Driver Recruiter
RemoteFlorida, United States
Job Summary
Recruit qualified Class A CDL Drivers through job boards, resume databases, referrals, social media, and direct outreach. Screen candidates for CDL status, endorsements, DOT requirements, MVR considerations, route preferences, availability, and compensation expectations. Clearly communicate role details including local, regional, dedicated, or over-the-road routes, equipment type, freight expectations, home time, pay structure, and hiring timelines. Guide candidates through interviews, background checks, motor vehicle record reviews, drug screens, DOT medical documentation, and onboarding requirements. Partner with hiring managers and operations teams to clarify job requirements, prioritize openings, and create targeted recruiting strategies. Meet or exceed recruiting metrics including outreach volume, submittals, interviews scheduled, and driver starts while maintaining accurate activity in the applicant tracking system. Stay current on competitor pay and market conditions to advise on candidate expectations.
Required Qualifications
- Class A CDL Driver Recruiter experience
- Experience recruiting Class A CDL Drivers
- Experience recruiting transportation professionals
- Experience recruiting logistics talent
- Experience recruiting high-volume hourly candidates
- Working knowledge of driver qualifications
- Working knowledge of CDL classifications
- Working knowledge of endorsements
- Working knowledge of DOT compliance basics
- Working knowledge of MVR considerations
- Working knowledge of driver onboarding requirements
- Ability to sell opportunities effectively
- Ability to create urgency
- Ability to keep driver candidates engaged in a competitive hiring market
- Strong phone skills
- Strong text skills
- Strong email skills
- Strong candidate relationship-building skills
- Comfort using applicant tracking systems
- Comfort using job boards
- Comfort using resume databases
- Comfort using spreadsheets
- Comfort using recruiting technology
- Excellent organization
- Strong follow-through
- Attention to detail
- Professional, service-focused approach
Desired Qualifications
- Sense of urgency
- Resilience
- Experience recruiting Class A CDL Drivers
- Experience recruiting transportation professionals
- Experience recruiting logistics talent
- Experience recruiting high-volume hourly candidates
- Working knowledge of driver qualifications
- Working knowledge of CDL classifications
- Working knowledge of endorsements
- Working knowledge of DOT compliance basics
- Working knowledge of MVR considerations
- Working knowledge of driver onboarding requirements
- Ability to sell opportunities effectively
- Ability to create urgency
- Ability to keep driver candidates engaged in a competitive hiring market
- Strong phone, text, email, and candidate relationship-building skills to reduce candidate fall-off between offer, orientation, and first day
- Comfort using applicant tracking systems, job boards, resume databases, spreadsheets, and recruiting technology
- Excellent organization, follow-through, and attention to detail while managing multiple openings and candidate pipelines
- A professional, service-focused approach when working with candidates, clients, hiring managers, and internal teams
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