2021 Trainee Recruitment Consultant | January Starters

What is a Recruitment Consultant?

A recruitment consultant works with clients to help them find the best candidates for employment at their company. As a recruitment consultant you will search for potential employees, screen them and match them to available job positions. You will create a recruiting strategy and work with clients and candidates from the sourcing stage up until the ideal candidate is hired.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build long-term relationships with clients
• Recognize and strive to meet client's hiring needs
• Create and implement recruiting strategies
• Create and post job advertisements
• Search for potential candidates using hiring databases and social media
• Assess applications and resumes
• Screen applicants before the interviewing process
• Match applicants to job positions

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in any field (essential)
• Knowledge and understanding of recruiting and sourcing techniques (desirable)
• Customer Service and sales skills (desirable)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (essential)
• Well-organised (essential)
• Excellent with prioritisation and time-management (essential)