Recruitment Consultant

Pertemps Crawley are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Recruitment Consultant to join the team on a permanent basis, who will have a background in customer service, sales, travel agency, high end retail or estate agency previously. The successful candidates will have the ability to utilise excellent communication and people skills to engage with both candidates and clients to ensure all interactions with Pertemps are positive and informative. Ultimately you will be career driven, personable and take pride in your work.
Pertemps are the UKs largest independent recruitment agency, possessing over six decades of rich history and are dedicated to the development of our people having been awarded for the Princess Royal Training Award which recognises how we constantly raise the bar and act as a beacon for excellent practice.
What’s in it for you:

• £25,000 - £30,000 (Depending on experience) + Uncapped commission
• 24 days holiday (32 days including bank holidays)
• Weekly competitions to win up to £100
• Company share scheme incentive
• Pension via NEST
• Clear and structured career path
• Top performers are recognised and rewarded
• Perkbox (High Street retailer and gym membership discounts)
• Opportunities to be involved in charity work
• Awards ceremonies

Key Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and mindset:

• Be comfortable working in a sales environment; you are the main point of contact between candidates and clients. You will need to source and fully qualify candidates, then if they are a good fit prep them for an interview with a client.
• Confident on the telephone to speak with both totally new and existing contacts.
• Experience of either sales, business development or customer service with demonstrable results-driven outcomes mentality.
• Prior experience in recruitment is NOT essential, attitude matters most and we can teach you the skills you’ll need to be a successful Recruitment Consultant.
• Conduct thorough research on clients, engaging in proactive outreach, developing extensive knowledge of the local market, and taking on other key activities to help effectively bring on new business.
• Establish who key decision-makers are and identify whether the company has propensity to use our services, dig a little deeper to find out if clients are hiring now, and within what timeframe.
• Good IT skills and ideally, some experience with a CRM system.

About Pertemps:
As an Investor in People, we are proud to have been recognised as one of Britain’s top employers in several independent reviews:

• We have been on the Sunday Times 'Top 100 Companies to Work For' list every year since 2007

• We placed 24th in the list of 'Best Large Companies to Work For' in the UK, the highest-placed recruitment firm. In the regional lists, we also ranked 1st in Scotland and 11th in the West Midlands

• Best Companies have accredited us with three stars for 'World Class Employee Engagement'

If this opportunity excites you, APPLY NOW! Alternatively for further information and a confidential discussion, contact Ross Murray-Smith at our Meriden office.

If your application is successful, we will call you Monday to Friday between 9am-5:30pm so do look out for our call.