Permanent Recruitment Consultant
Location: Milton Keynes – Midlands Hub
Territory: Milton Keynes, Northampton & surrounding areas
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Benefits: Uncapped commission & performance incentives
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Interaction Recruitment is looking for a Permanent Recruitment Consultant to join our Midlands Hub, based in Milton Keynes and covering permanent recruitment across Milton Keynes, Northampton & the surrounding areas.
This is a full 360-degree recruitment role offering a broad geographical remit, autonomy over your market & the support of an established national recruitment business.
You will manage the full permanent recruitment process, from identifying new business opportunities through to candidate attraction, interviews, offers & successful placements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing permanent recruitment business across Milton Keynes & Northampton
- Identifying prospective clients through telephone, email, networking & local market research
- Arranging & attending client meetings
- Developing long-term relationships with new & existing customers
- Taking detailed vacancy briefs
- Advising clients on candidate availability, salaries & local market conditions
- Advertising vacancies through job boards, social media & recruitment platforms
- Sourcing candidates through databases, networking, referrals & direct approaches
- Interviewing candidates & assessing their suitability
- Preparing candidate profiles, shortlists & speculative introductions
- Managing interviews, feedback, offers, counteroffers & start dates
- Maintaining regular contact with placed candidates & clients
- Working towards agreed revenue, activity & placement targets
- Collaborating with colleagues across the Midlands Hub & Interaction’s wider network
The desk will cover permanent recruitment across both Milton Keynes & Northampton, providing a wider geographical market in which to develop client relationships & candidate networks.
Previous recruitment experience is preferred, although applicants with strong business development, account-management or relevant sales experience may also be considered.
You should have:
- Experience within permanent recruitment or business development
- The confidence to open new client relationships
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
- A professional, consultative approach
- Good organisation & time-management skills
- The ability to manage several vacancies simultaneously
- A strong understanding of candidate attraction
- The motivation to develop a profitable recruitment desk
- A full UK driving licence & access to a vehicle
Knowledge of the Milton Keynes or Northampton recruitment market would be advantageous.
Interaction Recruitment provides consultants with the opportunity to work entrepreneurially while benefiting from the infrastructure of an established national recruitment business.
We offer:
- A competitive basic salary, dependent on experience
- Uncapped commission
- Monthly, quarterly & annual incentives
- Established job-board, database & advertising access
- Support from experienced recruitment managers
- Cross-selling opportunities across specialist divisions
- The autonomy to develop your own market
- Clear career-development opportunities
To apply, please submit your CV or contact Jean Lenton at jean.lenton@irweb.co.uk for a confidential discussion.