Apprentice Recruitment consultant

We are currently looking for an apprentice Recruitment consultant to join our busy recruitment team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in the end-to-end recruitment process, targeting and generating an exceptional candidate base through advertising, job board searches, referrals/recommendations, and social media, including sourcing and screening candidates. You will also conduct interviews (by telephone, online & face-to-face if required by the client) to identify relevant talent. Most of your apprenticeship is spent working, with hands-on experience and learning on the job. Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training, where you'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Requirements

• A strong work ethic
• Excellent communication skills
• Drive and determination
• A hunger to learn and grow
• Resilience
• Professionalism
• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Responsibilities

• Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
• Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
• Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
• Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
• Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
• Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
• Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
• Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
• Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
• Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
• Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
• Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
• Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
• Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
• Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
• Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
• Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
• Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
• Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
• Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
• Manage resources within budget requirements.
• Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus extensive bonus package
• Fantastic earning potential
• 20 days plus bank holidays
• Excellent commission structure
• Accredited training
• On-going guidance and support from colleagues and managers
• Clear progression pathway and development framework
• Amazing training and defined career development plan from day 1
• Social events
• Laptop and phone
• Charity events
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to apply for a full-time recruitment consultant position within VTA Recruitment with an un-capped bonus structure.

Application Process

About VTA Recruitment VTA Recruitment is an award-winning independent recruitment provider to a wide variety of industry sectors. Our expertise and reputation have seen us grow year on year, supporting some of the UK's best-known brands. We have a small but agile recruitment team that focuses on finding the best talent for our clients. We are an independent transport and logistics-based recruitment agency with divisions in Driving, Industrial, Manufacturing, and white-collar recruitment. We offer support and solutions to both local and national businesses. Effective recruitment is central and crucial to the successful day-to-day functioning of a business, and as such, VTA seeks to attract people with the right skills, expertise, and qualifications to deliver organisational objectives and make a positive contribution to our clients. VTA is a growing company, and everyone has a voice. We have a great working environment and culture with a focus on employee engagement and making the workday exciting as well as productive.

Contact https://vtarecruitment.co.uk/