Recruitment Consultant
About Selby Jennings
Selby Jennings is a globally recognised specialist recruitment company operating within the Financial Services markets. Our team delivers exceptional talent to a diverse range of clients across various verticals across the world: Investment Management, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Sakes & Trading, Commodities, Quantitative Finance, Technology, Risk Management, Finance & Accounting.
About the Role
As a Recruitment Consultant at Selby Jennings, you play a pivotal role in identifying and securing top-tier candidates for clients across specialised industries. By leveraging market insights and a consultative approach, you help drive business growth and strengthen client partnerships, contributing directly to the firm's global reputation for delivering high-impact talent solutions.
Core Responsibilities
- Build your Client Base: proactively reach out to companies to pitch your services and represent the business. Help them find the right talent by understanding their needs and delivering tailored solutions. Develop and maintain strong client relationships to foster long-term partnerships.
- Find Top Talent: Source mid to senior-level candidates and become a subject matter expert in your recruitment market. Build and nurture strong relationships with potential candidates by understanding their career goals and aligning them with the right opportunities.
- Own the Process: Coordinate interviews, manage feedback loops, and ensure a smooth and professional experience for both candidates and clients. Lead offer negotiations and guide both sides through the process to secure successful, long-term partnerships.
Key Competencies
- Strong work ethic, proven resilience, and drive
- Proactive, coach-able, and adaptable
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, and performance-driven environment
- Ability to work autonomously and in teams
What We Offer
- Structured training: award-winning training program delivered by our in-house specialist Learning & Development Team. Your first month includes immersive hands-on training designed to build your skills and confidence from day one. As you progress in your role, you'll have access to advanced sales and management development programs to support your continued growth.
- Career Progression: merit-based promotions available for both individual contributor and management tracks
- Uncapped earning potential: starting from day one, the more candidates you place, the more you earn.
- Annual leave: starting with 20 days annual leave plus national holidays and half-day birthday leave.
- Performance incentives: summer and Winter incentives trips for top performers, quarterly fine dining experiences, and regular team outings.
- Health & Well-being: medical, dental, and optical insurance, along with access to an employee assistance program (EAP) from your first day.
FAQs
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