Associate Recruitment Consultant

Hays Job Opportunity

At Hays, we believe in being lifelong partners - to our people as well as our customers. With over 50 years of business success, we have a reputation as the world leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions. But joining Hays isn't just about being part of a global business leader, it's about making a difference in the world of work.

Equipped with the skills, solutions, and technological capabilities of a true leadership partner, you'll put our customers at the heart of everything you do. We deliver holistic workforce solutions, including RPOs and MSPs, to solve the challenges our customers face today, tomorrow and in the future.

Our knowledge through scale, deep understanding, and our ability to meaningfully innovate is what sets us apart.

To support you in providing the advice, insights, and expertise our customers need to navigate a more complex world of work, we continually invest in your training and development and offer a rich variety of career opportunities across the globe.

Our culture is grounded in collaboration and inclusivity; we offer remote, hybrid and office working options and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work.

A career at Hays means working with skilled people from diverse backgrounds who are encouraged to think beyond, building partnerships across regions while united by the Hays spirit and guided by our belief to always do the right thing.

Let's create your tomorrow

Why join Hays?

Be part of the team

We're driven to work hard but know when to have fun. We call it the Hays spirit. You'll experience this motivating energy in every part of our global team, and an inclusive environment where you can be yourself.

Feel set up to thrive

We're believers that personal growth leads to professional progression. Our open and accessible managers support you throughout your career, making sure you feel heard, valued and set up to succeed.

Go further in your career

Our scale and expertise mean you have access to a variety of progression opportunities. We give you firm foundations for your career, and the speed you can move forward is determined by your performance.

Work at the leading edge

Joining Hays means joining a business that's going places. We're transforming the way we do things, and shaping the future of the world of work, so if you thrive in a fast-paced environment, Hays is the place to be.

Our values

Be bold & curious - own the outcomes - be better together - champion the customer

Your new team

Join our high-performing construction and property team comprised of professionals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, including top-producing Hays Recruitment professionals with experience from our global businesses.

The team consists of industry experts with over 12 years of staffing expertise, consultants with 2-3 years of high-level success as well as associates who have recently started their Hays journey. Our leadership team fosters an environment of hands-on support, team collaboration, and inclusive competition to challenge one another to be their best.

We enjoy working together in a high-pace, relentless, sales driven environment while also taking part in various social events like team lunches, team bonding activities, and happy-hours to celebrate team and individual success.

Your new role:

• Develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client companies through business development calls, client visits, networking and entertainment events.
• Apply a relationship-based sales approach to build and maintain a successful book of business. Source, recruit, interview, evaluate and place highly skilled professionals to match client requirements for contract, contract to hire or permanent opportunities.
• Build a network of active and passive professionals through creative sourcing, referrals and networking events.
• Foster long-term relationships with candidates and clients through ongoing contact
• Grow contractor headcount for designated market and take action on leads passed.
• Follow up with pipeline and placed candidates to grow your professional network within your market.
• Build foundational recruitment (find & engage) skills, knowledge and take responsibility for own development.
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities with Learning & Development
• Actively showcase and live HAYS values/vision/standards and expectations for high performance

What we're looking for:

• 1-3 years' experience in a sales related role, preferably 1+ years Recruiter, Account Manager, or outbound sales experience preferred
• Achievement focused, resilient, authentic & trustworthy.
• Self-motivated, self-reliant and takes initiative and compelled to learn Construction & Property industry.
• Good communicator; able to overcome obstacles, team player.
• Desire for personal development and professional growth

What you will get:

• We offer base compensation of $45,000, plus a high percentage, uncapped commission plan from 15-50%.
• Hybrid/flexible schedule.
• PTO starting at 22 days, 2 floating holidays and 2 volunteer days. Our top producers have the opportunity to earn UNLIMITED PTO.
• Competitively priced medical, vision and dental plans to choose what works best for you.
• 401K with guaranteed match and fast-paced vesting schedule.
• Initial and continuous training & support from Learning & Development for your professional growth.

What you need to do now

Excited yet? If you're already itching to take the next step to achieving your career goals, apply now.

Everyone is welcome here. We care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion (Search "Hays Our Promise" to read more). We encourage applicants from all groups, including women, indigenous people, visible or racial minorities, persons with disabilities, and anyone else who may belong to any group protected by federal, state, or local law. We have active employee resource groups which you can tap into from day one including the Pride Network, Black Excellence Network, WE Lead (for female leaders), and other employee resource groups supporting Veterans, Neurodiverse individuals, South Asians, and individuals interested in Sustainability. We have a very active relationship with Think Big for Kids who we support with their work of supporting youth engagement. You will be given in-depth training around different DE&I topics, which we believe are not only important for us, but for our clients and our candidates. At Hays, we foster a culture of inclusion. We want to hear from you. You are welcome here.

Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees.

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