CAREERS AT MIDTOWN
The Midtown Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Who We Are:
The Midtown Group is Washington DC’s premier woman-owned staffing firm. We only hire the best. Located in downtown DC by Farragut West and North metro stops, our office is right in the center of all the DC fun.
Join our creative, passionate, and diverse team and get ready to Love What You Do.
Interested? Apply to one of our internal positions today!
Job Type:
90-day contract-to-hire.
Job Location:
Washington, DC. Trainees will be in-office & onsite for first 90 days. Through hitting key milestones, hybrid work option will be available. Trainee’s must be local to DC area.
Job Summary:
The Midtown Group, a multiple award-winning Best Places to Work staffing firm, has an immediate opportunity for highly motivated Recruiting Trainees to join our Talent Acquisition Team as part of our full-cycle recruiting development program! As a Recruiting Trainee, you will source, screen, and hire top talent for our organization. Through our development program and under leadership of our high-producing management staff, Recruiting Trainees will ultimately gain end-to-end understanding of the recruiting process. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate or entry-level candidate who is interested in pursuing a career in recruiting.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with the development and of recruiting strategies to attract top talent
- Responsible for executing search techniques to generate a pool of candidates necessary to staff open positions and build candidate pipelines for future needs
- Create a pipeline of prequalified candidates for current and future positions with the goal of growing the level of candidate flow and customer service to business partners
- Partner with Recruiters to understand the talent needs of the business and build effective search strategies
- Utilize various job boards, social media platforms, and other recruitment tools to source candidates
- Screen resumes and conduct initial phone screens to assess candidate qualifications
- Schedule interviews and coordinate the hiring process
- Participate in job fairs and networking events to promote our organization and attract top talent
- Provide support for recruiting-related projects and initiatives
- Maintain accurate records and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, and other recruiting activity in our applicant tracking system and other databases
- Perform research to gain market awareness regarding competitors and candidate availability
- Learn and adhere to all company policies, procedures, and guidelines
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Skills/Knowledge:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrates an ability to establish planning, structure, and routines to achieve results
- Ability to prioritize, lead multiple projects, and coordinate requests to successful completion
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Interest in pursuing a career in recruiting
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking Systems
- Ability to think creatively and proactively to identify top talent
- Tests and suggests new and innovative sourcing tools and techniques
- Solicits feedback to calibrate and ensure the search is on track
If you are a self-starter with a passion for recruiting and are looking for an exciting opportunity to jump-start your career, please submit your application today.
Job Description:
- Takes ownership of accounts and develops new business on new and existing accounts
- Search for new business development opportunities and help to grow existing client business, by leveraging proposals and other internal resources
- Assist with reporting and maintenance of business development pipeline
- Work with the proposal team to develop high quality proposals; develop organizational competencies, and leverage personal experience to submit winning proposals
- Diversify existing client accounts by developing new client contacts and new business within existing clients.
- Communicate directly with clients to submit candidates, coordinate interview schedules, and obtain feedback on interviews
- Full knowledge of reqs/job orders to assure recruiting team has targeted focus
- Work with Production Manager to assign reqs and overflow of reqs
- Work directly with clients for matters pertaining to timesheet approvals
- Review purchase order status on each account with finance team (minimum once/month)
- Handle client concerns and address issues
- Visit clients regularly to support and foster relationships
- Participate in program kick-off meetings with VP, BD/CPM and take the lead for oversight and management
- Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience, and knowledge in relation to position requirements
- Attend all department meetings
Requirements
- BA/BS Degree
- At least 3 years of experience in business development or account management in professional services
Location:
- Onsite: 1130 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite #450, Washington, DC
Job Brief:
We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic Marketing & Communications intern to join our Marketing department and provide creative ideas to help achieve our goals. We are seeking someone hungry to learn and can communicate effectively both verbally and written. Your insightful contributions will help develop, expand and maintain our marketing channels & outreach. This internship will help you acquire marketing & graphic design skills and provide you with knowledge of various marketing strategies. Ultimately, you will gain broad experience in marketing & graphic design and should be prepared and excited about working in a fast-paced environment.
Role Responsibilities:
- Design clear engaging graphic communications campaigns & marketing materials for print & web. This will include job postings, ads, flyers, presentations, internal communications, and other marketing materials as needed
- Event planning assistance (virtual & in-person)
- Assemble/ship packages & gifts
- Research & present ideas for team merch & team outings
Skills & Qualifications:
- Graphic Design & content creation experience
- Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Strong interest in learning
- Comfortability with both taking initiative and working in collaboration within team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Interest in learning working in a customer service environment
- Interest in involvement with branding, communications, and marketing of Midtown as an employer and a company
Education:
Current undergraduate student studying in Marketing, Advertising, Graphic Design, or closely related field.
Time Requirements:
- Work hours will be structured around school schedule & related deadlines. Work is expected to be performed 3-4 days/week during standard business hours, 9am-6pm M-F.
Why Midtown?
We Do It All & We Do It Well:
Midtown delivers the highest level of staffing services to some of our nation’s biggest clients. We provide contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements to Fortune 500 companies, industry-leading associations, prestigious IT companies, reputable government agencies, AM Law 100 law firms, and more!
Our recruiting team has an average of over 130 consultants per recruiter, delivering high quality professional, administrative, technical and executive-level candidates to our clients while guiding hiring managers and candidates through the Midtown selection process.
You Can’t Beat This:
- Competitive pay & commission structure, company-subsidized healthcare, generous PTO policy, remote-work flexibility, maternity & adoption leave, 401k matching, and more!
- Potential to qualify for several annual trips spanning from National Harbor’s MGM Casino to tropical islands, and we can’t forget about early release on Fridays and summer flex hours.
- Company-wide chartered boat sailing trips, lavish holiday parties, frequent happy hours, and plenty of reasons to celebrate!
- Performance contests for individual & company-wide achievements, rewarded with additional paid days off, early departures, bonuses, and cash prizes.
- Monthly office-wide charitable initiatives dedicated to improving our local communities and causes near to our hearts.
- We value the hard work of our employees by offering competitive benefits to help keep your life healthy and balanced.
They Think We’re Pretty Cool:
Recognized as Washington, DC’s premier staffing and consulting firm, we consistently win awards for being the best at what we do.
- “Best Workplaces” – Inc. Magazine
- “Best Places to Work” – Washington Business Journal
- “Great Places to Work” – Washingtonian
- And more…
Inc. 5000, ranked #3617
– Inc. Magazine 2023
– Inc. Magazine 2023
Gator 100
– UF Gator 100, 2023
– UF Gator 100, 2023
Best Places to Work 2023
– Washington Business Journal, 2023
– Washington Business Journal, 2023
Inc. Best Workplaces
– Inc. Magazine, 2023
– Inc. Magazine, 2023
Inc. Female Founders 200
– Inc.
– Inc.
Inc Regionals: Mid Atlantic List, ranked #99
– Inc. Magazine, 2023
– Inc. Magazine, 2023
Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies in Private America, ranked #3973
– Inc. Magazine, 2022
– Inc. Magazine, 2022
Largest Temporary Staffing Companies in Greater DC, ranked #2
– Washington Business Journal, 2022
– Washington Business Journal, 2022
Largest Women-Owned Businesses in Greater DC, ranked #8
– Washington Business Journal, 2022
– Washington Business Journal, 2022
