Reed.co.uk
Recruitment Consultant
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Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors. We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.
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Consultant Job Description
Recruitment Consultant - Engineering
Crawley | 4 Days Office, 1 Day Home
£27,500 - £37,500 + Uncapped Commission
We're looking for a Recruitment Consultant to join Reed's growing Engineering division, covering Kent, Sussex, Berkshire and Hampshire. You'll have the opportunity to specialise in either Maintenance, Contract or Electronics Engineering recruitment, working with some of the region's leading employers.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with recruitment, sales or technical/engineering experience who is ambitious, relationship-focused and motivated by earning potential and career progression.
What You'll Be Doing?
- Winning new business and developing client relationships
- Sourcing and placing engineering professionals
- Managing the full recruitment process from vacancy to placement
- Building your own specialist market and reputation
- Working towards uncapped commission and career progression opportunities
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Why Reed?
Engineering is one of Reed's fastest-growing sectors, creating fantastic opportunities for development and promotion. You'll benefit from:
- Uncapped commission
- New Starter Awards with up to £1,000 bonus for hitting targets
- Formula Reed incentives
- Golden Ticket reward events
- Industry-leading training and development
- Clear progression opportunities
- Hybrid working (4 office / 1 home)
- Free parking just a 3-minute walk from the office
As part of our wider Engineering business, you'll also attend our Southend office once per quarter (fully expensed) to meet and collaborate with the wider Engineering team.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in speaking to people from a variety of backgrounds, including:
- Recruitment consultants looking for a new challenge or sector
- Sales professionals with a proven track record of building relationships and winning business
- Individuals with technical or engineering experience who would like to move into a commercial, people-focused career
If you're looking for a career where hard work is rewarded, success is celebrated and earnings are uncapped, we'd love to hear from you.
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All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role.
Reed is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex-services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
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We’re never afraid to ask, “What’s next?” Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious. We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide. Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long-standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other. We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered. A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged.
Our story
In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK. Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia. With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.
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