Trainee Recruitment Consultant

The Thrive Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The Thrive Group's Thrive Oldham branch is seeking a proactive Trainee Recruitment Consultant/Recruitment Resourcer to join our Oldham team. You will work closely with the Branch Manager to support recruitment activities and prepare candidates for work.

This role suits a strong administrator with excellent communication and a willingness to learn. Full training will be provided by a diverse team across several sectors, with clear targets and KPIs to meet.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Confident telephone manner and relationship-building skills.
• Motivated, proactive and target-driven attitude.

Responsibilities

• Identify and attract potential candidates through job boards, social media, LinkedIn and networking.
• Assist with sourcing, screening and shortlisting candidates for suitable vacancies.
• Conduct initial telephone interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience and suitability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and clients.
• Support senior consultants with managing client accounts and understanding recruitment requirements.
• Advertise vacancies and write engaging job descriptions.
• Match candidates to suitable job opportunities based on their skills and experience.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and clients, ensuring a smooth recruitment process.
• Follow up with candidates and clients to gather feedback and provide updates.
• Maintain accurate candidate and client records on the company's database.
• Develop an understanding of the recruitment market, industry trends and salary expectations.
• Work towards individual and team recruitment targets and KPIs.
• Provide excellent customer service to candidates and clients throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop sales and business development skills to identify new clients and recruitment opportunities.
• Participate in training and development to build recruitment knowledge and consulting skills.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

Telephone manner

Target-driven

Willingness to learn

Sales/customer service

Job description

Thrive Oldham are recruiting a Trainee Recruitment Consultant for the Oldham Branch.

Thrive Oldham is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Recruitment Resourcer / Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Oldham team.

Working closely with the Branch Manager/ Senior Account Managers, to play an important role in supporting our recruitment activities and registering people getting them ready for work.

This would suit a strong administrator with excellent communication skills and progress into a Recruitment Consultant role. You'll have hands on training from a great diverse team of expertise across several sectors. We are looking for someone with a great attitude and willingness to learn.

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Job Description

• Identify and attract potential candidates through job boards, social media, LinkedIn and networking.
• Assist with sourcing, screening and shortlisting candidates for suitable vacancies.
• Conduct initial telephone interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience and suitability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and clients.
• Support senior consultants with managing client accounts and understanding recruitment requirements.
• Advertise vacancies and write engaging job descriptions.
• Match candidates to suitable job opportunities based on their skills and experience.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and clients, ensuring a smooth recruitment process.
• Follow up with candidates and clients to gather feedback and provide updates.
• Maintain accurate candidate and client records on the company's database.
• Develop an understanding of the recruitment market, industry trends and salary expectations.
• Work towards individual and team recruitment targets and KPIs.
• Provide excellent customer service to candidates and clients throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop sales and business development skills to identify new clients and recruitment opportunities.
• Participate in training and development to build recruitment knowledge and consulting skills.

Key Skills and Requirements

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Confident telephone manner and relationship-building skills.
• Motivated, proactive and target-driven attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop within the recruitment industry.
• Previous sales, customer service or recruitment experience is desirable but not essential.

Location: Oldham
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour unpaid lunch break)
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Working Arrangement: Office-based
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Please note that due to high volumes of applicants we can only contact successful shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us in 7 days then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.

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