Recruitment Consultant

yolk recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leading salary

Uncapped commission

Hybrid working

Flexible start times

Free on-site parking

Birthday and charity day

Annual discounts and savings

Employee referral bonuses

CSR days

Regular social events

Job summary

Yolk Engineering & Technical, the largest division within Yolk Recruitment, Cardiff, seeks an experienced Recruitment Consultant. You will develop a specialist market within engineering, manufacturing, or technical recruitment, win new business, and build strong client relationships in a hybrid working environment.

You will benefit from a leading salary, uncapped commission, clear promotion routes, and comprehensive training tailored to your level of experience, plus flexible start times and

Qualifications

• Successful experience in the recruitment industry.
• Appetite for 360 recruitment and business development.
• Ambition to build and own your market.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and confidence speaking with clients.
• Resilience and focus when plans change.
• Collaborative approach with the wider team.
• Interest in becoming knowledgeable in your recruitment specialism.
• Confidence using technology and new recruitment tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop your own specialist market within engineering, manufacturing or technical recruitment.
• Win new business and develop existing client relationships.
• Build an understanding of clients, their businesses and recruitment challenges.
• Advise clients on recruitment strategy, market conditions, salaries and candidate availability.
• Identify, attract and develop relationships with specialist candidates.
• Manage recruitment processes from brief to interview, offer and placement.
• Negotiate salaries, rates and commercial terms.
• Build long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
• Collaborate with the Engineering & Technical team to share knowledge and opportunities.

Skills

360 recruitment

Client relationships

Salary negotiation

Business development

Job description

Recruitment Consultant

Cardiff/Hybrid + flexible hours

Leading salary and commission + extensive benefits

Yolk Engineering & Technical is the largest division within Yolk Recruitment, working with manufacturing and engineering employers across the UK and Ireland.

We recruit across established and emerging technical markets, partnering with businesses ranging from growing SMEs and scale-ups through to major international employers.

We're looking for experienced 360 Recruitment Consultants who want to develop a specialist market, build strong client relationships and increase both their earnings and their career opportunities.

There is a strong track record within the division of Consultants achieving promotions, salary increases and career-best commissions. For those who want to progress into leadership, there is also a clear route into management and beyond.

You'll have the freedom to build your market, backed by experienced leaders and colleagues, the latest recruitment technology, ongoing training and a business that rewards high performance properly.

What you'll be doing

• Developing your own specialist market within engineering, manufacturing or technical recruitment
• Winning new business and developing existing client relationships
• Building a strong understanding of your clients, their businesses and their recruitment challenges
• Advising clients on recruitment strategy, market conditions, salaries and candidate availability
• Identifying, attracting and developing relationships with specialist candidates
• Managing recruitment processes from initial brief through to interview, offer and placement
• Negotiating salaries, rates and commercial terms
• Building long-term relationships with clients and candidates rather than focusing purely on individual vacancies
• Working closely with the wider Engineering & Technical team to share knowledge, opportunities and relationships

What we're looking for

• Successful experience in the recruitment industry
• A genuine appetite for 360 recruitment and business development
• The ambition to build and take ownership of your own market
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Commercial awareness and confidence speaking with clients
• Resilience and the ability to stay focused when things do not go to plan
• A collaborative approach and willingness to work closely with the wider team
• An interest in becoming genuinely knowledgeable within your recruitment specialism
• Confidence using technology and new recruitment tools

Above all, we're looking for people with integrity, ambition and a desire to keep improving.

What you'll get in return

• Leading salary, level depending on experience
• Uncapped commission
• Clear promotion and career development pathways
• Training and development tailored to your level of experience
• Hybrid working
• Flexible start times between 7.30am - 9am
• Free on-site parking
• Additional holidays - your birthday, Christmas shutdown on top of your allowance, and a day to support any charity
• 1,000 a year in discounts and savings towards everyday expenditure
• Employee referral bonuses of up to 1,500
• Charity days to support our CSR initiatives
• Regular social events, quarterly activities and an all-expenses-paid AGM afterparty
• Private medical healthcare, including on-demand GP services and optical and dental cover
• Access to professional financial advice