Administration Assistant Apprentice

Nottingham College; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham College is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to source and qualify candidates within the tech sector. Responsibilities include conducting interviews, managing candidate feedback, and generating leads from market insights. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to maintain an effective candidate pipeline.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct face-to-face and video interviews.
• Experience using external job boards and LinkedIn for recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-screening and registration interviews with candidates.
• Write and monitor effectiveness of weekly job advertisements.
• Collect leads and market insights to support business development efforts.

Skills

Communication

Candidate Profiling

Lead Generation

Market Insight Gathering

Job description

Day-to-day duties will include:

Sourcing, Profiling & Qualifying Candidates:

• Answer phone calls, handle calls or signpost as appropriate (3 Ring Rule)
• Pre-screen speculative candidate calls from Tech candidates, or for other divisions if division specialist unavailable
• Conduct face-to-face and video registration interviews with candidates to profile and qualify
• Hold self-accountable to establish ‘6 Essential Qualifying Questions’ for all sourced candidates
• Utilise external job boards and LinkedIn to search for desired skillsets within the Tech division
• Conduct regular ‘Base Updates’ to maintain and develop the talent pool - requalify candidates to broaden matching potential
• Write and compile weekly advertisements, monitor their effectiveness with the Manager
• Handle candidate interview feedback in the absence of a Recruitment Consultant

Lead Generation:

• Utilise registration interviews and ad/speculative responses to monitor competitor activity and gather leads in line with targets
• Ascertain leads cross-divisionally, e.g., candidates who have temped through competitors
• Gather market insights from candidates (e.g., organisations opening offices/expanding, organisations moving to the area, redundancies)
• Pass all unactioned leads to Business Development if outstanding or requiring action
• Keep LinkedIn profile up to date and aligned with the company brand to attract candidates and prospects