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What are the main responsibilities of the recruitment consultant in recruitment agency?

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Question added by syed asifumer , Senior Onboarding Officer/ Recruiter/ Headhunter , Esad Services Group
Date Posted: 2016/05/09
مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I agree with experts answer. Thanks for the invitation

ACHMAD SURJANI
by ACHMAD SURJANI , General Manager Operations , Sinar Jaya Group Ltd

Being a Recruitment Consultant

Being a Recruitment Consultant involves acting as an intermediary between employers looking to recruit staff and candidates seeking a career or job change. It is also a sales job and our consultants are required to demonstrate a high degree of commercial acumen and are rewarded accordingly.

Whilst the overall objective of a consultant is to meet the needs of both the client and the candidate by ensuring the best mutual fit, there is a lot more to the job. Find out more:

The role

Candidates

  • Interviewing and liaising with candidates to determine their personal strengths and job requirements
  • Matching candidates to jobs
  • Providing advice on the career opportunities in the markets we serve, including how to improve a CV
  • Briefing candidates on suitable roles and preparing them for interviews
  • Managing the recruitment process, from the initial interview through to the offer being made. You will also facilitate negotiations between the client and candidate, such as salary and start date, and provide feedback before and after interviews
  • Maintaining the candidate database and promoting jobs to new and existing candidates

Clients

  • Introducing suitable candidates to new and existing clients
  • Developing long term relationships with clients by building an understanding of their structure, culture, hiring needs and preferences
  • Supplying carefully selected shortlists of candidates
  • Designing and running recruitment campaigns including the creation of advertisements
  • Managing the recruitment process in full from registering a vacancy to the arrival of the successful recruit

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

agree with all expert answers above

 

I leave the answer to the experts Specialists

Randy Jumaquio
by Randy Jumaquio , HR Executive │ Content Creator │ Coach , Self-Employed (Freelancer)

You must improve two things mainly:

1. The applicant pooling (as your products)

2. The company who will get manpower from you (as your customers)

 

Focus in these two things to be successful.

Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives

Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites;

Determines applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications.

Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements; contacting recruiters, using newsgroups and job sites.

Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.

Arranges management interviews by coordinating schedules; arranges travel, lodging, and meals; escorting applicant to interviews; arranging community tours.

 

Accomplishes human resources and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

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