Candidate Sourcing Assistant (Remote)

About the role

This fully remote role supports candidate searches and phone contact for a recruiting team. You build candidate lists in an applicant tracking system, search job boards and professional networks, and contact potential candidates by phone to arrange interviews. The recruiting team lead explains search requirements, reviews your progress and answers questions. The position pays a monthly base salary plus bonus opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Review candidate lists and assigned tasks in the applicant tracking system, checking the recruiter's search requirements before adding candidates.
• Search job boards and professional networks for people matching the stated requirements and build easy-to-review candidate lists.
• Prepare candidate summaries for recruiters, showing relevant skills and current progress.
• Contact candidates by phone, introduce yourself, explain the purpose, ask about fit and availability, and confirm details.
• Schedule recruiter interviews using a calendar tool, send reminders and call candidates who miss their appointments.
• Update candidate notes after each call, mark duplicates, wrong numbers and withdrawals, and keep candidate information private.
• Answer simple questions with approved information, share daily call and booking summaries, and keep lists and interview plans current.

Required profile

• Professional spoken and written English, as calls are generally with candidates and teams in the United States.
• No recruiting experience is required; experience with candidate searches, phone support, scheduling or related administrative work is preferred.
• Willingness to learn candidate sourcing through job boards and professional networks, and to learn the named applicant tracking, phone and scheduling tools.
• Calm, friendly phone manner and careful attention to dates and bookings.
• Respect for candidate privacy and readiness to follow instructions about sharing notes only with the appropriate recruiting team.

Required skills

• Applicant tracking system (e.g. Greenhouse)
• Phone dialer (e.g. Dialpad)
• Scheduling and calendar tool (e.g. Microsoft Outlook)

What we offer

• Fully remote work from home.
• Structured onboarding and guided training on the named tools, with practice using candidate lists and interview calendars.
• Regular check-ins with the team lead to review progress and improve calls and searches.
• Growth opportunities within the team and bonus opportunities.