Trainee Head Hunter and Recruiter

This is a great opportunity for someone considering a role in either Recruitment , Talent Acquisition or HR . This role is a JUNIOR RECRUITER & RESOURCER HEADHUNTER role and you will be fully trained to locate, approach and build a funnel of active job seekers who meet certain skills criteria . The role has a strong sales element as you will be approaching potential job seekers who have not heard of you, so there is ” cold calling ” in the role. Once you have sourced applicants then a more experienced recruiter will help to place them in roles globally. It’s an amazing training for anyone looking to get into Talent Acquisition, HR or Agency Recruitment .
Title: International Candidate Head Hunter
Language: Fluent English (German Polish, Romanian or Czech are useful)
Salary : £28,000 (for Trainee) + plus commission ( annual salary of £40k in year one).
Location: 2 days work-from-home. 3 days office based (Shoreditch)
OTE: Realistic OTE in Year one: £40,000
Sector : Specialist IT Recruitment Agency
Duties:
RESEARCHING/LOCATING/APPROACHING: This is a sophisticated Talent Acquisition role. In this role, you will be researching and locating highly skilled potential applicants and then approaching them directly to find out whether they are open to working in new jobs based internationally
SUPPORTING: you will be supporting a Relationship Sales Manager who is based in Cornwall and who is responsible for sales
AIM OF THE JOB: Your aim is forging solid, sustainable relationships with very senior level people working in the telecommunications sector. You will help drive the careers of your candidates and in doing so, will drive forward your own career and support revenue generation across the business!
Full training will be provided. This role would suit someone with a previous sales, hospitality or outbound customer care background who is now looking to move sectors but continue to use their excellent interpersonal skills

• Using LinkedIn & other social media to establish excellent personal relationships and establish rapport with senior executives who may be looking to move jobs and who are open to learning about other international job opportunities
• Providing applicants with outstanding careers advice and showing them new opportunities that are currently available globally
• Staying in contact with your candidates and always helping them to advance their careers
• Attending international roadshows (when appropriate) and trade events where you will get the chance to meet potential job applicants on a face to face basis
• Interviewing of candidates (face to face, via video or over the telephone) to learn about aspirations and personal circumstances
• Liaise with your Relationship Manager and keep him/her informed of your candidate’s current salaries, availability and pay rates
• Review, amend and update a candidates’ cv so that it “matches” clients requirements more closely
• Develop your contacts portfolio and upload the database
• Get candidate feedback following interviews
• Write effective advertising copy in German or English that could be used on job boards and the corporate Linkedin Page.

This role is a very process driven role. It has a strong sales element in that you will be reaching out (and speaking) to potential candidates who do not know you, so you need to be happy cold-calling.
Requirements

• Fluent English (fluent German or another central European language would be helpful )
• Proven experience in outbound calling ( eg gained in Market Research roles or sales )
• Happy on the ‘phone and cold-calling candidates that do not know them