College Recruiter

The Campus Recruiter will manage River City Bank’s Banking Associate Program. The Banking Associate Program is the heart of River City Bank’s talent acquisition and retention strategy and is critical to developing future leaders of the Bank. Essential job functions include (1) program design, including curriculum, assignments; (2) talent acquisition and development, including recruiting qualified candidates, mentoring candidates, monitoring each Associate’s development and measuring their success, and ensuring candidates are properly placed within one of the Bank’s job families; and (3) program management, including measuring program success and making changes when appropriate.

The position will act as the Bank’s strategic liaison with top colleges and universities throughout California to recruit highly qualified candidates. Experience with various sourcing tactics, like social recruiting, and excellent relationship-building skills is important for this role, as ultimately, the person in this role will ensure we attract and hire high-potential employees and build a strong employer brand among college communities.

EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop and maintain relationships with leading colleges and universities throughout California (e.g. UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Stanford, USC, and the Claremont Colleges) to ensure an opportunity to engage with targeted students and key faculty to support recruiting for both the Banking Associate role, Banking Academy, and paid intern programs.
2. Ensure RCB is well represented and has a prominent role in key recruiting events on targeted campuses.
3. Host in-house career days for students and recent graduates by department or field of expertise.
4. Attend college career fairs, interact with students and promote the River City Bank brand.
5. Effectively advertise current open roles to online and offline alumni communities. This includes, but is not limited to, contacting university career counselors and providing informative materials about our various programs; designing and placing print ads on college campuses; and posting job ads to source potential candidates on social media groups.
6. Screen resumes, conduct interviews, contact referees, and perform skills assessment tests for our various programs.

INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Partner with business leaders at the Bank throughout the recruiting process from demand planning to placement of candidates; this will include working closely with colleagues in the interview and decision making process.
2. Build and manage a recruiting calendar of events to be communicated with key internal stakeholders and participants.
3. Proactively share data-centric updates with executive management of the Bank indicating trends, success rates, etc. to affirm or refute current recruiting strategies.

• 5+ years of college recruiting experience
• 2+ years of experience in delivering executive level presentations
• BSc degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology or relevant field
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in advertising and hiring for entry-level roles
• Demonstrated knowledge of various candidate evaluation techniques, including group interviews
• Experience in developing and analyzing data analytics and deriving insights from them
• Ability to advise on a wide range of sourcing and recruiting methods, with particular focus on market intelligence, location strategies, referral campaigns, events, etc.
• A passion for building teams and delivering an excellent candidate experience
• Self-driven and highly motivated with a sense of ownership from start to finish
• Hands-on experience with resume databases and Applicant Tracking Systems
• Demonstrated experience with social media sourcing
• Understanding of labor legislation, particularly regarding internships
• Good networking abilities
• Strong Power Point, Excel and Word skills
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time during the height of recruiting season

Additional Comments:

River City Bank is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. Individuals seeking employment at River City Bank are considered without regards to ancestry, age, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran/military status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. Note: River City Bank does not sponsor applicants for work visas.