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Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada almost 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions. On June 13, 2005, Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and now owns or manages through various subsidiaries more than 54 casinos in five countries, primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names. With nearly 4 million square feet of casino space, more than 40,000 hotel rooms and nearly 100,000 employees, the Harrah's portfolio is the most diverse in the gaming industry.  Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.

The primary responsibility of this position is to lead all recruitment activities for Harrah’s Entertainment.  In this role you will have responsibility for recruiting managers and above which includes; Executive & Corporate Recruitment, Property & Field Recruitment, and all Campus Programs.  Functional area’s include; Sales, Technology, Marketing, Finance, Accounting and additional area’s as assigned.   You will be hands on in researching potential candidates, screening candidates for interviews, and then interviewing and making job offers to those candidates. The Recruiting Director must have experience in workforce planning, organizational design, and behavioral interviewing techniques.  This position requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong orientation to detail, and the ability to interact at all levels within the organization.  Previous experience managing a team of recruiters and coordinators is essential.   

 The Recruiting Manager will work independently under the supervision of the Vice President of Talent and Employee Engagement.  Essential duties and responsibilities include the following and others as assigned:

Hiring Processes

• Confers with management to identify talent needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications, and skills
• Participates in weekly workforce planning sessions
• Develops and maintains a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates
• Initiates contact with possible qualified candidates for specific positions via direct sourcing
• Reviews resumes or applications and interviews applicants to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements, and to provide information about the organization and positions
• Manages college recruiting on an as needed basis
• Uses various media including social networks to obtain candidates and advertise vacancies.
• Coordinates participation in and works at job fairs
• Develops and maintains contact with schools, alumni groups, and other public organizations to find and attract applicants.
• Uses internet online recruiting sources to identify and recruit candidates
• Trains and coaches managers in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, compensation management, performance management, sexual harassment, etc.
• Arranges travel and lodging for out-of-town applicants
• Performs reference checks on applicants during the recruitment process
• Maintains applicant records
• Negotiates compensation on behalf of the company.
• Ensures successful integration of candidates to Harrah’s

Communication

• Makes presentations at educational institutions, professional organizations, and job fairs regarding the organization and opportunities
• Provides information on company facilities and job opportunities to potential applicants
• Primary point of contact for all internal and external executive search. 

 Additional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Seven to ten years of corporate or executive level recruiting experience.  Must have experience placing C-level candidates.
• Experience working as a recruitment leader at a mid to large company and/or retained search firm desired.
• Demonstrated experience in developing robust talent pools to include diverse candidates.
• Must have experience managing client relationships at the SVP level.
• Proven track record of filling positions with high quality candidates within aggressive time constraints.
• Experience utilizing technology to research and create candidate pools
• Ability to evaluate priority and multi-task accordingly
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of clients and the general public
• Ability to create reports and write business correspondence
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.