Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Job Summary

Due to expansion Latitude Recruitment are looking to hire x2 Trainee Recruitment Consultants.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company based in Hedge end.

What will the job involve?

• Contacting candidates via the phone about local job opportunities You must be prepared to be on the phone most of the day.
• Working a range of temp, perm and technical, non-technical vacancies
• Updating our internal CRM to ensure all information is accurate
• Working closely with more experienced members of the team on various hiring projects
• Assist in sourcing and identifying potential candidates through various channels, such as job boards, internal CRM.

As the role develops in year2+ there could be an opportunity for further progression, client interaction, arranging interviews etc, depending on capability and progression.

What skills and experience do you need?

• You will need previous customer service experience (Sales, retail or hospitality experience for 6+ months) Or sales /office-based experience.
• You will be a good, confident communicator This will be face to face, over the phone and via email.

This is a great opportunity to join a niche / growing recruitment agency company, specialising in placing local engineering / manufacturing candidates.

What type of person are we looking for?

• Resilience - Recruitment is not easy, you will need to be resilient, if you want a quick win or a job for the next 12 months this is not the right job.
• Hard working The more you put in the more you get out, (due to client demand) on occasions you will need to work harder / longer.
• Hungry You will be driven by wanting to further your career and the opportunity to earn commission. You will want to learn quickly and listen to those around you.
• Customer Focused You will have a natural flair and desire to deliver excellent customer service.

Hours:

08:30am 17:00pm (Monday Thursday)

08:30am 14:30pm (Friday)

Salary:

£25,800 per annum (Basic salary) + Y1 Commission, circa £3,000 per annum

(£13.23p/h equivalent - basic)

Commission opportunities will be far greater after Y1

Benefits:

- Early finish on a Friday

- 22 days holiday per annum

- Free parking

The suitable candidate will also need a UK driving licence and transport

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person