Recruiter

About the Role The Recruiter at American Place Casino is responsible for owning the full-cycle recruitment process to attract, engage, and hire top talent across hospitality, food & beverage, and operations. This role partners with business leaders, manages a high-volume requisition workload, develops strategic recruiting plans, and ensures an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining compliance with company policies and applicable regulations. What You'll Do

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process from requisition intake through onboarding for assigned departments.
• Independently manage a high-volume requisition workload while maintaining quality, speed, and an exceptional candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, establish recruiting strategies, and provide market insights and hiring recommendations.
• Proactively source passive and active candidates through networking, referrals, social media, job boards, community partnerships, and direct outreach (headhunting).
• Conduct candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selection while assessing both technical qualifications and cultural fit.
• Lead offer negotiations, present compensation packages, and successfully close candidates.
• Confidently challenge and influence hiring managers when necessary to ensure sound hiring decisions, realistic expectations, and compliance with company hiring standards.
• Coordinate and execute hiring events, open interviews, career fairs, community outreach events, and large-scale hiring initiatives.
• Support mass hiring efforts for new business initiatives, and operational growth.
• Partner closely with HR and department leaders to ensure a smooth onboarding and pre-employment process for all new hires.
• Create and maintain compelling job postings on recruitment platform.
• Develop and maintain relationships with workforce agencies, hospitality organizations, colleges, trade schools, military organizations, and community partners to build diverse talent pipelines.
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking records and recruitment documentation manually.
• Monitor recruiting metrics including source effectiveness, candidate pipeline activity, and hiring trends.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of candidate and team member information.
• Support employer branding initiatives and represent American Place Casino as an employer of choice.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of HR and property operations. What We're Looking For
• High School Diploma or GED; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 4–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution, or another high-volume recruiting environment.
• Experience with sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation.
• HRIS/ATS experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage a high-volume requisition workload.
• Knowledge of workforce agencies, colleges, trade schools, military organizations, and community partners to build diverse talent pipelines.
• Familiarity with compliance with company policies and applicable regulations (e.g., Illinois Gaming Commission). Nice to Have
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Hospitality, or a related field (preferred). Compensation & Benefits
• Salary: $50,000 - $83,000 per year.