Lexdan Select was formed to offer recruitment services to the South African market, and broader African market. We are a client centric company, focused on adding value at each step in the recruitment process. Our candidate attraction strategies ensure our clients reach the best talent in the market, and make smart hiring decisions.
The main function is to act as an intermediary between clients looking to recruit and candidates who are seeking a job. A recruitment consultant needs to maintain the client relationship and understand their needs, and ensure that they match it appropriately to a candidate profile.
In doing so, the consultant needs to have an understanding of a wide variety of factors, from the clients industry, culture, plans, business and more. Then the match needs to be made to a particular candidate who matches these factors.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Management of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle
Matching and placing candidates into the right position by ensuring the client and candidates needs are understood and met
Develop and maintain a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates
Candidate headhunting to target both active and passive external candidates, particularly hard-to-find talent and niche skills
Leverage online recruiting resources and in-house system to identify and recruit the very best candidates
Review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements
Pre-screen and interview candidates though competency based questioning techniques
Manage and coordinate all communication with candidates and clients
Prepare candidates for interviews with clients by providing detailed information on the company, business strategy, department background, job descriptions, and expectation- setting
Manage the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in full recruitment lifecycle
Conducting business development to grow existing client base
Market and industry research and due-diligence
What does the first 6 -12 months entail?
Training from the Directors on various topics to develop the employee on aspects of the recruitment cycle
Shadowing of Directors and other consultants
Learning what makes a good CV
How to manage candidates through recruitment processes
Assisting Directors with CV management and presentation
Sitting in on Client meetings with Director
Learning how to conduct own candidate meetings/interviews
Recording of relevant candidate and client info on our database system
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