Do you have great people skills, and thrive in the recruitment environment?

Recruitment consultants required to work with our specialist recruitment team. You will be responsible for attracting candidates for jobs, training programmes and apprenticeship vacancies. Matching them to training leading to interviews with local employers for temporary or permanent positions.

You'll build positive relationships with people to in order to gain a better understanding of their circumstances, employment and skills requirements.

You will attract candidates through advertising campaigns and copy for use in a range of media, and through referrals. You'll screen candidates, interview them, run background checks and finally match them to clients.

You also provide advice, training requirements and career opportunities.

Responsibilities

As a recruitment consultant, you're the vital link between candidates.

The role is demanding and diverse. It involves:

Using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking to attract business from client companies Visiting clients to build and develop positive relationships Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, their work culture and environment advertising vacancies by drafting and placing adverts in a range of media, such as newspapers, websites and magazines Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and tests and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client Informing candidates about the results of interviews Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between clients and candidates Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression Working towards and exceeding targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed, a value to be billed to clients or business leads generated Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes. Salary: Depending upon experience