Job Description
Microsoft is empowering every person and every organization on the planet to do more and achieve more. We are going after three bold ambitions: create more personal computing, reinvent productivity and business processes, and build the intelligent cloud. At the core of this transformation is our people. Our University Recruiting team searches for top talents from universities to build products for the Microsoft of the future.
This University Recruiter role focuses on building a sustainable campus plan to help us compete to win in this new Microsoft Era, and has responsibility for hiring the best talent in the Intern and Graduate space. The University Recruiter will go to top-tier colleges in Japan to hire technical talents to support our local sales and marketing businesses. Apart from the focus in Japan, as part of the International Team, this person will also have the opportunity to work on university hiring in other Asia markets, as well as in EMEA. Moreover, he/she will also enjoy many global programs and initiatives that will help shape the global Early-in-Profession, or Global Talent Acquisition team in the future.
Responsibilities
Data Analysis & Hiring Plans
- Analyzes relevant data and trends to provide insight, and consults with a business, area, or subsidiary to implement a hiring plan that addresses both business demand and talent availability. Reviews and analyzes data and trends to improve staffing performance, and uses insights to support other teams.
Candidate Attraction
- Elicits interest in active and potential candidates by telling the business story, and contributes to the development of new stories. Generates awareness through community outreach events and strategic networking.
- Shares best practices on sourcing, recruiting, and/or closing techniques and stories with their own team. Tracks candidate activity and shares with internal stakeholders.
- Coaches the client to represent Microsoft’s unique career possibilities, advantages, and rewards that are distinct from those of competitors.
Candidate Experience
- Gathers requirements and develops hiring plans that meet candidate needs throughout the hiring lifecycle. Owns elements of the candidate experience and prepares candidates for next phases of the process. Enhances the candidate experience at all phases of the relationship by proactively identifying factors that may adversely impact the candidate, and sharing with the business to mitigate.
Talent Sourcing
- Uses an understanding of talent markets and complex candidate profiles, as well as growing relationships with new talent pools and communities with future potential, to identify and engage candidates for immediate and future talent needs.
- Develops strategies to generate differentiated talent in emerging roles or highly competitive talent pools to meet long-term business needs (e.g., industry, technical recruiting).
Candidate Assessment & Screening
- Leverages tools and assessment frameworks from Operations teams and Center of Excellence to assess candidates. May contribute to the creation of assessment materials by identifying relevant competencies and job criteria.
- Executes initial screening and assessing of candidates. Qualifies talent pool by assessing relevant factors such as ability to hire, relocation considerations, immigration, and compensation.
Operational Compliance & Excellence
- Uses subject matter expertise on applying internal and external staffing policies, standards, and/or regulations throughout the entire staffing lifecycle to educate clients, stakeholders, and other staffers on policy, system, and process issues. Identifies opportunities to optimize policies, systems, and processes.
- Maintains current documentation on candidates’ qualifications and status in the appropriate staffing or tracking system, within compliance guidelines (e.g., Office of Federal Compliance Programs, General Data Protection Regulation). Captures relevant data in recruiting platform and leverages data to inform meaningful insights.
Other
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing) or relevant HR experience.
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field AND 3+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing) or relevant HR experience.
- Strong communications skills and ability in public speaking with fluency in Japanese.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
- Business-level fluency in English.
- Preferably experience in university recruiting or volume hiring for early-in-career talents.
- Strong planning, program and event management skills is a plus.
- Detail-oriented and data-driven.
About the Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. When we show up, we achieve more together.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of more than 220,000 passionate employees worldwide.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
- Industry leading healthcare
- Educational resources
- Discounts on products and services
- Savings and investments
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Generous time away
- Giving programs
- Opportunities to network and connect