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Job Vacancy - Recruitment Consultant - no experience necessary - excellent £££



Commander

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Apr 28, 2004
12,787
London
Back in June 2014 I posted an advert looking for someone to join my team to work as a Recruitment Consultant. It sparked a long discussion, some of it positive and some of it negative, and I was accused of all sorts of things, one of which was “playing with people’s hopes and dreams”. This riled me a bit, so I thought I’d give some specific figures this time. The guy that I successfully hired from this NSC advert had no recruitment experience, no sales experience, and no qualifications. He’s been in the role for 18 months, is now a Senior Consultant and is looking to be promoted to a Manager this year, earns £20K basic salary and is currently taking home £2700 a month after tax, the equivalent of £45K a year. If he keeps going the way he is going, that figure will be £3500 net and £60K by the end of this year. Next year he’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t make six figures. He also flew business class to Vegas in December and stayed in a suite (with a hot tub in the room) at the Bellagio, all-expenses paid for 5 nights after qualifying for the annual incentive trip abroad.

Due to my team’s continued success, I am now looking to add to it again. This is a position that you don’t need work experience for, you just need an ability and passion for talking to people, along with a hunger, drive and desire to succeed and a can-do attitude. You need to be able to hold high-level conversations, have a persuasive nature and be naturally good at overcoming objections. You also need to be extremely resilient, as you are likely to want to quit at least 6 times in your first 6 months. The role is fast paced with superb opportunities for the right people, both financially and for career development.

The position is mainly a telephone based role, involving winning new business through networking and sourcing experienced contractors to freelance roles within the pharmaceutical industry. You need to be fearless and ballsy and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you will be required to multi-task and work to challenging targets. If you are successful then you will also get to attend conferences and client meetings throughout Europe, and even globally. You will be working in a fun, buzzy, exciting environment, with people who love what they do and will go to great lengths to succeed. It can be a bit of a Lion’s den, but for the right people it is a fantastic environment to work in.

I manage the top-performing team in the company, and have a track record of training and developing people with no experience, and turning them into superstars within the company. My team has a superb culture for the right person, with (admittedly sometimes over-the top) great banter and a fun environment to work in. We even have an ex-Brighton player on the team (appearances: 0, goals 0, cards: 0), along with a bordering-on-alcoholic Chilean, a Palace fan and Merstham FC’s (some two-bob Ryman League outfit) only supporter.

You’re not going to get rich from the basic salary, but recruitment isn’t about the basic salary, it’s all about the commission. For someone coming in with no experience you can realistically expect to earn £30K in year one, £40-60K in year two, and £100K+ in year three.

Sound too good to be true? That’s because it kind of is- it isn’t easy, this is not a 9-5 job, and it is not suitable for someone who wants to go through the motions and have an easy life. This is a cut-throat industry, and to succeed you need to be prepared to put in the long hours, and the effort. If you do that, are not scared of picking up the phone and talking to people, and can take on training and coaching, then you will succeed, as long as you have a resilient personality and don’t ever give up. This industry is not for everyone, and a large percentage of people don’t make the grade. For those that do, the rewards on offer are fantastic.

To give you the very best opportunity to succeed we provide the best training in the industry, along with extensive on-desk support and guidance. You will experience an initial 4 week training programme, in this time we will teach you how to transfer your experience and build the knowledge required to become a successful specialist recruiter within this sector. You will undergo a 6 month probation period where you will be expected to achieve a specified revenue target before passing probation. You will then have the chance to earn share options in the company, which are performance based with 41% of the company available to the employees. Numerous people have earnt shares in only their second year in the job, and are looking at making life-changing sums of money at some point in the next few years when the shares are realised.

Our office is based near Gatwick (easily commutable from London / Surrey / Sussex), and we are a global company with options for working in New York, Singapore, North Carolina, Frankfurt, France and Kuala Lumpur once you are established in the role. We also have extensive growth plans with plans to open offices in South America, Hong Kong and Australia, to name a few. All our employees in our global offices started out in our Gatwick head office, and if you are successful you will have the option to move to one of our international bases.

