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42T Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Overview

A talent acquisition specialist develops and executes recruitment plans, builds relationships with candidates, and conducts interviews and assessments. The specialist analyzes recruitment data and labor markets, applies sales and digital marketing techniques, and aligns recruiting efforts with the Army brand.

Minimum ASVAB: GT 110

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Labor market and competitor analysis
  • Recruitment data interpretation and planning
  • Brand-aligned digital recruitment marketing

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Human Resources Specialist (Recruiting)

Developing recruitment plans, building candidate relationships, and conducting interviews and assessments transfer directly to recruiting-focused HR work.

How to prepare: Complete a civilian hiring-compliance course covering Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Workday software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 42T Talent Acquisition Specialist

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 42T (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Labor market and competitor analysis, Recruitment data interpretation and planning, Brand-aligned digital recruitment marketing, Human Resources Specialist (Recruiting) (O*NET 13-1071.00)

  2. O*NET: Human Resources Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Human Resources Specialist (Recruiting) (O*NET 13-1071.00)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 42T. Each history page explains the change.

79R2Recruiter79R3Recruiter79R4Recruiter79R5Recruiter79R6Recruiter

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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