Recruitment Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and award-winning recruitment team in Cambridge, where your sales skills can shine. This role offers the chance to build lasting relationships with clients while engaging top talent in the construction industry. With a supportive environment that values every success, you'll be empowered to exceed your targets and grow your career. An established leader in recruitment, the company is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing numerous opportunities for professional development and community impact. If you're passionate about people and driven by results, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Commission Scheme

Comprehensive Training

Global Career Opportunities

Wellbeing Initiatives

Paid Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Sales-driven and relationship-focused with a strong ambition to succeed.
• Persistent, resilient, and results-focused with excellent negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Foster lasting relationships with clients and pursue new business opportunities.
• Engage and guide candidates through the interview and offer process.

Skills

Sales Background

Relationship Building

Negotiation Skills

Target Achievement

Candidate Engagement

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Recruitment Consultant - Construction

Join Our Award-Winning Team!

Joining our award-winning Construction team in Cambridge means becoming part of one of the most successful offices within the East of England region. With an established team of over 15 consultants across our Peterborough and Cambridge offices, we boast over 70 years of combined experience in recruitment. Not only will you be joining a global leader in the recruitment industry, but you'll also be part of a team that celebrates every success. Our collaborative and supportive environment ensures that every achievement is recognised, making your professional journey both rewarding and fulfilling.

This role will involve working on our established Trades & Labour desk, part of a highly experienced Construction & Property team with over 70 years of combined experience. The Cambridgeshire market is extremely buoyant with exciting growth forecast for years to come.

This is a sales-based role, so we are looking for individuals passionate about talking to people, winning new business, and building lifelong partnerships with clients. If this sounds like you, we'd love to talk to you. Apply now to receive a call back from our Talent Acquisition team to discuss the role further.

Your new role as a Recruitment Consultant:

• Client Growth: Foster lasting relationships, building and nurturing relationships with clients while actively pursuing new business opportunities. Understanding client recruitment needs and providing strategic advice to ensure the best candidate matches.
• Candidate Engagement: Find and engage the best talent, attracting top talent through effective candidate engagement strategies. Guiding candidates throughout the interview and offer process, ensuring a seamless experience.
• Skilful Negotiation: Create win-win situations for clients and candidates, negotiating terms and fees to create mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Target Achievement: Meet and exceed KPIs with zeal and efficiency. Collaborate within a high-performing team, motivating each other to achieve outstanding results.
• Leadership Partner Expertise: Becoming an industry expert through networking and staying ahead of market trends.

About you to succeed in this role:

• MUST HAVE A SALES BACKGROUND
• Sales-driven and relationship-focused
• Results-focused
• Possess an ambitious drive to succeed
• Resilient, persistent, and determined
• Passionate about people, outgoing, and confident
• Ambitious, target-driven, and financially motivated
• A proactive and results-driven approach

Why Choose Hays?

People are at the centre of everything we do. We don't just place people into jobs but invest in lifelong partnerships that empower you to realise your ambition. We're backed by over 50 years of success, and a workforce of over 10,000 people across 33 countries. There might be 12,000 employees across the globe, but here, everybody is welcome, and every voice is heard.

As a large company, we have a huge opportunity to make a difference in the communities we operate in.

We are proud to partner with End Youth Homelessness UK to raise money for their charity. We became carbon neutral in 2021 and are on the path to net zero carbon emissions. Hays was one of the first 20 companies nationwide to receive the National Equality Standard, promoting an environment where all employees can be their full selves at work.

Our #HaysHelps volunteering scheme gives employees two paid days per year to volunteer. We have received awards such as Top 100 undergraduate employers, Glassdoor Best Places to Interview, and more.

As a Hays consultant, you will benefit from a competitive commission scheme (uncapped, paid 13 times a year, increasing with promotions), advanced technology, comprehensive training, global career opportunities, and various wellbeing initiatives.

Life at Hays offers growth, diverse career paths, exciting challenges, and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. We are a Disability Confident employer, committed to creating opportunities for everyone regardless of background.