Trainee Recruitment Consultant

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Job description

Are you a people person? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?

If you can answer "Yes" to both these questions, this could be the role for you!

Driver Hire Southampton are looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join the team in our thriving business. We are a hardworking and close-knit team who love the challenges of the recruitment sector. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who wants to start a career in recruitment and grow alongside the business.

The Person

The ideal candidate is a friendly, confident individual who can hold a professional conversation with people at all levels - One moment you may be talking to somebody looking for work and the next call may be from an M.D. of a multi-national company, and you will have to be able to adapt your telephone manner and always represent our business professionally. This is a fast paced and very fluid industry so the ability to stay calm, think logically and adapt quickly is essential. Details are essential in this business so attention to detail is imperative. Some exposure to Transport would be a bonus but not a necessity.

Responsibilities will include:

• Resourcing for active roles
• Conducting interviews for candidates, either over the phone or face-to-face
• Generating sales leads
• Working closely alongside your colleagues on active positions - Qualifying and short-listing candidates
• Performing Telemarketing calls
• Writing job advertisements to attract suitable candidates
• Accurately adding details to a database
• Advising clients of staff availability

To be considered you will:

• Have either resourcing, service industry or data management experience, but not essential
• Appear well-presented and professional
• Possess good organisation and administrative skills
• Have a natural ability to communicate and adapt to different environments
• Be able to demonstrate sales or strong customer service experience
• Have an excellent telephone manner
• Have the ability to liaise with personnel at all levels of the business

What we can offer you:

• Full training on internal systems and processes
• Full back-office support system
• Learning and development from Directors and experienced professionals
• Promotion review at six months and salary increase (subject to meeting targets)
• Performance based incentives and benefits
• A fun, small team working environment

Who is Driver Hire Southampton?

Driver Hire/dh Recruitment Southampton is part of the UK's leading specialist temporary transport and logistics recruiter, with a network of over 100 offices nationwide. Due to the rapid growth and as part of our strategy this role has become essential.

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role then don't delay apply today and call (phone number removed) or email us .

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