Recruitment Consultant
Permanent, Office-based job
Southend-on-sea, UK
£18K– £24K (Dependant on experience)
Join our team in Southend-on-Sea as a Technology Consultant!
Looking for a job as a recruitment consultant outside of London? Join a leading technology recruitment agency in Essex.
We help European businesses overcome the technology talent shortage and scale their tech teams through tailored consultancy and staffing solutions.
Work-life balance
Offering a better work-life balance with up to 44 days off a year*, regular social events, extended lunch breaks, early finish Fridays, and more!
Personal Development & Quick Progression
Weekly team training sessions to help you reach your full potential. Most of our consultants achieve Senior status in under 2 years!
Travel Overseas
Occasional trips abroad to develop client base, and annual company holidays!
Job Description
- Supporting clients and candidates through 360 recruitment process
- Preparation: develop a good understanding of client companies, their industry, their work culture, etc.
- Sourcing: using LinkedIn Recruiter to identify and reach out to qualified candidates
- Screening: reviewing applications and screening candidates to assess suitability
- Selection: successfully matching qualified candidates to permanent vacancies
- Preparing CVs and candidate profiles to forward on to clients regarding suitable applicants
- Hiring: guiding candidates through the interview process, ensuring the best chances of success
- Support clients and candidates through the onboarding process
- Managing candidate and client expectations, negotiating salaries
- Providing full recruitment support and effective staffing solutions to clients
- Build and manage your own client/candidate portfolio
- Occasionally travel overseas to build and develop client relationships
- Employee advocacy: supporting our marketing efforts (e.g, social media engagement, advertising jobs, brand promotion)
- Working towards and exceeding targets relating to the number of candidates placed or client billings
- Uncapped earnings: 30% commission flat rate per month. No ‘desk fee’.
- Competitive base salary up to £24,000 (dependent on experience)
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays off
- 11 Wellbeing days - enjoy every last Friday of the month off
- Christmas & New Year period off
- Birthday celebrations
- Early finish Fridays (casual dress)
- Regular team social events
- Quarterly Lunch Clubs (Michelin star dining in London)
- Annual company holiday
- Gym membership contributions
- 90-minute lunch breaks for gym
- Pool table in break room
- Free onsite refreshments (fresh coffee, canned drinks, bottled water)
- Free onsite parking
- Min. 1 year recruitment experience
- College or university level education
- Great communication skills (written and verbal)
- Self-disciplined, financially motivated, resilient
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Strong sales, negotiating and marketing skills
- Interest in technology (not essential)
- Previous sales experience (advantageous)
Say goodbye to extensive travel times and expenses of city life - apply below!
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