Recruitment Consultant

Daniel Owen Ltd
Reading
2 days ago
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£28-£40k per annum (salary negotiable depending on experience) OTE £60K-£80K + Rewards & Incentives

Daniel Owen is looking for an experienced Recruitment Consultant who understands the engineering sector to join our office based in Reading.

Daniel Owen is one of the largest specialist construction recruitment agencies across the UK providing a first-class recruitment service to all clients and candidates.

Since 1986 we have been one of the leading specialist construction recruitment agencies, covering all areas of the construction industry including Aerospace Engineering which has been up and running for over a year now. We have watched it grow from strength to strength and following on from an extremely successful year, we are now on the lookout for another Recruitment Consultant to join the DO team, specializing solely in Aerospace Engineering. With the team having an exceptional name in Reading and reputation in the industry this will be a huge benefit to you when building relationships with new & existing clients.

What you will be doing as a Recruitment Consultant?

  • Identify and develop existing client relationships, not only over the phone but face to face
  • Sourcing skilled individuals that have the correct qualifications and experience
  • Managing the full 360 recruitment process from interview through to offer stage
  • Providing a top tier service to ensure repeat business and recommendations
  • Using social media platforms like LinkedIn to become an expert in Aerospace Engineering

The ideal Recruitment Consultant:

  • Proven recruitment or sales professional (any sector experience)
  • Will have the ability to motivate and inspire others and have the ambition to progress into a managerial role
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
  • Ability to make decisions and use their own initiative

What Daniel Owen offer a Recruitment Consultant:

  • Holiday buy and sell back scheme
  • Day off for your birthday
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Private health care
  • Life assurance policy
  • Quarterly lunch incentives
  • Reward trips, previous locations such as Marbella, Prague & Portugal
  • One to one and group training provided
  • Fast track your career progression
  • Company funded recruitment qualifications
  • Apprenticeship programme
  • Affiliated financial advisors for assistance on pensions, mortgages, loans and other financial products

If you could see yourself growing and developing within our team, please apply directly or reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for a confidential chat.

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