Recruitment Consultant - #1773434

Hays Recruitment

Recruitment Consultant/Senior Recruitment Consultant

Construction & Property - Leeds- Hybrid Working

About Hays

At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. Together, we will work for your tomorrow, and the possibilities are endless.

This opportunity is with our Construction & Property team with a combined 40 years’ experience within the industry. They work with a variety of businesses across the West and North Yorkshire including, public sector and social housing organisations, large corporate businesses maintenance providers (both national and local) and Tier 1 and 2 contractors.

The Leeds office services a number of industries including Finance, Construction, Property, Legal, HR, Education, Business Support and Technology. A short walk from the train station, the office is complete with secure bike locker, showers, breakout area and lounge, booths for team meetings and a furnished rooftop where the team regularly take part in activities and celebrations.

The Opportunity

Are you an ambitious sales-driven individual looking for an opportunity to develop a long-term career in a business that is going places? Then there is no better place to create the career you want than here at Hays. And the best part is that you don’t even need to have recruitment experience or qualifications – just the ambition and drive to make a difference in the world of work and shape your own personal success. You’ll also benefit from industry-renowned training and the tools and technological support to make that hard-hitting impact. You won’t be alone either - with the support of a global network of talented colleagues supporting you to create the career that’s right for you.

What can I expect day to day?

As a Senior/Recruitment Consultant, you'll have the freedom to do things differently, supported by colleagues with a wealth of experience empowering you to learn and grow. No day is the same here at Hays, and you will gain experience across a varied range of skills to include:

• Building relationships with clients, both in person, virtually and over the phone


• Winning new business and maximising relationships with customers


• Managing vacancies from start to finish


• Screening, interviewing and shortlisting candidates


• Matching the best candidates to the best jobs

Here at Hays, you really can influence your own earning potential, by getting out what you put in. Your energy and dedication will be rewarded in a culture built on celebrating success.

What you'll need to succeed

• No previous recruitment experience is needed but you will need to demonstrate previous commercial sales experience.


• Passion to succeed and be part of a fast-paced inclusive environment


• People focused with a sales-driven mentality and experience working towards targets


• Relationship focused with the confidence to build strong networks


• Collaborative in spirit with a growth mindset to develop a long-lasting career

What you will get in return

• Culture built on rewarding success and the opportunity to influence your earning potential


• Best technology in the industry and a renowned training programme to support success and drive rapid career progression and ongoing development


• Flexible hybrid working patterns


• Opportunity to take your career globally


• Incentives and rewards to recognise performance both locally, regionally and nationally


• Broad range of employee wellbeing initiatives and benefits


• Referral bonus scheme


• Community of internal support networks.


• Paid volunteering days for all employees under our Working for Your Tomorrow Initiative.

Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. As a committed Disability Confident employer, if you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, whatever your background, let’s work together to create it!

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture of opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career.