Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Methods in London, you will attract, engage, and hire engineering, technology, and consulting talent. You’ll partner with hiring managers to shape candidate experiences and build a strong leadership pipeline for current and future needs. You’ll drive sourcing, screening, interviews, and offer negotiations while advocating for a positive candidate journey. This role places you at the heart of a fast-paced, people‑centred business that values impact and collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Pension with company contributions up to 6%
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days holiday

Responsibilities

• Talent sourcing aligned with workforce planning to fill leadership and specialist roles
• Direct sourcing, headhunting, LinkedIn, talent mapping, and digital tracking to identify candidates
• End-to-end recruitment: CV screening, phone screens, structured interviews, and managing director-candidate relationships
• Candidate engagement and journey management from first contact to onboarding
• Leadership pipeline development to meet current and future hiring needs
• Market insights and talent mapping to stay ahead of industry trends
• Recruitment analytics and reporting to inform stakeholders and optimize processes
• Continuous improvement of candidate experience and recruitment workflows for Technical Direction

Key requirements

• 2–5 years of talent acquisition experience in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor’s degree in HR management and psychology or related field preferred
• Experience as in-house or agency recruiter and full recruitment lifecycle management
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with ability to engage internal teams and hiring managers
• Proven ability to screen, shortlist, and interview with detailed feedback for hiring managers
• Experience building employer awareness and strong candidate relationships
• Fluent English (mandatory)

• Interpersonal communication
• Stakeholder management
• Relationship building
• Sourcing through direct approaches and headhunting
• LinkedIn and talent mapping
• Screening and interviewing using behavioral questions, case studies, and role-plays

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