Recruitment Consultant

We are a thriving employment agency in the Northeast of England. We look after and train our staff to enable them to achieve our goals efficiently. We work with a few care homes in the area providing both carers and nurses.

We are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to add into our team

The job description will include but not limited to:

• Screening prospective job applicants to evaluate their skills and qualifications

• Entering job applicants’CVs and contact details into the company database for future reference

• Ensuring that potential job candidates are an excellent match for the client company

• Producing and posting job adverts that attract appropriate candidates

• Cold calling companies to promote recruitment services

• Meeting with new clients to develop and expand business opportunities

• Headhunting specific candidates for high-end job roles, such as senior management positions

• Achieving recruitment quotas and business development targets each month

The ideal candidate will have :

• Up to date knowledge of employment law, including discrimination and gender equality laws

• Up to date knowledge of employment documentation, including P45s and employment contracts

• Ability to negotiate favourable contracts between the recruitment agency, employers and employees

• Knowledge of job hunting websites and the best places to post job advertisements

• Ability to source new business leads before developing opportunities

• Ability to sell the benefits of a company or job to a potential applicant

• Ability to sell the skills and expertise of a candidate to a potential employer

• Ability to use databases, including spreadsheets