Intro

At Cortland, you map the story of your success. We don't adhere to the status quo, we love outside industry perspective, and we thrive on exploring possibilities and reimagining solutions. As an innovative leader in multifamily, our high performance continues to drive exponential growth – and we invite you to join us on our journey towards real estate excellence. With tools and guidance to sharpen your skills, you can forge your own career path, love what you do, and let it show.

Job Overview

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant representing our Operations team, you drive Talent efforts based on organizational needs and develop proactive recruitment strategies to fill critical front-line roles. As the first point of contact for future team members, you uphold and champion the Cortland brand and culture. To do this, you recruit with intent, hire with emotional and cultural intelligence, and welcome team members with approachability and meaningful engagement. A HIREVUE ASSESSMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.

Here are the roles you’ll play: 

Roles You Will Play

The Candidate Whisperer 

• Develop, promote, and act as an advocate for world-class hiring experiences for candidates and business partners 
• Identify the best of the best – people who live our values and model our brand – to fill open positions in our communities nationwide 
• Create local talent communities and pipelines to engage active and passive jobseekers while identifying novel avenues of procuring local talent 
• Network and build working relationships while consistently evaluating sourcing solutions to keep Cortland ahead of the curve; create innovative approaches to delivering candidates to your partners 
• Create and support an integrated approach to ensure we are engaging local communities to develop pipelines and slates of candidates for selection that enable us to build teams as diverse as the communities we serve 
• Leverage data to create actionable recruitment plan to meet short- and long-term hiring needs 

The People Person

• Meet with hiring managers on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to understand their staffing needs and gain a clear understanding of their matching qualifications while creating a relationship along the way 
• Help narrow down the interview candidates, coordinate the interview, hand off necessary paperwork, and partner with Talent Acquisition Coordinator to complete the process 
• Provide information for the communities that you support when they need it until they are so wowed by the experience that they can’t wait to accept the job 
• Introduce new hires into the Cortland fold, creating a smooth transition into our onboarding and new hire orientation 

The Brand Champion 

• Act like a walking advertisement for the Cortland brand, bragging about all the benefits we have to offer, including our incentives 
• Create and attend open houses, networking events, and career fairs to target potential new hires and excite them about working for Cortland
• Seek out marketing and advertising programs that will grow our online presence and ensure that our job postings reach the best candidates possible 

The Impact You Can Make

• Identify and present a caliber of candidates that inspires managers to rave about you and wish they could hire every single one.
• Champion the Cortland brand and elevate the candidate experience so well that quality talent is practically breaking down the door, trying to find ways to join the team. 
• Take pride in your work, knowing you’ve driven great hiring decisions and positively impacted both the Cortland workforce and the new associates you recommended. 

Building Blocks of Success

• Strong 2 years of experience in high-volume, high growth recruiting environments (e.g. retail, call center, facilities, etc.) 
• Experience working with iCIMS and social media platforms
• Capability to identify future talent needs and build recruiting strategies, inclusive sourcing, and talent pool development 
• Ability to seek new sourcing solutions and come up with creative approaches to developing pipelines and delivering candidates 
• Capability to align localized tactics with organizational talent acquisition objectives 
• History of developing communications, recruitment marketing, and creative and collateral to engage local and national jobseekers 
• Ability to turn data into consistent, simple, and meaningful reports for business partners 
• Ability to analyze organizational developments and deploy strategies anticipative future employment needs Trustworthy in handling sensitive and confidential company information; ability to keep up with maintenance and storage of all recruiting records as required by law 
• Self-sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision

Outro

At Cortland, we create, reimagine, and manage apartment communities for residents nationwide. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, we have communities and regional offices all over the country, as well as overseas. From product design and procurement to general contracting and property management, we do it all – to make sure our communities are the perfect setting for living life to its fullest.

Our success is fueled by our belief in a better life – where hospitality is always a given, each detail is worth a second thought, and every open door is a new opportunity to go beyond expectations. We come to work every day to create possibilities for people – possibilities that translate into superior living spaces and experiences designed to inspire our residents, associates, and investors to live a better life focused on what matters most to them.Cortland is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. We are committed to equal consideration for all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using our website, please email talentresources@cortland.com or call 404.965.3988. Cortland is a drug-free workplace. Cortland participates in e-verify to verify the employment status of all persons hired to work in the United States.