Hiring: Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner Company: General Motors Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 22:02:41 Employment Type: Internship Target Skills & Keywords : Move About the job Required Skills: •Our Early Career Talent (ECT) program provides a significant pipeline for the skill sets needed for an all-electric future and the future leaders of General Motors. •We are looking for an Early Career Talent Acquisition Partner to support the recruitment of interns, co-ops, new college graduates, and other early-career talent for GM’s technical and business organizations. This role partners with hiring managers, HR, ECT program leaders, and other Talent Acquisition teams to deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience in a challenging, high-volume, fast-paced environment. •The ideal candidate is collaborative, organized, candidate-focused, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities. They bring sound recruiting judgment, strong communication skills, and the ability to build relationships with candidates, universities, student organizations, and business stakeholders. •What You’ll Do •Partner with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs, clarify role requirements, define target candidate profiles, and align on recruiting strategy and timelines. •Manage assigned requisitions through the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, applicant review, candidate assessment, interviews, selection, offers, and pre-employment activities. •Recruit early-career talent across a broad range of technical, non-technical, business, and functional roles aligned to GM’s evolving workforce needs. •Build and maintain candidate pipelines through university relationships, career fairs, student organizations, conferences, referrals, direct sourcing, and talent community engagement. •Support targeted campus and virtual engagement strategies that align with GM’s hiring needs and priority talent markets. •Partner with hiring managers and interview teams to support consistent, structured, and timely assessment processes. •Coordinate with recruiting coordinators, sourcers, ECT program managers, Talent Marketing, HR partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders to keep hiring activity moving and ownership clear. •Deliver a positive candidate experience through clear expectations, timely communication, interview preparation, thoughtful follow-up, and ongoing engagement through the offer and start process. •Support intern conversion, returning intern, graduating intern, co-op, and new college graduate hiring activities as assigned. •Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity, candidate status, and requisition information in Workday and other Talent Acquisition systems. •Use recruiting data and market insights to identify bottlenecks, communicate risks, and recommend practical improvements to recruiting plans and processes. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience. •3 or more years of professional experience in Talent Acquisition, recruiting, human resources, or a related field. •Experience managing multiple priorities, requisitions, or searches in a fast-paced environment. •Experience partnering with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and move candidates through the recruiting process. •Experience with candidat Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!