Hays
Recruitment Consultant
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Recruitment Consultant Hays Recruitment - London - Financial Services - Private Sector - Permanent Desk
About the Role
We are looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Recruitment Consultant to join our Financial Services business in Cheapside. You'll be specialising in placing PAs and EAs into leading Financial Services organisations.
This desk is highly active, premium in fee size, and sits in an area of the market with exceptional resilience and long-term growth potential. It is ideally suited for an entry-level consultant ready to accelerate their earning potential quickly.
Why This Market?
This is not a typical entry-level desk. You will be stepping into a proven, high-performing part of the business with:
- 550+ PA roles currently advertised in this space, with 56% handled by agencies
- A market where 86 consultants across our top 5 competitors are actively operating showing a clear evidence of strong demand
- A specialism that is high value, future-proof and commercially robust
- Working alongside a successful temp specialist operating in that market
Financial Services is a market with consistent hiring needs regardless of economic cycles, offering both stability and premium fee opportunities. It's also one of the quickest areas for new consultants to build success due to high job flow and immediate access to warm client relationships.
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The Opportunity
You'll manage a dedicated desk placing PAs and EAs professionals into permanent roles across Financial Services. This desk has long been a strong performer for Hays, but there is still huge untapped potential due to the volume of demand in the market.
This is your chance to own a high-margin specialism within a sector where clients consistently value quality, speed and specialist expertise.
What You'll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
- Build relationships with senior stakeholders across Financial Services, including Talent Acquisition Partners, MDs, Partners, COOs, Chiefs of Staff and HR leaders
- Run a 360 desk with full responsibility for business development, job management and candidate engagement
- Leverage strong market activity to quickly generate fees and build your portfolio
- Develop deep market insight into PA/EA hiring trends, competitor activity and skill shortages
- Deliver an exceptional candidate and client experience aligned with the expectations of a premium market
- Grow your desk within a team that is aligned to high-value, specialist, future-proof markets
This is a role where your commercial approach, ambition and resilience will directly shape your success and where the financial reward can grow rapidly.
What You'll Bring
- Previous recruitment experience (any specialism)
- Strong business development capability and willingness to grow your own market
- A proactive, fast-paced approach to desk management
- Drive, resilience and a strong commercial mindset
- Desire to build a career in a high-value, relationship-led specialism
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What You'll Get in Return
We offer a career pathway built on progression, performance and opportunity.
You'll benefit from:
- Uncapped individual commission, paid every 4 weeks
- Entry into a premium, high-fee market with strong job flow
- Access to warm relationships and established FS clients
- International incentive trips and performance-based rewards
- Hybrid and flexible working patterns
- Comprehensive, structured learning and development to support success
- Global mobility opportunities
- Wellbeing initiatives, volunteering opportunities and employee support networks
This is an opportunity to build a career in one of the most commercially exciting areas of Private Sector recruitment with the brand reputation, training and infrastructure of Hays behind you.
At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.
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