Make no mistake- this is not a job for someone who wants to earn some decent money for a bit while they work out want they want to do with their life, it is a proper career working for one of the very best agencies in the business. We invest thousands and thousands of pounds in training and development in every new recruit, and we expect people to be with us for the long haul. It is a genuine meritocracy and the best people rise to the top very quickly.

I’ll need to see a copy of your CV in the first instance, and if I’m happy with it then we’ll have an initial telephone conversation. Our interview process is tough, and most people don’t make the grade. If you back yourself as a winner and think you can overcome any challenge, then I’d love to hear from you.

Send your CV to aswan@barringtonjames.com or call 01293 776644 and ask for Ash, for an informal discussion about the position and the company.

P.S. the guy I hired from the NSC advert was a Palace fan. That cannot happen again, I need to redress the balance of my team!


Let the annual NSC recruitment consultancy binfest begin.
 




StillHateBellotti

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Jun 17, 2011
861
Eastbourne
Great news, I was interested the last time around and glad I have just seen this. CV will be on its way over, in need of a change of career in to the final four weeks of my International Business Degree (Mature student, well sometimes), Could prove good timing. Cheers Mr StillHateBellotti.
 


Commander

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Apr 28, 2004
12,787
London
You had me, up to this point.



I couldn't work for a company with such atrocious (or non-existent) due diligence.

:wink:

Trust me, I did everything I could to dissuade him from joining. Rest assured that I still bully him every single day.
 


Biscuit Barrel

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Jan 28, 2014
2,392
Southwick
Great news, I was interested the last time around and glad I have just seen this. CV will be on its way over, in need of a change of career in to the final four weeks of my International Business Degree (Mature student, well sometimes), Could prove good timing. Cheers Mr StillHateBellotti.

If you do that, are not scared of picking up the phone and talking to people

or call 01293 776644 and ask for Ash

The clues are in the job description. Don't just send in your CV and wait to be contacted. Get on the phone. Only trying to help :thumbsup:
 




Dec 29, 2011
8,014
I'm currently out of a job and am looking for something like this. It would just be for a year or two while I sort myself out and really drill down to what I want in life. I'm a fairly shy person but once I get comfortable with my surroundings I can come out of my shell a little, but talking to people on the phone is a bit of a no-no for me. Long hours aren't a problem either; some weeks I work up to 50-55 hours a week so the hours likely wouldn't shock me too much but in terms of work. I'll whip a CV up in the new few days and send it to you within the week and hopefully we can get things moving from there.
 


StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
9,762
BC, Canada
It would just be for a year or two while I sort myself out and really drill down to what I want in life.
Talking to people on the phone is a bit of a no-no for me.

You just need an ability and passion for talking to people.

The position is mainly a telephone based role

Make no mistake- this is not a job for someone who wants to earn some decent money for a bit while they work out want they want to do with their life.

Err... :moo:
 


Commander

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NSC Patreon
Apr 28, 2004
12,787
London
I'm currently out of a job and am looking for something like this. It would just be for a year or two while I sort myself out and really drill down to what I want in life. I'm a fairly shy person but once I get comfortable with my surroundings I can come out of my shell a little, but talking to people on the phone is a bit of a no-no for me. Long hours aren't a problem either; some weeks I work up to 50-55 hours a week so the hours likely wouldn't shock me too much but in terms of work. I'll whip a CV up in the new few days and send it to you within the week and hopefully we can get things moving from there.

I can't work out if you are joking or not!
 






Dec 29, 2011
8,014
Just to save others wasting their time, has GingerBeerMan taken the job?

I re-read the post and apparently the salary is only 20k a year which won't work for me. I was looking for something in the 25-30 k range and preferably around the Brighton/Sussex area. Good luck to whoever applies though.
 


Commander

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Apr 28, 2004
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London
I re-read the post and apparently the salary is only 20k a year which won't work for me. I was looking for something in the 25-30 k range and preferably around the Brighton/Sussex area. Good luck to whoever applies though.

