialist on Fooda’s People team, you will manage... ...process to attract and acquire the strongest talent to Fooda’s business verticals. You will... ...Are: You are an experienced ta…
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What talent acquisition specialists earn in Chicago
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $26–$35 | $54k–$73k |
| Mid level | $35–$48 | $73k–$99k |
| Senior | $46–$62 | $95k–$130k |
Adjusted for the Chicago market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Sourcing strategyEmployer brandingATS and CRM toolsTalent market researchStructured interviewingRecruiting analyticsCandidate experience designStakeholder partnership
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How is talent acquisition different from recruiting?
Frame TA as the longer game — pipelines, branding, and workforce planning — while recruiting fills today's openings. Show you operate at both levels.
How would you build a pipeline for a role we hire repeatedly?
Describe an evergreen approach: talent communities, nurture campaigns, past-candidate re-engagement, and a source-of-hire analysis to invest where hires come from.
What have you done to improve employer brand?
Give concrete work — careers page content, review-site responses, hiring-manager interview training — and a signal that it moved, like more inbound applicants.
Which recruiting metrics do you use to improve the funnel?
Go beyond time to fill: pass-through rates by stage, source quality, and candidate NPS, with one example of a funnel fix the data prompted.
How do you approach diversity in your sourcing strategy?
Talk about widening where you look, structured criteria to keep evaluation fair, and measuring pipeline composition by stage rather than quotas at offer.
Tell me about a hard search you turned around.
Explain what was failing — the pitch, the channel, the requirements — what you changed, and the eventual hire. Show diagnosis, not just effort.
How do you partner with hiring managers who are new to interviewing?
Describe running real intake sessions, building scorecards together, and coaching on interview technique so the loop evaluates consistently.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For talent acquisition specialists specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Show funnel results, such as improved pass-through rates or source-of-hire shifts, not just requisitions closed.
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Include an employer branding artifact you shipped, like a careers page revamp or a candidate content series, with its effect.
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Quantify pipeline building: talent community size, response rates on outreach, or hires from nurtured pools.
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Name your stack — ATS, CRM, sourcing tools like LinkedIn Recruiter or Gem — since TA work is tool-heavy.
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Call out roles or markets where you developed real sourcing depth, such as engineering, healthcare, or hourly hiring.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Recruiting Coordinator
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Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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Talent Acquisition Manager
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