As a Talent Acquisition Coordinator at TDS Telecom, you will be responsible for assisting our Talent Acquisition team in all aspects of the hiring process, pre-employment background check and drug screening processes, and contractor/temporary process. You will also responsible for providing support to other areas of the organization as it relates to hiring, contractor/temporaries and separation practices.

Our ideal candidate will be able to commute to our Madison, WI office at least once a month.

TDS Telecom, headquartered in Madison, Wis., employs 2,900 people and is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS], a Fortune 1000 company. Founded in 1969, TDS Inc. employs 9,100 people and has approximately six million connections nationwide through its businesses U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, and TDS Broadband Service. TDS Inc. has been named to several Forbes lists, including America's Best Employers for Diversity, Best Large Employers, and Best Employers for Women. Visit tdsinc.com.

Assist Talent Acquisition team, which includes but is not limited to:

Send out HR notifications for new hires and position changes
• Send offer letters via DocuSign to new hires and internal transfers
• Schedule phone screens, interviews and/or travel arrangements as needed
• Manage the company's I-9 process, including serving as the liaison with the vendor and ensuring compliance
• Monitor the HR Recruiting and the Onboarding mailboxes
• Report from the ATS (New Hire Report, Weekly Report, Openings by Week etc)
• Post jobs to external sites
• Conduct phone screens as needed

Manage pre-employment drug testing and background check process to include:

• Ensuring compliance and successful completion of the pre-employment screening for all hired job candidates
• Conduct interviews with candidates in pre-employment screening process for areas under inquiry, including maintaining appropriate documentation of the conversations
• Making recommendations on hires to clear/rescind offers
• Uploading documentation into database

Manage the contractor/temporary start & separation process, which includes but is not limited to:

• Work with BU & legal on contracts
• Set up agencies in SAP
• Set up new contractors/temporaries in SAP
• Train acquisitions in our contractor/temporary management process
• Terminate contractors
• Send out HR Notifications for new contractors/temporaries & separation notifications
• Ensure proper SO, SOW and/or CAFs are completed
• Collect acknowledgements

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree (or higher) -OR- 2+ years professional work experience.
• 1+ years' experience in Human Resources.
• 2+ years' general support and/or customer service experience.

Other Qualifications

• Knowledge of up-to-date Human Resource policies, standard practices; laws, regulations and proposed changes
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Possess excellent computer skills including use of the Internet, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to work with employees at all levels.
• Proven organizational skills, project and time management, as well as follow through and attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision.

Benefits:

As a part of your total compensation, #TDS provides a comprehensive, competitive benefit package. The benefit plans address both the immediate and long term needs that you and your family may have. For an overview of what we have to offer for full-time employees including vacation, health benefits and retirement options please click here.

At TDS, we embrace Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and consider all qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion philosophy and culture, click here!