Recruitment Consultant working for Thorpe Molloy Recruitment

In response to the growing demand for our services from both candidates and clients we are currently looking to add to our team of recruitment professionals across our divisions. Consideration will be given to experienced recruiters and graduates.

A recruitment consultant at Thorpe Molloy Recruitment will work, as an equal business partner, with our clients, building relationships in order to gain a better understanding of their recruitment needs and requirements.  You will be tasked with attracting candidates by advertising in a wide range of media, as well as by networking and through candidate and client referrals. You will also assume responsibility for screening candidates via a thorough pre-registration and interview process with the aim of matching candidates to the most suitable employer and specific vacancy.  This would be a priority of any consultant and a key measure of success is ensuring that both the job seeker and employer expectations are met, and often exceeded, from the start to the end of the process. Naturally, you would be required to effectively communicate with a range of employers and individuals, understanding what they are looking for and presenting an appropriate solution.

Through a rigorous training programme, consultants are expected to become a specialist in their field, generating alternative ideas for clients and candidates in order to maximize placement opportunities.  Advice offered would also include information on market salary levels, training requirements and career opportunities.

A recruitment consultant's role is both demanding and diverse and specific duties and responsibilities would include:

• Meeting clients, developing a good understanding of their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment.
• Maintain and develop current client relationships and target new business development opportunities in order to maximize the potential of your market area.
• Actively develop knowledge of your marketplace to enable the generation of new and continued business pipeline, through canvass calling, use of marketing, networking and lead generation.
• Completing a thorough search of the candidate database to find the best candidate for the employer’s vacancy.
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and short-listing candidates.
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job in question.
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants.
• Organising interviews for candidates and informing the outcome and feedback of these interviews to both candidates and clients.
• Negotiating terms and conditions and finalising arrangements between client and candidates.
• Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes.

Key skills and attributes of a high performer:

• Uses highly developed interpersonal skills to build rapport with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Self Responsible – takes responsibility for own actions/results and does not ‘pass the buck’.
• Belief – confronts difficult issues and is direct and honest with clients and candidates.
• Keen to learn – naturally curious, asks a lot of searching questions.
• Demonstrates personal initiative – is proactive rather than reactive.
• Desire to Succeed - willing to ‘go the extra mile’ to ensure success e.g works flexible hours and fulfils extra responsibility.
• Resilient – able to ‘bounce back’ from rejection and see the positive aspects of any situation.
• Demonstrated ability to take responsibility and improve processes.
• Customer focused with attention to detail.
• Positive mental attitude – presents solutions not problems.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and meet tight deadlines.
• Results oriented with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Be persuasive, persistent and patient and able to cope with pressure.
• Strong confident character, ability to be an effective team player and influence others.
• Energy – works quickly and impressively through a higher volume of work than average.
• Thrives in a fast moving and highly competitive environment, achieving consistently high performance.
• Sense of humour – takes the job rather than self seriously and contributes to the ‘fun factor’.

Training & Opportunities for Development

We place the training and development of our staff as a key business priority. Upon joining you automatically commence our in-house training programmes lasting up to 12 weeks. This programme will include on-the-job training and in conjunction, internal courses run by the Senior Operations Manager and the HR & Training Manager.

Training needs and development are continually appraised as part of a Consultants assessment and further external and internal training opportunities exist where appropriate.

There are genuine development opportunities for consultants within their own field or should their interests or expertise lie in a specific area, it is possible to transfer your skills into one of the other specialist disciplines as has been evidenced by existing members of staff.

With experience, a defined promotion structure offers opportunities to move into business development or management.

Work Environment

Culturally we look to create both a productive and enjoyable environment to allow staff to thrive and the ‘fun factor’ is viewed as an essential part of every day. Consultants are expected to possess a strong work ethic and this is generously rewarded through additional incentives over and above remuneration. In addition to a competitive remuneration and benefits package (including uncapped commission levels) we offer a flexi-working scheme whereby consultants are entitled to time off in lieu. From Monday to Friday, the standard working hours are 8:30am to 5.30pm with one hour for lunch. Through promotion and service loyalty holiday entitlement can reach a maximum of 39 days (31 plus 8 statutory). Your work would be mainly office based however, once experienced your weekly remit would involve travel to visit employers using the company car fleet and therefore a driving licence would be beneficial.

Status:	Permanent	Rate:	Negotiable
Location:	Aberdeen
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If you are interested in applying for a Recruitment Consultant position with us please call Steve McCulloch, Senior Operations Manager, on +44 (0)1224 658 865 or email your CV to Iwouldlovetowork@thorpemolloy.com