Recruitment Consultant, Cape Town

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Using sales, business development, marketing techniques, and networking to attract business from client companies.
• Visiting clients to build and develop positive relationships with them.
• Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, their work culture, and environment.
• Advertising vacancies by drafting and placing adverts in a range of media, such as newspapers, websites, and magazines.
• Using social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships.
• Headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work.
• Using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy.
• Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and tests, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client.
• Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client.
• Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job in question.
• Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants.
• Organizing interviews for candidates as requested by the client.
• Informing candidates about the results of their interviews.
• Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalizing 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.
• Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure the effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmers.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sales and negotiation skills.
• A goal-orientated approach to work.
• The ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Problem-solving ability.
• The ability to meet deadlines and targets.
• Ambition and the determination to succeed.
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• Confidence and self-motivation.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Team-working skills.
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Qualifications:

• 2-3 years experience.
• Must have worked in a fast-paced environment.
• Any relevant sales or business administration degree.