What do you need to be a Trainee Recruitment Consultant?

Question

I have an interview on Friday and I need to impress the company manager. However, I do not have a clue about a TRC role and would like to be given the opportunity.

Answer 1

Three things are required, specifically:

1) You must be willing to be trained

2) You need to know about recruiting

3) You MUST be able to consult.

Easy !

Answer 2

I am a fully fledged RC and have been for about a year and a half and am only 20. The best trick is just to be yourself as the interview for them is all about them establishing your personality, make them aware that you are a confident communicator on all levels and with all different types of people. I had only a couple of a-level passes and a years exp in a job that required a lot of phone conversation but was still offered the job the next day, no second interview, nothing. You just need to assure them that you are very good socially and can cope under pressure. I wish you the best of luck as it is an excellent job to get into and at this point in time i cannot see myself doing anything else.

Answer 3

You need a lack of morals and to be OK about exploiting people.

Watch out my girl, you're on a slippery slope. It'll be estate agency next for you if you're not careful.

Answer 4

Excellent people skills. Communication skills. Public speaking abilities. Flexibility.

Answer 5

I spent ten years as a consultant and employed countless staff in that time - he main thing they will look for is tenacity, added to that you need drive, negotiation skills, the ability to build superb relationships even when the business isn't there - you need to be money orientated and want to succeed.  The worst thing you can say is that you are a people person - aren't we all?  You need to be competitive, hungry for success, focused, target orientated and able to work to deadlines - pressure pressure pressure - an excellent telephone manner and the ability to cajole is essential!  

make sure you ask lots of questions - not about holidays etc but about targets, training, opportunities, the team, development of roles, how the desk performs at the moment, temps, perms etc - the best way to run a perms desk is to run it like a temps desk - the rule of thumb in recruitment is that the temps desk pays all the bills and the perms desk is profit as it is a slower turnover - there is the problem that most consultants fall into on perms - it can be slow moving with some vacancies having a 3 month lead time - make your client and your candidate your best friend!

Good luck