Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Masstemps; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training and support

Bonus structure

Career progression opportunities

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Masstemps is seeking a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join its team. You will speak confidently with candidates and clients, screen and register candidates, interview via Teams or phone, and match candidates to roles.

You will visit client sites, build relationships, and learn the local job market while working towards recruitment targets in a supportive, training-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Confident speaking with people over the telephone.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Friendly, approachable and comfortable meeting new people.
• Motivated, proactive and eager to learn recruitment.
• Able to work well under pressure in a busy environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good computer skills and adaptability to new systems.
• Confident using email, Teams and general office software.
• Professional manner with candidates and clients.
• Comfortable travelling to client sites when required.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Speak confidently with candidates and clients over the telephone.
• Screen and register candidates for vacancies.
• Conduct interviews in person, via Microsoft Teams, and by telephone.
• Match candidates to suitable job opportunities.
• Attend client sites to meet candidates and discuss roles.
• Build strong relationships by visiting clients and understanding recruitment needs.
• Take job specifications and understand required skills and experience.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the process.
• Update and maintain internal recruitment systems and databases.
• Ensure candidate records and documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Work as part of a team to meet recruitment targets.
• Develop knowledge of recruitment, employment and local job market.
• Provide a professional and friendly service to candidates and clients.

Skills

Telephone communication

Verbal & written communication

Friendly & approachable

Career in recruitment

Proactive & motivated

Work under pressure

Organisational skills

Time management

Computer literacy

Email & Teams proficiency

Professional demeanor

Client/site travel

UK driving licence

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Email clients/customers

Office software

Job description

The Role

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, your responsibilities will include:

• Speaking confidently with candidates and clients over the telephone.
• Screening and registering candidates for suitable vacancies.
• Conducting candidate interviews both in person, over Microsoft Teams and by telephone.
• Matching candidates to suitable job opportunities.
• Attending client sites to meet candidates, show them around the workplace and discuss the role with them.
• Visiting clients to understand their recruitment requirements and build strong working relationships.
• Taking job specifications and understanding the skills and experience required for each position.
• Maintaining regular communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Updating and maintaining our internal recruitment systems and databases.
• Ensuring candidate records and documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Working as part of a team to meet recruitment requirements and targets.
• Developing your knowledge of recruitment, employment and the local job market.
• Providing a professional and friendly service to both candidates and clients.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is confident speaking to people on the telephone.
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Is friendly, approachable and comfortable meeting new people.
• Is enthusiastic about building a career in recruitment.
• Is motivated, proactive and willing to learn.
• Can work well under pressure in a busy environment.
• Has good organisational and time-management skills.
• Has good computer skills and is comfortable learning new systems.
• Is confident using email, Microsoft Teams and general office software.
• Has a professional manner when dealing with both candidates and clients.
• Is comfortable travelling to client sites when required.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.

What We Offer

• Full training and support to develop your recruitment career.
• A varied role with plenty of opportunity to learn and progress.
• A supportive team environment.
• National Minimum Wage with a bonus structure in place.
• Regular interaction with both candidates and businesses.
• The opportunity to develop valuable recruitment, sales and relationship-management skills.
• Potential for career progression as your experience and performance develops.

The Ideal Candidate

This role would suit someone who is ambitious, confident and enjoys working with people. You don't necessarily need recruitment experience — we're more interested in your attitude, communication skills and desire to develop a career.

Hours of work:

Monday - Thursday 8am-4:30pm Friday 8am-1pm

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