Profession recruitment consultant

Recruitment consultants provide the suitable candidates to employers according to the specific job profile requested. They perform testing and interviewing with job seekers, shortlist few candidates to present to the employers and match candidates to appropriate jobs. Recruitment consultants maintain relationships with employers to offer their services on a more long-term basis.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Social / Artistic

Knowledge

• Labour legislation

  Legislation, on a national or international level, that governs labour conditions in various fields between labour parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade unions.

• Company policies

  The set of rules that govern the activity of a company.

• Employment law

  The law which mediates the relationship between employees and employers. It concerns employees' rights at work which are binding by the work contract.

• Human resource management

  The function in an organisation concerned with the recruitment of employees and the optimisation of employee performance.

• Job market offers

  Job opportunities available on the labour market, depending on the economic field concerned.

Skills

• Carry out recruiting services

  Attract, screen, select and haul on board persons fit for a job.

• Identify customer's needs

  Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

• Recruit employees

  Hire new employees by scoping the job role, advertising, performing interviews and selecting staff in line with company policy and legislation.

• Observe confidentiality

  Observe the set of rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorised person.

• Listen actively

  Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, clients, passengers, service users or others, and provide solutions accordingly.

• Maintain relationship with customers

  Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.

• Document interviews

  Record, write, and capture answers and information collected during interviews for processing and analysis using shorthand or technical equipment.

• Prepare for job interview

  Make someone ready to deal with job interviews, by advising on communication, body language and appearance, going through frequently asked questions, and identifying personal and professional strengths and weaknesses.

• Develop professional network

  Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.

• Profile people

  Create a profile of someone, by outlining this person's characteristics, personality, skills and motives, often by the use of information obtained from an interview or questionnaire.

• Use communication techniques

  Apply techniques of communication which allow interlocutors to better understand each other and communicate accurately in the transmission of messages.

• Communicate by telephone

  Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.

• Maintain privacy of service users

  Respect and maintain the dignity and privacy of the client, protecting his or her confidential information and clearly explaining policies about confidentiality to the client and other parties involved.

• Interview people

  Interview people in a range of different circumstances.

• Fix meetings

  Fix and schedule professional appointments or meetings for clients or superiors.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB