Trainee Recruitment Consultant

_Are you an experienced Sales person looking to try something new?__Thrive on smashing targets and want a role with huge earning potential and clear progression path?__Currently working in Retail, Customer Service or Hospitality and looking to get your evenings and weekends back?__Have you considered a career in Recruitment?_Recruitment ConsultantManchester£24,000 - £30,000 per annum plus excellent commission structure (15-25%)23 days holiday plus BH’s, increasing year on yearExtensive financial, wellbeing and social benefits

Compass Associates are the UK’s market-leading recruitment organisation for the independent health, social care and children’s services sectors. Due to our continued growth, we are looking for Recruitment Consultants to join our Manchester office to deliver on our major accounts as well as develop and grow this sector further.

What you’ll need to succeed in Recruitment….

• Resilience and self-motivation with an appetite to learn every day
• Excellent communication skills, you’ll genuinely enjoy speaking to people and be able to build and develop strong professional relationships
• You’ll be target driven and motivated by substantial earning potential
• Heaps of drive and enthusiasm along with a good work ethic
• Accountability – you’ll take control of your success and know what you need to do to achieve your goals

Compass Associates are part of Compass Recruitment Solutions (CRS), an award-winning, market leading permanent recruitment and executive search business specialising in the independent Health, Care, Education and Life Sciences sectors. We are a founder and values led business and proud of our culture where we encourage our teams to thrive and reach their full potential and have some fun along the way.

We are looking for hard working, sales driven individuals who want to join our growing teams of consultants. You will embark on an exciting journey to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful recruiter with a reputation for delivering high quality recruitment solutions.

Working closely with our experienced team, you will learn everything about the recruitment process, from candidate sourcing and screening to client briefings, management and ultimately job placement.

At CRS we invest in our teams with training, wellness, personal growth & a clear career pathway.

In addition to a competitive salary and commission structure we offer some great benefits including - increasing annual leave, industry qualifications, quarterly company events & social calendar plus an early finish on a Friday.

About the role

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will take on a tailored training plan designed to develop all the relevant skills to be a successful Consultant here at Compass Associates.

You will be recruiting within your dedicated sector on behalf of our Healthcare clients, responsible for managing the full recruitment process while offering a first-class service to candidates and clients.

You’ll have existing accounts to deliver on, plus the opportunity to maximise our existing client base, and developing the sector further by carrying out new business development activities to increase our presence in the market.

You'll be involved in everything from identifying and winning new clients, taking a full and comprehensive job brief, writing job adverts, engaging with candidates, arranging interviews, dealing with objections and providing constructive feedback to candidates, managing job offers and negotiating salaries.

What kind of person are we looking for?

You'll be driven and ambitious with bags of enthusiasm and committed to starting a career in recruitment.Even better if you’ve got previous sales experience, or experience of working to targets.

You’ll have the ability to build and grow long-term relationships with candidates and clients and be keen to continue to develop your knowledge of the sector while you progress with us.

A good work ethic and strong team focus will also help you succeed in your career with us!

What next?

Hit apply now or email Anna Clarke on aclarke@compassltd.co.uk

Please note: due to the high volume of applications received we are only able to respond to applications that meet our criteria. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days please assume you have not been selected for interview on this occasion.