Recruitment Consultant

Not Specified | Permanent, full-time
| £24,000 - £30,000 per annum (Salary Negotiable )
Ref: RC503 (7 months ago)
Recruitment Consultant

About Us - Parna Recruitment 
At Parna Recruitment, we pride ourselves on curating a diverse client base, catering to the needs of both blue-chip brand leaders and SME businesses. With a decade of experience, we prioritise authenticity, grounding our approach in honesty with both our clients and candidates whilst having fun in the process. A small team that works with an array of customers across FMCG, Medical & Finance recruiting for entry-level, up-to-high end executive roles.

About the role 

As a recruitment consultant here at Parna Recruitment you'll be responsible for attracting candidates for jobs and matching them permanent positions within our client portfolio. You'll build positive relationships in order to gain a better understanding of your clients' recruitment needs and requirements. You'll source, screen candidates, interview and test them, run background checks and finally match them to clients.

You will also work on bringing in new clients to Parna to help with their staffing needs. You may also be asked to provide advice to both clients and candidates on salary levels, training requirements and career opportunities.

Responsibilities
As a recruitment consultant you'll need to:
  • Advertise vacancies by drafting and placing adverts
  • Use social media & job boards to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships
  • Headhunt - identify and approach suitable candidates who may already be in work
  • Use candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy
  • Receive and review applications, manage interviews and tests and create a shortlist of candidates for the client
  • Brief the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job
  • Prepare CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants
  • Organise interviews for candidates as requested by the client
  • Negotiate salaries and finalise arrangements between clients and candidates
  • Offer advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression
  • Use sales, business development and marketing techniques as well as networking skills to attract business from client companies
  • Work towards, and exceed, targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed, a value to be billed to clients or business leads generated
  • Review recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes.

Further development within the role
  • Visit clients to build and develop positive relationships
  • Develop a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, their work culture and environment

Salary
Salaries - Depending on experience, will include a basic salary plus a performance-related quarterly paid commission. 
Other benefits include training, mobile phones, laptops, pension schemes.


Working hours
Mon-Thur 09.00-18.00
Friday: 09.00-16.00


What to expect
  • The role can be challenging due to targets but also exciting as the profession is fast-paced and rewarding.
  • Work is office based but time is also spent outside the office, meeting with clients and interviewing candidates.