Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Delivery
London (Shoreditch) Office 4 days a week
Start Date: 3rd February 2025
Base salary £27.5k + uncapped commission
Starting out in recruitment can be tough, but this business has created the perfect environment for 2 entry level delivery consultants to join their team with an exciting portfolio of work to get stuck into, excellent structured training and support, and a generous salary and commission scheme that will generate quick financial rewards.
About the business
The company recruits into the niche and buoyant telecoms space, with well over 40 accounts under their belt meaning you will be busy from day 1 with projects to work on. You will be based in their fun and vibrant London office right by Spitalfields market and have the opportunity to travel to their other offices in Dusseldorf.
The role
As a ‘Delivery Consultant’ your role is to identify, source, screen and place suitable candidates with very niche skill sets into the roles they have with their interesting technology clients. Their clients are mostly based in Germany and Switzerland. The standard elements of your role include:
1. Understanding a variety of complex role briefs
2. Writing and posting job adverts
3. Creating very tailored searches for candidates on the database and platforms such as LinkedIn
4. Producing compelling headhunting outreach
5. Confident cold calling candidates
6. Running in depth candidate phone screening calls
7. Understanding candidate needs and career preferences
8. Pitching roles into suitable candidates
9. Managing the interview process
10. Presenting and managing offers to candidates
11. Working with candidates to ensure confidence from call 1 to start date
12. Formatting CVs and creating compelling coversheets
13. The majority of your day will be spent on the phone with candidates!
For the first 3 months you will work directly under one of the 2 Directors and receive training from an industry expert recruitment trainer. You will then be allocated your own accounts and transition to work with the senior sales team who have received leadership training to ensure your well looked after. The role will eventually evolve into a 360 recruitment consultant position.
The ideal candidate
This is a high performing, friendly and collaborative team. They don’t advocate arrogance or old fashioned ‘brash’ sales tactics. They are seeking driven, hardworking and personable delivery consultants who they can trust will represent their brand well, do an excellent job and are motivated by progression and earning potential. The following traits are essential:
1. Confident talking to anyone at any level of experience
2. Able to lead a conversation and listen with intent
3. Authentic and curious
4. A ‘people’s person’ genuinely interested in getting to know people and their needs
5. VERY organised and process orientated
6. Fast learner
7. Adaptable
8. Coachable
9. Good work ethic will sit down and motivate yourself and always goes above and beyond.
10. Problem solver
11. German speaking is a huge bonus but not essential
The application process includes a video submission, Teams meeting and then a final onsite interview with the business directors and a chance to meet the wider team.
Only suitable candidates will be contacted due to the high volume of applicants.
We look forward to hearing from you!