Recruitment Consultant Courses

Induction programme

Our proven and structured “10 Core Modules” programme will turn a raw trainee into a competent billing Recruiter.We build confidence and generate the necessary skills and habits in each trainee – Train, practise, feedback, practise, success.

Contains the following ten basic modules:

  1. Maximising Productivity – Time management, planning and the 18 steps of Recruitment
  2. Candidate Qualification and control
  3. Business Development  (How to make a sales call)– Preparing for a call, Call introduction, Questioning Techniques, Objection Handling, Closing for action.
  4. Business Development (Types of call) – Reference checks, Chasing leads, Marketing calls.
  5. Candidate Marketing and Presentation (via email and telephone)
  6. Taking a Job Order – Getting the information you need and controlling the process.
  7.  Recruitment Plans – How to fill a role, including Database searches, Adverts, Linkedin and referrals
  8. Interview Preparation – Client and Candidate
  9. Handling Resignations and Counteroffers
  10. Market Mapping – Who should you be working with?

Individual Modules

Each module is designed to last half a day (3.5 hours) or can be compressed into a “bitesize” version with less detail that lasts 1 hour.

  • A definition of Recruitment – The job role, characteristics of a successful Recruiter and how to acquire them.
  • Maximising Productivity in a Recruitment role.
  • The importance of excellent Customer service
  • Effective habits of a good recruiter
  • Effective Email Operation
  • Empathetic Communication
  • The Importance of Setting Goals
  • The Recruitment Process (18 steps of Recruitment)
  • Contract Recruitment process
  • Calculating charge/pay rates as a Contract Consultant
  • The Sales Cycle – The steps of the sales process, Influencing people
  • Pre-call Planning
  • Dealing with Gatekeepers
  • Opening the call
  • Questioning Techniques
  • Benefit Selling
  • Handling Objections
  • Closing – Agreeing the next step
  • Justifying the fee
  • Client visits – Getting visits and what to do before, during and after.
  • Business Development with Existing Clients
  • Account Management
  • Personal “Key Accounts”
  • Market Mapping
  • Candidate Marketing and Presentation – including putting a call list together
  • Taking a Job Order (Permanent role)
  • Taking a Job Brief (Contract/temporary role)
  • Recruitment Plans – Timetables, plan to fill the role
  • Improving the Clients’ Recruitment Process
  • Writing a good Job Advert
  • Database searches
  • Utilising Linkedin for searches
  • Name gathering – Getting Referrals
  • Candidate Approach calls
  • Candidate Qualification
  • CV Formatting
  • Finding Leads and how to store them – Included getting references
  • Getting Candidate commitment
  • Interview Preparation
  • Handling Job offers
  • Managing the Resignation process and Counteroffers
  • Keeping in touch and getting Feedback