I'm not sure you've really read the post at all.


I still can't work out if you are joking or not, if you are then it was pretty well done.
 






Raleigh Chopper

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Sep 1, 2011
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Plymouth
If you do that, are not scared of picking up the phone and talking to people

or call 01293 776644 and ask for Ash

The clues are in the job description. Don't just send in your CV and wait to be contacted. Get on the phone. Only trying to help :thumbsup:

That's right, don't just send your CV in because after a short time yours will be towards the bottom of the pile and if there are ten good ones above it for shortlisting yours wont get a sniff.

Sorry Commander, only joshing, I am sure your company does not participate in this commonly used practise, I am ex agency (long term contracts, mechanical & electrical engineering & telecoms) when I joined the company this practise was soon binned and I made the consultants do their job properly and give everyone a fair chance.
 


WhingForPresident

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I didn't want to start a new thread so this one may be an appropriate one to ask this question to Commander or anyone else that has hired staff previously: Where do you stand on 'thank you notes' from candidates?

I always say 'thanks for your time' etc at an interview but it seems it's pretty commonplace to send an email or even a card to say thank you?

I'm in the running for a great job with a massive company at the moment and my missus was telling me I'd blown it by not sending an e-mail thanking them.. the thought hadn't even occured to me. I got a second interview so I obviously didn't 'blow it' by not doing so, but I was just wondering if this really has any impact for employers? I find the premise somewhat brown-nosey to be honest, but maybe that's the whole point?

Oh and good luck to those applying, sounds a great opportunity.
 




StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
9,762
BC, Canada
I didn't want to start a new thread so this one may be an appropriate one to ask this question to Commander or anyone else that has hired staff previously: Where do you stand on 'thank you notes' from candidates?

I always say 'thanks for your time' etc at an interview but it seems it's pretty commonplace to send an email or even a card to say thank you?

I'm in the running for a great job with a massive company at the moment and my missus was telling me I'd blown it by not sending an e-mail thanking them.. the thought hadn't even occured to me. I got a second interview so I obviously didn't 'blow it' by not doing so, but I was just wondering if this really has any impact for employers? I find the premise somewhat brown-nosey to be honest, but maybe that's the whole point?

Oh and good luck to those applying, sounds a great opportunity.

I've done it as an employee twice.
I got the job both times, and there was just the one position.

So maybe it helped, it probably did to be honest, but who knows?
Anything to get an edge over the opponent.
 


Commander

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NSC Patreon
Apr 28, 2004
12,787
London
I didn't want to start a new thread so this one may be an appropriate one to ask this question to Commander or anyone else that has hired staff previously: Where do you stand on 'thank you notes' from candidates?

I always say 'thanks for your time' etc at an interview but it seems it's pretty commonplace to send an email or even a card to say thank you?

I'm in the running for a great job with a massive company at the moment and my missus was telling me I'd blown it by not sending an e-mail thanking them.. the thought hadn't even occured to me. I got a second interview so I obviously didn't 'blow it' by not doing so, but I was just wondering if this really has any impact for employers? I find the premise somewhat brown-nosey to be honest, but maybe that's the whole point?

Oh and good luck to those applying, sounds a great opportunity.

Thank you GIFTS are always gratefully received, especially cash. Anyone sending me a brown envelope full of money is virtually certain to be shortlisted.

On a serious note, I think it's a good gesture to send an email after an interview, not even necessarily as a thank you, but just to show that you are still interested in the process. It keeps you in people's minds. That said, hardly anybody does it. Personally, I always would.
 




Bozza

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Jul 4, 2003
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OzMike

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Oct 2, 2006
12,891
Perth Australia
I have a lot of experience in many fields and am a degree qualified engineer.
I have a lot of drive and ambition and thought that I could make a difference in the field of recruitment, as I have employed people in the past and have been a pretty good judge.
I have found the recruitment consultants here to be mainly in their early twenties and have little knowledge industry and were not able to answer my questions.
I shudder to think that these people will be responsible for submitting short lists of prospective candidates with the limited knowledge that they have.
 



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