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All MOSs, AFSCs, NECs, ratings, and branches are eligible, officer, warrant officer, and enlisted. Prior experience in human resources, recruiting, retention, career counseling, instruction, or team leadership transfers well, and special operations, intelligence, cyber, and aviation backgrounds are especially useful given the firm's candidate base. No recruiting experience is required.
About the program
Intrepid Prosperity is the executive recruiting firm inside the Thurion Capital platform, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, minutes from MacDill AFB. The firm places transitioning special operations, intelligence, cyber, and technical talent into defense contractors, government services firms, and private equity backed companies. The Human Capital Management and Recruiting program trains a transitioning service member to run a full desk, meaning the fellow owns both sides of the business: winning and servicing client accounts, and sourcing, screening, and placing candidates.Curriculum: client business development and account management, requisition intake and role scorecards, market mapping and talent research, sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, and the applicant tracking system, candidate screening and structured interviewing, resume and submittal preparation, interview coordination and debriefs, offer negotiation and closing, onboarding and start support, contract and direct hire pricing and margin mechanics, compliance and record keeping basics, and pipeline metrics and forecasting.Delivery is in person in Tampa and blends classroom instruction, online instruction, hands on demonstration and on the job training, shadowing of live client and candidate calls, guided project work, case study analysis, executive mentoring, and a capstone presentation of a desk plan the fellow builds and defends.There is no cost to the service member. Fellows who perform are candidates for a full time full desk recruiter seat with a commission plan, or a talent acquisition role inside a Thurion portfolio company.
Jobs this program prepares you for
Job title: Full Desk Recruiter / Talent Advisor. Day to day duties:Build and work a client desk. Prospect hiring managers at defense contractors, government services firms, and portfolio companies, run outreach campaigns, book and lead intake calls, and manage accounts after the first placement.Take requisitions correctly. Run the intake meeting, build the role scorecard, define must haves against nice to haves, and set the search strategy and timeline with the client.Source candidates. Market map the talent pool, search LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, and the applicant tracking system, run referral and network outreach inside the special operations and veteran community, and build a named target list for every requisition.Screen and interview. Run structured phone and video screens, assess clearance status, technical fit, compensation expectations, and motivation to move, and write the candidate summary that goes to the client.Manage the submittal to placement pipeline. Prepare resumes and submittals, coordinate client interviews, prep candidates, run debriefs with both sides, and keep the applicant tracking system current daily.Close. Manage offer negotiation, counteroffer risk, resignation, background and clearance processing, start date, and first week follow up.Own the numbers. Track calls, submittals, interviews, placements, and fill time, and forecast the desk weekly against target.Support pricing and compliance. Build contract and direct hire pricing with margin analysis, and maintain accurate candidate and requisition records.Capstone. Present a full desk plan, including target client list, candidate pipeline, and revenue forecast, to firm leadership at the end of the program.These duties map directly to post transition roles as an agency recruiter or full desk recruiter, corporate talent acquisition partner, technical or cleared recruiter, sourcing specialist, account manager at a staffing firm, or human resources generalist.
Eligibility & prerequisites
Open to all branches and components. Must be approved for SkillBridge by the parent command and within 180 days of separation or retirement. Must be able to report in person to the Tampa office. Bachelor's degree preferred but not required. Comfort with high volume phone and email outreach, clear written communication, and a demonstrated record of owning a number weigh more heavily than prior recruiting experience. Selection is by interview with firm leadership.
In person in Tampa, FL, near MacDill AFB. Continuous enrollment with rolling start dates. No cost to the service member. Contact Jary Jackson at jjackson@thurioncapital.com to apply.
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