Graduate Research Executive

1 day ago


St Albans, United Kingdom Intelligent People Ltd Full time

Are you a graduate or early in your career and looking to embark on a rewarding and exciting career in Marketing and Product Management recruitment? Are you looking to work in a company that values work/life balance and employee wellbeing as a key value,and rewards hard work and success with a great range of benefits and perks?
We are hiring a number of Graduate Research Executive / Graduate Recruiter / Trainee Recruitment Consultant roles to join the rapidly growing team at our specialist recruitment consultancy based in the heart of St Albans.
Intelligent People is a St Albans based executive search and experienced hire recruitment specialist, with a focus on marketing, product management and commercial leadership. We provide expert consultancy, advice and services to our customers, who are a mixtureof small and large consumer and technology brands. The work we do helps our customers build their services and scale their businesses - it's exciting
The Role
Some specific responsibilities for the Graduate Research Executive / Graduate Recruiter / Trainee Recruitment Consultant:
Use the CRM system to target non-Client contacts
Perform database searches and improve data integrity
Use 3rd party tools to help build Talent pools
You will also help the business development effort by performing market research on potential Clients, adding them to the prospecting system, performing data input and helping with targeted outreach.
If you recognise the following in yourself, we want to hear from you:
Highly articulate with excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
An intelligent, logical and organised mind with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with a strong interest in building relationships and connecting with a diverse group of people within and outside the organisation.
A willingness to push yourself and step out of your comfort zone
A sense of urgency and bias for action; a competitive edge
Bachelor degree is preferred but not essential.
We offer a range of great perks, including:
28 Days Holiday
Starting base salary £22-25k and generous commission structure
Relaxed and welcoming office atmosphere - we have TVs, Sonos speakers, and an Xbox
Fresh fruit and pastries in the office
Weekly team lunch
Hybrid working opportunities
Monthly and quarterly incentive days from spa days to paintballing
Annual trips abroad - recent examples include trips to Prague, Berlin, Rome and Stockholm
And many more
We take our commitment to work/life balance seriously so you won't be doing crazy hours or being set unrealistic targets here - instead, you can expect to work for a small but growing business with a great ambience that will support you to build your careerin this exciting industry.
Career progression
We recognise that it takes all kinds of people to make a great team of recruiters, so this role is designed with a strong training plan as a first step towards consultancy. Many of our Research Executives go on to have fulfilling and lucrative careers as Consultants,and we'll give you the support to get there at a pace that suits you.
Upon completing your initial training period you will have the chance to progress into Senior Researcher and ultimately into frontline Consultancy roles, selling and delivering executive search and experience hire services for new and existing customers.
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