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Talent Acquisition Specialist jobs in Cincinnati, OH
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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$22–$54/hr
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$74k
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$53k - $63k
Salary: $53,000-63,000 DIR, HUMAN RESOURCES - New Business - Cincinnati, OH Morrison Healthcare , a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospi…
Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Hom…
: Job Purpose : This position will assist with the planning and execution of retail merchandising in support of the retail sales and marketing strategy, visual and practical store design, and brand activation support to…
$17.5 - $20 per hour
Remote Recruiter (Full-Time / Part-Time – 100% Remote) Pay: Training: $15/hr for 1-2 weeks | Regular: $17.50–$20/hr + Weekly Bonuses ($1,000–$3,000+/week) Type: Hourly + Performance Bonuses | Weekly Pay | Flexible Schedu…
$800 - $2,000 per week
Work From Home Truck Driver Recruiter – Earn $800–$2,000+/Week – Leads & Ad Support Provided Location: 100% Remote – Work from anywhere Schedule: Flexible Inquire about our hire own bonus About the Role: Are you a motiva…
$60k - $65k
SPECIALIST, TALENT ACQUISITION - New Business - Cincinnati, OH Salary: $60,000-65,000 Morrison Healthcare , a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1…
Career Opportunity: Human Resources Manager with Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Cincinnati, OH Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys supporting employees, partnering with leaders, an…
Agency Recruiter Gateway Logistics, Inc. ·C incinnati, OH · Full Time Gateway Logistics, Inc. is on a mission to build one of the most agent-friendly freight brokerage programs in the industry — and we're looking for a d…
organization, is steering, empowering, and equipping Unlimited’s talent strategy as we enter this new phase of organizational growth.... ..., leave administration, offboarding, and more. Talent Acquisition Managing Unlim…
Director, Talent Acquisition | Belcrest Vacations Belcrest Vacations is a PE-backed vacation rental management platform backed by Alpine Investors. Launched in 2026, Belcrest is already one of the fastest-growing vacatio…
Membership Recruitment Specialist - Central Region Girl Scouts of Western Ohio has a great opportunity to join our organization as a Membership Recruitment Specialist ! Our Membership Recruitment Specialists will serve o…
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What talent acquisition specialists earn in Cincinnati
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $22–$30 | $46k–$63k |
| Mid level | $30–$41 | $63k–$86k |
| Senior | $39–$54 | $82k–$112k |
Adjusted for the Cincinnati 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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Talent Acquisition Manager
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