Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Birmingham South

We have a great opportunity for an ambitious, highly driven Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our team in the Birmingham South office.

What the role involves

The Recruitment Consultant plays an integral part in our business and is the first point of contact for both candidates and clients within the designated territory. This position plays a key role in maintaining Driver Hire’s reputation for delivering reliable and quality drivers and transport/logistics staff, whilst also ensuring the office stays compliant with our internal and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Hub Manager, you will work as part of a dynamic and motivated team of recruitment consultants. You will be supported by a sales manager targeted to develop new business opportunities for your territory.

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for managing the whole recruitment cycle, including:

1. Producing and posting job adverts that attract appropriate candidates for your territory and seeking out talent across a variety of online platforms.
2. Sourcing suitable candidates and briefing them on opportunities offered by clients within your territory.
3. Interviewing candidates, checking references and ensuring they are compliant and ready to work.
4. Developing existing client relationships through effective account management to drive business growth.
5. Negotiating business terms with new and existing clients and ensuring all client records are compliant and up to date.
6. On call/out of hours cover will be required on rotation with other team members.

What do you need to be successful?

1. A minimum of 1 year’s sales or customer service experience with a strong telephone manner.
2. Ambitious and eager to achieve great things both individually and as a team in a fast-paced competitive environment.
3. Self-motivated with excellent levels of customer service.
4. Full, UK driving licence.

Why work for Driver Hire?

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant you can expect an attractive rewards package including:

1. A competitive salary.
2. A generous uncapped commission structure and team related bonuses enabling you to considerably increase your earnings.
3. Regular internal and external training courses.
4. Company pension scheme.
5. Benefits scheme providing you with retail and gym discounts, virtual GP service, and money back for healthcare such as dental, optical and physio treatments for you and any dependent children.
6. 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), plus an extra day off on your birthday.

Our staff are important to us, so we regularly benchmark ourselves against our competitors. In our most recent staff survey (December 2023), 98% stated they are ‘proud’ or ‘very proud’ to work for Driver Hire.

Driver Hire has been reaccredited by the leading independent business culture assessment organisation, ‘Investors in People’. Driver Hire was first accredited in 1995 and maintained its marque for nearly 30 years. Driver Hire has also been recognised by Great Place to Work as one of the top medium-sized businesses with exceptional workplace environments and cultures in the UK in 2017 and again in 2018.

So, if you believe that the Trainee Recruitment Consultant role is for you and you want to join a business with a positive culture, please apply today.

Job Info

Job Title: Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Company: CV-Library

Location: Birmingham, Worcestershire

Posted:

Closes: Jan 12th 2025

Sector: Personnel & Recruitment

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time