Recruitment Consultant
Job description
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Are you looking for a global firm that will support your personal and professional growth? We're hiring Recruitment Consultants to join our Birmingham team and help change lives every day.
Client Details
Page makes it possible. You make it Page.
Michael Page is a global market-leading recruitment consultancy, with over 7,000 recruiters worldwide. We're known for our trusted relationships, deep networks, and the impact we make by connecting people with opportunities that shape careers.
Our real strength is our people and our internal network, a collaborative, high performance culture where knowledge is shared, opportunities are referred, and careers are built together. As the #1 permanent recruiter globally, our brand opens doors and our leaders are experts who have walked the same path you're about to start.
People are at the heart of Page. Inclusion is embedded in how we hire, develop, and promote, ensuring everyone is seen, heard, and supported.
Description
As a Recruitment Consultant, you will build trusted relationships with clients and candidates, delivering high quality recruitment solutions in a fast paced, commercial environment. This is a role where curiosity is encouraged, performance is recognised, and progression is based on merit.
As a Recruitment Consultant, you will:
- Win and grow client relationships through proactive business development and consultative account management
- Attract, assess, and engage high-quality candidates through targeted sourcing and networking
- Build deep expertise in your market, developing a long-term specialism
- Collaborate within a high-performing team, sharing knowledge and driving results
- Take ownership of activity and data accuracy using Salesforce
Profile
Candidate profile:
- Experienced Recruitment Consultants: If you have a proven track record in B2B recruitment and are seeking new opportunities to excel, we are looking for you!
- Career Changers: If you're ready to embrace a new challenge and see recruitment as an exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you!
- Sales Superstars: Bring your sales experience (at least 12 months) and transferable skills to thrive in the world of recruitment.
To succeed in this role, you will need curiosity to understand markets, people, and what drives hiring decisions. You will have tenacity to stay focused and motivated in a performance led environment and you will need to be accountable for your results, activity, and personal development.
Job Offer
You'll feel welcomed, supported, and able to be yourself. Our employee networks include Women at Page, Pride at Page, Families at Page, Ability at Page, and Unity at Page.
Alongside an inclusive culture, as a business we focus on:
- Flexibility & Wellbeing - we offer hybrid working and accessible offices that accommodate all ways of working
- Growth & Rewards - competitive package with uncapped bonus, flexible benefits and market leading training to maximise your development
- Tools & Technology - we have invested in the best technology to support you
- Social Impact - using our skills for good with communities who face barriers to employment
At Michael Page, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it.
We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates, inclusive of all diversity characteristics. Please let us know if there is any support you need, so that you may perform at your best when interacting with us.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your B2B sales or recruitment experience prominently as Page Group specifically seeks candidates with proven commercial track records
📊 Quantify your sales achievements: 'Generated £180k revenue through 45 client placements, exceeding target by 23%'
🌐 Emphasise your Salesforce CRM proficiency as they specifically mention using this platform for activity tracking
🎯 Showcase your business development skills with concrete examples of winning new client relationships
🤝 Demonstrate your networking abilities and market knowledge as they value deep sector expertise and relationship building
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- •Generated £240k revenue through proactive business development, securing 38 new B2B client accounts and exceeding annual target by 28%
- •Built candidate pipeline of 150+ qualified professionals using targeted sourcing techniques, achieving 85% interview-to-offer conversion rate
- •Managed Salesforce CRM database of 200+ client contacts, maintaining 98% data accuracy while tracking performance metrics across 12 market sectors
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Page Group's position as the world's #1 permanent recruiter makes this Recruitment Consultant role in Birmingham exactly the career move I've been seeking. My proven B2B sales experience and passion for connecting people with opportunities align perfectly with your consultative approach to recruitment.
My background in business development has equipped me with the tenacity and curiosity needed to excel in your performance-driven environment. I understand the importance of building trusted client relationships while maintaining accurate pipeline data through CRM systems.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you use Salesforce to track and manage your recruitment pipeline?
- ›What methods do you use for sourcing high-quality candidates beyond job boards?
- ›How do you research and understand a new market sector quickly?
- ›What KPIs would you track to measure your recruitment performance?
- ›How would you build a network of contacts in a specialist market?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to win over a difficult client
- ›Describe a situation where you exceeded your sales targets
- ›Give an example of when you had to stay motivated despite facing rejection
- ›Tell me about a time you had to quickly learn about a new industry
- ›Describe how you've built long-term relationships with candidates or clients
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to win over a difficult client
Describe a situation where you exceeded your sales targets