Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment Consultant

Location: Leicester , Leicestershire Salary: Unspecified Competitive Base + OTE (35k+) Date posted: 07/06/2012 18:02 Job type:Permanent Company: Michael Page International Contact: Chris Bradberry Ref: Totaljobs/Leicester Job ID: 53742557

We are looking for sales professionals, with a proven track record of success against targets, to transfer their experience and skills to the role of a recruitment consultant.

You may not have realised the relevancy of your current career to recruitment or the amazing rewards that this sector has to offer.

A recruitment consultant has similar responsibilities to an Account Executive, Estate Agent or a Sales Representative/Executive and we find that sales people and account managers have excellent transferable skills into recruitment. Its a pressurised career which involves account management, business development and the management of the recruitment lifecycle on behalf of your clients.

Whether youre an experienced recruitment consultant or a managing/senior recruitment consultant or looking for the 1st step into the role of a recruitment consultant , Michael Page could offer you the career, training and development you are looking for. 95 of our managers started their careers as a recruitment consultant and have developed into senior positions in our business.

Our business.

Michael Page International is one of the worlds leading professional recruitment consultancies, specialising in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients all over the world and has grown entirely by organic expansion rather than through mergers or acquisitions. Established as a specialist recruiter in 1976, the Group has expanded rapidly over the past 36 years and now has a global network of offices. The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries worldwide and employs over 5,350 people.

The role

Consultants at Michael Page International are involved in full cycle recruitment and will be

responsible for a particular portfolio of clients/candidates.

The role of the consultant is broadly to:

Identify, develop and manage client business/relationships in a competitive environment. This

can be with businesses of all sizes from global multinationals down to rapidly growing SMEs

Negotiate mutually beneficial terms for each campaign or a broader Preferred

Supplier Agreement

Assess and respond to the needs of each particular client or assignment and advise on suitable

methods to ensure timely delivery

Significant networking to attract new candidates

Maintaining the candidate database

Offer consultative CV and interview advice to candidates

Source suitable candidates (either from the database, headhunting or specific advertising

campaigns) and brief them on the opportunities offered by the client

Manage the recruitment process through interview to offer stage and beyond

This will involve:

Promoting the services of Michael Page International and yourself to clients, initially by

telephone and then by way of a formal meeting or Group presentation

Interviewing candidates, either on a general basis, with a specific assignment in mind or from

an advertised selection assignment

Presenting suitable candidates to clients by way of detailed CVs or assessments

Ensuring peripheral arrangements such as interview times, dates, job descriptions etc are in

place and communicated to all relevant parties

Forging long term relationships resulting in repeat business and client/candidate loyalty

Providing a professional and consultative service to both clients and candidates based on your

market and commercial awareness

Working as an integral part of a team focusing on the broader day to day issues of business

development, effective communication, systems and procedures, training and contributing to

the financial success of the team

Making maximum use of your time to achieve your individual and business potential through

activity, energy, persistence, drive and motivation

What will make you successful?

Whilst there are NO set in stone rules as to who can be successful in our company, generally

youll have an excellent opportunity to succeed if you can answer YES to the following questions:

Are you able to sell yourself?

Can you demonstrate a proven track record of developing both new and existing business?

Can you demonstrate first-class communication skills?

Do you have: entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm, drive and determination?

Are you self motivated and competitive?

Are you adaptable?

Can you sell on service rather than price?

Can you change your style of delivery depending on your audience?

What we offer

Base salary: Flexible dependent on experience.

OTE: 10,000 - 30,000 (Uncapped)

Benefits: Healthcare, Life Assurance, 23 days holiday. Pension available after

qualifying period.

Career progression: Over 95 of our management team are promoted from within. With our

ever expanding network of global offices, international moves are also

increasingly common!

Please contact Chris Bradberry on 01932 264 040