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Form of workDo you aspire to be part of the acclaimed 'Recruitment Company of the Year'? YES
Are you a self-driven, motivated individual with a focus on both career growth and financial success? YES
Here's an opportunity for you to join an award-winning educational recruitment agency as a Graduate Recruitment Consultant. By joining as Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you'll receive a competitive base salary, commission based on achievable targets, an opportunity to complete an industry-recognised qualification, and a clear path for career advancement, starting from the basics and progressing to leading a team.
WHO WILL YOU BE JOINING?
You'll become part of the prestigious 'Recruitment Company of the Year,' as recognised by APSCo. We are an independent agency and one of only 8 national agencies with a government education contract, providing you access to a unique volume of business our competitors can't match!
You will be joining a small but successful and growing team in Manchester of 5, boasting over 25 years’ experience between them, who offer a hybrid working environment utilising a city centre office and home-based virtual office. You will be reporting to and learning from an industry top performing Recruitment Consultant where their support will be on hand as much or as little as needed, we offer a bespoke and tailored learning and developing programme and also promote an emphasis on self-learning and development and accountability; recruitment is all about attitude, hard work and determination!
As a member of our team, you can join various committees that focus on community and charity work, diversity, equity, and inclusion (D, E & I), mental health and well-being, and don't forget the annual, all-expenses-paid holiday abroad!
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE?
As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you'll master the art of recruitment, from actively sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, and ensuring safeguarding and compliance. You'll develop new business through various sales techniques, manage large accounts, and ultimately, mentor other staff members, with your eye on becoming the next Recruitment Team Leader.
To excel in this role, you must be resilient and tenacious, with strong communication skills to build authentic relationships, as this is key to success. You should be determined, self-motivated, and goal-oriented, a problem solver who can think on your feet while working under pressure to meet targets in an ever-changing environment.
WHAT WILL YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?
- Meeting weekly KPIs and targets with the support of your team
- Using diverse business development tools to establish relationships with schools
- Recruiting staff using various techniques, such as crafting advertisements, sourcing candidates online, building a strong social media presence, and headhunting
- Conducting telephone, virtual, and face-to-face interviews with candidates
- Collaborating with the specialised compliance team to ensure candidates are fully qualified to work
- Proactively filling your clients' vacancy requirements swiftly
- Mentoring your colleagues
- Completing training that will pave the way for you to become the next team leader
ARE YOU THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS ROLE?
- A recent graduate with a degree in people, sales, or service-focused fields like sports, drama, business & management, or HR
- Tenacious and resilient
- Confident in communication and adept at building genuine relationships with individuals at all levels
- Comfortable working in a high-pressure, target-driven, fast-paced environment
- Naturally inquisitive, skilled at asking open-ended questions
- Committed, proactive, self-motivated, and reliable
- Professional, sociable, and friendly
- Highly motivated for career development
- WHAT WILL BE YOUR WORKING HOURS?
- During term time: 7am - 5pm (with a 4 pm finish on Fridays)
- During school holidays: 9am - 3.30pm
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR BENEFITS?
- A bespoke and tailored learning and development programme and direct mentorship of an industry leading Recruitment Consultant
- An invitation to earn an industry-recognised Recruitment Diploma
- A competitive base salary of £20-22k
- An appealing and uncapped commission structure without a threshold from day one, with realistic year one earnings of £25-30k!
- Access to business opportunities that our competitors can't match
- 32 days of annual leave, including all bank holidays
- An additional day off on your birthday!
- An annual summer holiday for EVERYONE in the company (past locations have included Barcelona, Ibiza, and Mallorca)
- A 3.30 pm finish during school holidays and a 4 pm finish EVERY Friday
- Some flexibility to work from home and a modern office in Manchester City Centre
- The chance to join our committees
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
We are running an introduction and selection day in February and would love you to attend
Please send your CV to (url removed) and call me at (phone number removed).
We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.
