What Are Recruitment Managers Looking For In Their Next Recruitment Consultant?
If you are currently looking for your next big career opportunity in recruitment; whatever your sector-then you might be thinking about how your skills and experience make you marketable as a candidate. The thing is with so many consultants competing for the most appealing jobs, how can you profile yourself as a truly great proposition? Working in the rec to rec field as long as we have we can certainly guide you in the right direction.
Beyond a good billing record and the right skills and knowledge, recruitment managers are looking for people with competencies and behaviors that put their heads well and truly above the bar. Here are some of the traits and attributes that can make you a great potential hire:
1.Immersing yourself in the industry
Do you live and breathe recruitment (at least during business hours)? Recruitment managers love candidates who are conversant in all of the latest industry news. Do you know who all of the other key players in your sector are? Have you seen the latest research and statistics relating to that important area of your business?
Being an avid reader of industry websites and news, and being plugged into recruitment’s leading thinkers on social networks shows that you are genuinely enthusiastic about the world you work in and how to arm yourself with all the freshest information. There are free webinars on recruitment every week; sign up for them, learn new ‘stuff’ that works and use it.
2. Create opportunities for the business
Anyone who thinks about the vision and direction of the business and uses their own ideas and connections to proactively draw opportunities towards their employer adds value well beyond simply doing well at the role they are hired for.
Beyond creating opportunities with clients and candidates, you can really impress if you are somebody who is motivated to help the business in new and interesting ways.
Is there a software tool you have used in the past that you could help bring in here? Do you know of some good training that might help your new team? Are you connected with people who can help get your company better publicity?
Demonstrate how you can, and will use your knowledge and network beyond the requirements for your role. Make suggestions, and offer ways to help.
3. Mentoring and coaching skills – regardless of your level
Employees who can lead by example as well as bringing a positive, motivational attitude to their peer group boost any team; no matter what level they are at within the business.
Beyond this, being able to help cultivate skills in other team members and giving them the encouragement to develop is not something that is reserved for supervisory roles – good coaching and mentoring skills are something recruitment managers and directors look for in all potential employees.
Essentially, these three behaviours all come about as a result of a person being highly motivated, and enthusiastic about what they do. Being proactive is a word that is thrown around a lot in business.
The proactive recruiters are always the ones that get the best placements, smash their billings and as a rule of thumb get promoted faster.
As a rec 2 rec agency with an outstanding reputation we want to place amazing candidates with our clients. Over the years we have found that consultants who demonstrate these skills on a consistent and regular basis are the ones we can place easily and who get the jobs of their dreams.
If you want to know more about our list of current vacancies in many different sectors give us a call or email hello@gsr2r.com
Till next time,
Cheryl