JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts. About the Opportunity This is a position within FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The Talent Sourcing Specialist reports to the Manager, Talent Acquisition and is responsible for developing innovative and aggressive methods to source, evaluate, pipeline, and deliver a diverse pool of qualified candidates across multiple job functions, career levels, and geographic markets. Additionally, the Talent Sourcing Specialist cultivates and fosters relationships with their Recruiting partners, hiring managers, and various other stakeholders and networks to deliver upon both immediate short-term talent needs and strategic long-term projects. Responsibilities include: * Holding strategic consultation meetings with recruiters and hiring managers to understand the responsibilities and qualification requirements for open positions, to understand the previous and/or anticipated challenges in identifying suitable candidates, and to gain insight into potential sources or networks that might prove effective. * Leveraging available tools such as Talent Neuron and LinkedIn Recruiter to assess labor market supply and demand in developing and implementing creative sourcing strategies to support delivering a qualified diverse slate of candidates for various niche and hard to fill positions. * Helping to position the talent acquisition team to provide high quality, timely and cost-effective recruitment services. * Managing the Talent Acquisition team's job posting balances on various purchased third-party job boards to ensure maximized utilization and return on investment. * Partnering with Communications to manage the Recruiting department's social media strategy and activity, utilizing various social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. * Comprehensively and effectively utilizing the Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) "Empower" Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to source FirstEnergy's existing candidate database, drive applicant activity, and for overall candidate management. * Partnering with various niche and community groups, as well as internal stakeholders such as the FirstEnergy Ambassador Network, Employee Business Resource Groups (EBRGs), Community Involvement and External Affairs, to increase the diversity of candidate slates provided to recruiters and hiring managers. * Developing and maintaining a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates, especially in the diversity arenas to strengthen our sourcing approach in this key area. * Performing various recognized sourcing/outreach techniques such as resume mining, complex internet searches (including Boolean searches), social networking, cold calling, and email blasting. * Continuously strengthening/learning new skills in the sourcing arena - specifically for diversity sourcing, passive candidate sourcing, and creative sourcing strategies - and sharing best practices with recruiting peers. * Serving as the company's initial point of contact for proactively sourced external employment candidates through the initial screening and qualification stage and until the point of handoff to a recruiter. * SupportinApply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjQ4MDk0LjEwNTA4QGZpcnN0ZW5lcmd5Y29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20