Recruitment Consultant - Stellenbosch at Lexdan Select

Job Summary 

The Recruitment Consultant will work with clients & candidates in the Mining, Manufacturing & Engineering sectors.

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.

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