Quest Employment
Recruitment consultant - Sales
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Company Description
Quest Employment is a leading recruitment specialist within the Midlands, offering temporary and permanent staffing solutions across various sectors. With an emphasis on 'People are our Priority', Quest aims to match the right candidate to the right role for every client. The company has over 30 years of successful services and strong relationships with local and global brands, serving industries like Office Support, Accounting, Manufacturing, and more.
Role Description
Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm
Salary: £26K-£35K (dependant on experience) plus competitive bonus structure
Benefits:
- 20 Holidays + Bank Holidays
- Birthday day off
- Attractive pension scheme
- Perkbox membership
Location: Coventry, UK (travel required)
Reporting to: Branch manager
This is a full-time on-site role in Coventry for a Recruitment Consultant at Quest Employment. The role involves tasks such as new business development activity, attending client meetings, consulting with clients and candidates, conducting interviews, effective communication with stakeholders, and proficient recruiting activities. This would be an extremely heavy sales-based role and you will primarily be tasked with winning new business for the branch. The successful candidate will be walking into branch-based commission.
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Responsibilities
- New business development via sales calls, emails & face to face meetings and other means (80% of the role)
- Management of existing client accounts
- Advertise active roles through all available means
- Actively source and qualify candidates
- Manage the client's needs and expectations
- Regularly attend client sites to gauge & improve service levels
- Maintaining strong relationships with workers, clients & colleagues
- Maintain high levels of compliance
Perks
- Clear, uncapped & generous commission structure, based on branch profits rather than individual desks (individual commission p/annum - totally uncapped, plus individual sales-related bonuses)
- Extra holiday (you get your birthday off, an extra day off for attending our AGM & an extra day holiday for each year you work for Quest)
- Free parking
- Monthly free team lunches
- Professional qualifications paid for by the business (NVQ's, REC etc.) & time given to study
- Internal & external training courses provided each year for every member of staff
- Career development programs & internal progression paths
- Quest Perks (or Querks) including; access to a 24/7 GP for you & your household, discounts on supermarkets & fuel, cashback & discounts on over 4,000 online retailers, free mental health counsellor, free physio therapy, discounted gym membership, money off cinema tickets & meals out... and much more
- Charity fundraising activities through optional team building activities
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Requirements for applicants
- Experience in business to business sales is essential for this role - you must be comfortable and confident in your sales ability with a proven track record of success
- Strong Communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Interviewing skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- A positive & 'can do' attitude
- Experience in the recruitment industry is beneficial for this role
- Driving license and own vehicle is essential for this role
We are looking to hire as soon as possible. Employment is subject to reference.
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