Graduate Recruitment Consultant

Akeso Healthsearch; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Uncapped commission

Full training and development

Career progression

Job summary

AKESO Healthsearch in Ireland is hiring a Graduate Recruitment Consultant. No prior recruitment experience required as we provide comprehensive training, ongoing support and a clear path to a successful career in recruitment.

The role offers a hybrid working model combining office and remote work, emphasis on building relationships with healthcare professionals and clients, and targets with uncapped commission and a competitive base salary.

Qualifications

• A recent graduate with the potential, attitude and drive to build a successful career in recruitment.
• The ideal candidate will have: excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build relationships over the phone and in person.
• A positive, proactive and resilient attitude.
• A strong desire to learn, develop and progress within a career.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Strong organisational and administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively.
• Self-motivation and the ability to take ownership of your work.
• A genuine interest in working with people and developing strong professional relationships.
• Previous customer service, sales, hospitality, or retail is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Proactively sourcing for healthcare professionals through job boards, networking, our internal database and other platforms.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with candidates and clients to ensure retention.
• Creating and managing job advertisements.
• Speaking with candidates to understand their experience, skills and career goals.
• Screening and interviewing candidates to assess their suitability for available opportunities.
• Coordinating interviews and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Managing candidate compliance, documentation, pre-employment checks and onboarding.
• Taking ownership of the candidate experience and ensuring candidates receive a high level of service.
• Developing new business opportunities and generating sales leads.
• Working closely with clients to understand their recruitment needs and provide suitable candidates.
• Working towards and achieving weekly and monthly KPIs and targets.
• Developing your knowledge of the healthcare recruitment market and building your own professional network.

Skills

Degree in any discipline

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive attitude

Organisational skills

Time management

Self-motivation

Relationship building

Customer service experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Job description

Are you a recent graduate looking to start your career in a fast-paced, people-focused and rewarding environment?

AKESO Healthsearch (formerly AGC Healthcare) is a leading provider of healthcare recruitment services in Ireland connecting healthcare professionals with public and private clients for permanent placements, contracts and locum. We focus on helping healthcare professionals and providers thrive, as people are our purpose.

We are looking for ambitious and driven graduates to join our team as Graduate Recruitment Consultants. No previous recruitment experience is required as we provide comprehensive training, ongoing support and the opportunity to develop a successful career within the recruitment industry.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team with excellent career progression and development prospects. Our company has adapted to the hybrid working model, which gives our employees the combination of onsite and offsite work.

What we’re looking for

A recent graduate with the potential, attitude and drive to build a successful career in recruitment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in any discipline
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build relationships over the phone and in person.
• A positive, proactive and resilient attitude.
• A strong desire to learn, develop and progress within a career.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Strong organisational and administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage your time effectively.
• Self-motivation and the ability to take ownership of your work.
• A genuine interest in working with people and developing strong professional relationships.
• Previous customer service, sales, hospitality, or retail is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you will receive training and support while learning all aspects of the recruitment process. Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactively sourcing for healthcare professionals through job boards, networking, our internal database and other platforms.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with candidates and clients to ensure retention.
• Creating and managing job advertisements.
• Speaking with candidates to understand their experience, skills and career goals.
• Screening and interviewing candidates to assess their suitability for available opportunities.
• Coordinating interviews and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Managing candidate compliance, documentation, pre-employment checks and onboarding.
• Taking ownership of the candidate experience and ensuring candidates receive a high level of service.
• Developing new business opportunities and generating sales leads.
• Working closely with clients to understand their recruitment needs and provide suitable candidates.
• Working towards and achieving weekly and monthly KPIs and targets.
• Developing your knowledge of the healthcare recruitment market and building your own professional network.

Reason to join us

We understand that starting your career can be daunting, which is why we’re committed to providing the support and development you need to succeed.

Akeso Healthsearch will provide:

• Full training and ongoing development (no previous recruitment experience required).
• Clear career progression with opportunities to develop further in role.
• Uncapped commission alongside a competitive basic salary.
• A supportive, diverse, and collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to develop valuable skills in communication, sales, negotiation and relationship management.
• A hybrid working model combining office and remote working.
• The opportunity to build a strong professional network across Ireland's healthcare sector.
• A fast-paced environment where success and progression are recognised and rewarded.

AKESO Healthsearch is an equal opportunities employer and offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive basic salary and excellent uncapped commission structure.