Recruitment Consultants – Birmingham
Salary £23,500-£30,000 (Dependent on Experience) + Uncapped Commission + additional Rewards & Benefits
Term: Permanent Position, Full-Time, On-Site working
Working Hours: (Monday-Friday) 8.30-5.30
Office location just a short walk from New Street Station
Are you looking for a new challenge and working environment that offers continued company progression and development that’s fun and supportive along with a first-class training program and to watch your career thrive in the process.
Venn Group in Birmingham are searching for Recruitment Consultants to join our highly successful Public Sector Legal & Local Government divisions based at our central office.
Your role will involve working as part of an established team, specialising in the recruitment of Legal Professionals across the Legal Sector to include Local Authorities, Charities, Universities, NHS, Law Firms and In-House Legal Departments and local government organisations.
What we require:
- Individuals wanting to build a career in recruitment OR individuals looking to progress with their recruitment career
- Having at least 1-2 years working experience in full-time employment
- Team members who are motivated by success, money, personal development, and career progression
- You must have excellent literacy skills with good attention to detail
- You need to be very organised and efficient, with the ability to perform tasks autonomously
- A good team player as you will be part of a busy established team of consultants
- You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- You will need to demonstrate that you have the confidence to work in a fast paced and varied environment with changing priorities
- You will need to be a dedicated and hardworking individual
Working duties:
As a consultant you will be part of an established team, dedicated to providing the right talent solution for your clients, you will work as a trusted advisor, guiding both your candidates and clients through the end to end hiring experience resulting in finding the right person for the right job.
- Meeting clients and candidates to build and develop relationships
- Developing a good understanding of companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment
- Advertising vacancies by drafting and placing adverts in a wide range of media
- Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy
- Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client recruiting
- Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details
- Briefing candidates about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job in question
- Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants
- Organising, informing, and preparing candidates for interviews
- Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between client and candidates
- Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training, and career progression
- Working towards and exceeding targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed, a value to be billed to clients or business leads generated
Our Package:
The basic salary will depend on your previous experience. It remains an incredibly competitive package in today’s marketplace from £23,500 - £30,000 depending on your employment background.
Once you are eligible to earn commission (after 3 months), the financial rewards are within your control. Once you are on full commission, you can expect to earn approx. £10,000-£15,000 on top of your basic salary in your first year depending on your contribution to the team and your individual billing.
Our ‘Pathways & Milestones’ progression model gives you the opportunity to progress your career with uncapped earning potential both in relation to your basic salary and commission, with both your basic salary and commission increasing at each milestone achieved.
Why Venn Group?
Venn Group are a market leader in the permanent, temporary, and contract market, established in 2001 we are one of the most successful agencies in the UK, we set ourselves apart from other agencies because we work on a team basis. This means you will be fully supported from day one by not just your manager, but a team of consultants too.
Additional Rewards & Benefits
- A transparent career path via our ‘Pathways & Milestones’ progression model
- Commission structure which rewards both team and individual success
- 22 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), increasing by 1 day each year up to 30 days
- Opportunity to work from home
- Private healthcare via Bupa and employee assistance program via Health Assured
- Free eye tests vouchers
- Company pension scheme
- Team celebration meals
- Employee led diversity and inclusion forum
- Two paid charity days per year to use for volunteering
- Monthly office social events - ‘Fizzy Fridays’
- Discounted gym membership scheme
- Life assurance cover
- Clothing and season ticket loans
- Ride to work scheme
- Discounts and offers at high street shops and retailers