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Recruitment Consultant - Southampton
Fawkes & Reece is one of the UK's leading recruitment specialists within the construction, civil engineering and built environment sectors.
With over 25 years of industry experience and a growing network of offices across the UK, we've built our reputation on strong relationships, specialist knowledge and delivering results for some of the country's leading businesses.
Our Southampton office is going through an exciting period of growth, and we're looking for driven, ambitious Recruitment Consultants to join the team and play a key role in the next stage of our expansion.
Whether you're an experienced recruiter or you're looking to take your first step into recruitment, this could be an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career with us.
Why Fawkes & Reece?
Our consultants work closely with some of the most respected names across the construction and civils sectors, building long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.
We invest heavily in our people and believe your progression should be driven by your ambition and performance.
What's in it for you?
- Uncapped commission - your performance directly impacts your earnings
- Clear career progression - from entry level through to Consultant, Senior Consultant and leadership
- Comprehensive training & development - recruitment, sales and industry-specific training
- Quarterly bonus incentives
- All-expenses-paid trips for high achievers
- Exclusive discounts with high-end brands
- Early Friday finish
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work and technology schemes
- Employee wellbeing app
- 24/7 online doctor support
- 4x salary life insurance
- A supportive, ambitious and social team environment
What we're looking for
We're looking for people who are ambitious, resilient and motivated to succeed.
You don't necessarily need previous construction recruitment experience. We're interested in people who have the right attitude, commercial mindset and desire to build a successful career.
You'll need:
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Resilience and determination
- A competitive and target-driven mindset
- The ability to develop and maintain strong client and candidate relationships
- A positive, team-focused attitude
- The ambition to learn, develop and progress
What backgrounds are we interested in?
We're open to speaking with people from a range of backgrounds, including:
- Recruitment
- Construction recruitment
- Sales
- Estate agency / lettings
- Business development
- Account management
- Customer-facing roles
Experience is great, but attitude and ambition are just as important.
If you're currently working in recruitment and feel you're ready for your next challenge, or you're in sales/property and want to move into a high-earning career in recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.
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