Recruitment Consultant Job Description

  
Recruitment Consultant Job Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

As a Recruitment Consultant with ABC Company, you will be required to establish and maintain positive and constructive working relationships with clients, offering recruitment campaigns to meet their strategic needs.  This will involve working on behalf of our demanding and prestigious clients to source suitable candidates and to manage the recruitment processes in an effective and added value manner.  It is equally important that you are able to develop solid relationships with current and potential candidates.

You will also be expected to provide professional advice and guidance to both clients and candidates, including effective recruitment methods, workforce planning, labour market trends and careers advice.  This will involve gaining a solid understanding of certain industries.  You will also be required to meet or exceed given targets set by ABC Company, while maintaining high standards of service.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To maintain current client relationships and ensure that a high quality service is provided.

2. To provide professional advice to clients on strategies and action plans to generate positive outcomes on their recruitment campaigns.  This will be achieved by developing knowledge of the clients’ business sectors.

3. To create professional job advertisements and advertise client vacancies in line with best HR practice in a way that will attract highly suitable applicants.

4. To generate business and leads and to maximise business opportunities through negotiating, persuading and presenting to potential clients.

5. To identify suitable candidates for each vacancy, meeting them, reviewing their CVs and providing an effective shortlist to clients.  To follow best practice in selecting candidates in and out of the vacancies you are managing.

6. To comply with all steps required to check the suitability of candidates, including the right to work in the UK, proof of qualifications and requesting and references.

7. To offer advice and guidance to clients and candidates as required.

8. To inform candidates of the results of selection processes.

9. To use the Company’s IT system to track recruitment programmes, update client profiles and maintain records of candidates.  To ensure that records are kept up to date and comply with data protection legislation.

10. To provide appropriate follow-up to clients and candidates.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Previous experience of providing a professional recruitment consultancy serviceExceptional customer service and sales-oriented skillsFirst rate networking, interpersonal and communications skillsThe ability to juggle multiple priorities and work under pressureGood administrative and IT skillsResults driven focus.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE (DESIRABLE):
Established network of contactsRecruitment or HR qualification.See also:

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