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Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment/Placement)

Alexandria, Virginia
Salary
$85K–$157K/yr
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
9/5/2025

Job Description

Summary

HR Specialist (Recruitment) to manage full lifecycle federal recruitment, advise managers, and apply HR policies.

Join our team as an HR Specialist specializing in Recruitment and Placement, supporting federal service operations. We are seeking professionals to manage and execute the full lifecycle of recruitment programs, from initial strategy to final placement.

  • *Key Responsibilities:**
  • Provide direct support to the recruitment process, applying federal HR policies, laws, and regulations.
  • Utilize HR systems effectively and engage directly with candidates and hiring managers.
  • Advise managers on hiring strategies, conduct job analyses, and draft vacancy announcements.
  • Evaluate candidate qualifications and make determinations for various positions.
  • Offer technical guidance on merit promotion, pay administration, special hiring authorities, and alternative personnel systems.
  • Analyze and resolve complex position management, classification, and recruitment challenges.
  • *Required Qualifications & Experience:**
  • Proven experience in HR recruitment and placement, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
  • Proficiency with federal HR policies, laws, and regulations related to staffing and recruitment.
  • Experience with HR technology and systems.
  • Strong communication, advisory, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to conduct thorough job analyses and make sound qualification determinations.
  • Knowledge of special hiring authorities and alternative candidate sourcing methods.
  • *Core Competencies:**
  • Communication
  • HR Technology Usage
  • Human Resource Concepts, Policies and Laws
  • Program/Project Management
  • Staffing and Recruiting


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Company Details

Company Size:1 to 50 Employees
Founded:1977
Headquarters:Washington, DC
Glassdoor Rating:
3.3

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Instead of Washington Headquarters Services, WHS should stand for Whatever the Heck Services. This Department of Defense field activity manages DoD-wide programs and operations for the Pentagon and other facilities in the National Capital Region (which includes the National Mall and surrounding monumental parks). It provides a myriad of administrative and operational services including acquisition and procurement, facilities management, general counsel, human resources, IT support, and even Pentagon renovation and construction. Established in 1977, WHS employs about 1,200 civilian and military personnel and thousands of contract staff.

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