Job description

This position is for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant working at our Manchester office, focusing on Permanent and/or Contract recruitment. As a Trainee Recruiter, you will be proactively building out your network of candidates and clients specifically in the UK Technology market.

Working at OJ:

At Oliver James people are our strength, they are our competitive edge and the key to our success and the service we provide.

When you join OJ, you enter an environment where your career progression is taken seriously. From day one, our global People and Performance team will work with you to build your confidence and knowledge through a tailored training programme, and this remains the case at every stage of your career.

We provide you with the platform to perform to the best of your ability and continuously develop. You have the authority and accountability to be responsible for the speed and success of your own career progression and development through a transparent promotion pathway, providing you with a clear route to progress.

Every team at OJ is made of individuals with unique strengths, so we provide an inclusive work culture that is collaborative and committed to a collective vision. You will work with some of the most talented professionals and will be supported by investment in the world's most innovative tools and OJ's agile working environment.

We work hard, and are ambitious, but most importantly, we celebrate success and love what we do! If you have the drive to be the best at what you do, you can expect high levels of trust and support in return. Wherever you want your career to go, OJ will provide you with the platform to take your career to the next level.

About the role

As a Trainee Recruiter, your responsibilities will be:

• Proactively headhunting candidates and developing a map of who is active and passive in the market
• Establishing new business relationships through cold calling, client meetings, flipping senior headhunts
• Building a profitable desk specifically across the Tech UK market, working closely with the existing team, sharing information and contacts, and taking advantage of our extensive existing client base.
• Defining client requirements whilst mapping out the organisational structure, the culture, and the client's annual growth plans
• Networking with candidates and clients, organising networking events and client presentations
• Negotiating commercial terms, understanding the implication of the PSL for hires
• Cross-selling other disciplines and incorporating other business areas into the relationships cultivated
• Adding contacts to the database to map out potential new clients
• Business development calls to prospective clients either by chasing an active lead or making the call to introduce a candidate/your service
• Speaking to active candidates to track where they are going in the market, collecting leads and commercial information you can use for your own business development
• Build relationships with senior candidates which in turn can be flipped into clients
• Sourcing / headhunting candidates actively for live roles
• Taking candidates out to market by calling clients, emailing their profile to the client directly, and using LinkedIn in-mails. Following up on any emails with calls to sell in the profile

About you

• A strong background in B2B, Door to Door, or Telesales experience is ideal but not a necessity.
• Strong life/work experience that has defined you to be who you are today.
• Results-driven, resilient, adaptable, organised & self-motivated are just a few of the attributes you will need in order to be successful in this role.
• See solutions and not problems.
• Always a team player!
• Not afraid of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.
• Confident on the phone and able to build rapport quickly to establish valuable and lasting relationships.

What we offer

• Transparent promotion pathway at every level
• Excellent and competitive benefits
• Tailored training at every level
• Festive close-down* + holiday allowance (*location dependant)
• Monthly OJ get-togethers
• Annual Company Events
• Extended lunch break for gym-goers

Introduction to OJ Manchester from Rick Davis, UK Director

Welcome to OJ Manchester!

Manchester is the global HQ of the Oliver James Group and our goal is to remain a centre of excellence when it comes to hiring new talent, providing them with the tools to succeed and ultimately, allow people to grow long and lucrative careers within the Group, whether that be UK or abroad.

Our office has been responsible for creating over 65% of the Group's Global Director community, along with a large proportion of top-performing consultants each year. As a leadership team, we work hard to ensure our culture puts people at the forefront of everything we do. We believe everyone should benefit from our award-winning training plan, no matter their level, experience, or job role, so we tailor a development plan to suit every individual who entrusts their career to Oliver James.

Above all, we want people to excel in our business by enjoying their work. We listen to people, promote well-being and flexibility, and make sure they enter the office each day with a purpose and smile.