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Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

BitBox are a leading electronics and software design and manufacturing business located in Basingstoke, Hampshire.Owing to the volume of business and to keep up with demand, they need to recruit across several teams. I was hired on a fixed term contract to manage the recruitment function. Discussing vacancies with hiring managers, amending/creating job descriptions, placing adverts on job boards, posting content on social media platforms, searching LinkedIn (Recruiter Lite) and updating the company career website page.Pre-screening all suitable candidates, typically using Microsoft Teams (video). Presenting shortlist of candidates to the hiring manager. Arranging interviews and attending the interviews alongside the hiring manager. Making offers to candidates, negotiating, and instructing HR to issue contract/offer paperwork.

I am responsible for recruiting key IT resource, account management and introducing new clients to our services. My focus is on permanent recruitment and I work with a number of clients across the UK. Everything from discussing client needs, helping to formulate job descriptions, salary benchmarking, writing adverts, searching databases, social media campaigns, Mailchimp mailshots, screening candidates, arranging interviews and negotiating offers.

Romsey, Hampshire

I was responsible for recruiting key individuals up to Director Level including Helpdesk / Application Support, Developers, Test Analysts, Business Analysts and Project / Programme Managers.I managed a list of key accounts and opened opportunities with new clients.

Newbury, Berkshire

Here I was responsible for setting up an IT Recruitment desk. Corr had no prior experience offering IT Recruitment as a service, they focused on Driving, Industrial, Catering, Commercial and Health Care.I generated new sales promotional material, reviewed existing contract terms and modified content to ensure it was appropriate to the market and negotiated deals with job boards. I was responsible for opening new doors, promoting services to new clients which included generating lists of prospect clients, running email campaigns and cold calling. I also approached existing clients of Corr to introduce myself and the new service available.Once terms had been agreed, a full recruitment service was provided from taking details of the role, advertising the vacancy, screening candidates and submitting only the most relevant to the client.

Camberley, Surrey

Following the acquisition of Metaskil by Watchstone Group, I was seconded into a Internal Recruiter role with our sister company ICE InsureTech. I relocated offices and was based on-site. I was tasked with the recruitment of all contract and permanent staff, carrying out full life cycle recruitment. I would discuss new roles with the hiring managers, advertise opportunities, candidate selection, arranging interviews, negotiating offers and generate documentation for new appointments and on-boarding of new staff. Typical roles included Java Developers, UI Developers, Data Analysts, Project Managers, Project Support Officers, Business Analysts, Test Manager/Analysts, IT Support, Sales & Marketing etc. As part of the role I managed the PSL of recruitment agencies and supported the larger Group of companies, Watchstone Group Plc, with general recruitment of Permanent and Interim staff.

Aldermaston, Berkshire

Responsible for resourcing client opportunities, managing the associate database, writing job specifications, advertising opportunities, discussing requirements with clients and applicants, recruitment of interim staff, interviewing applicants, arranging client interviews, negotiating offers and account management; 360 Recruitment. Often my avenue into new companies was by demonstrating my ability to identify candidates for “difficult roles”, those positions where companies had exhausted their existing PSL and required additional support.I was also responsible for managing the daily tasks of the team administrator and resourcers, allocating tasks appropriate to the current list of requirements that enabled me to focus my time to more suitable tasks.As part of the role I was responsible for producing monthly reports. This included open and closed vacancies, candidate status and a sales pipeline of potential new clients.

Aldermaston

The Consultancy Corporation rebranded as Metaskil during 2003.With the expansion of the Contract team, I was offered the opportunity to progress my career. The Contract market was the company’s main focus and the biggest revenue generator. I joined the team and soon got to grips with the speed of the contract market.Initially I was tasked with supporting an Interim Recruitment Consultant; this involved placing adverts, searching CV databases, managing applications and short-listing/interviewing candidates. This progressed into managing contractors on assignment; ensuring contractual paperwork was in place and extensions agreed before the completion date. I also built strong, long term relationships with contractors, meeting them for lunch/coffee and discussing the assignment and how they were getting on.

Aldermaston

Seconded into the permanent recruitment division, I was responsible for supporting a Recruitment Consultant and tasked with producing job adverts, managing applications and short-listing candidates. As my experience and knowledge increased, I would source opportunities of my own to manage, this included discussing and taking down initial requirements through to the successful placement of candidates.

Aldermaston

I joined the business to generate new sales for www.easycareer.com (no longer operational); an internet site designed specifically for advertising job vacancies in the South of England. This role also involved administering the website, uploading vacancies and producing a newspaper to drop within postcode regions of the website target area.

Tasked with arranging Corporate Seminars designed to sell Tranmit's E-Procurement, Workflow and Electronic Document Management Software. Responsible for maintaining and developing the company’s prospect database, cold calling, diary management, appointment setting, lead generation and account management. Would represent the company at seminar’s meeting the delegates and discussing their thoughts about the presentation and the products on offer. Also first point of contact for all issues relating to the company database (Achiever) and training new employees.Cold calls were targeted at Director level within blue chip companies.

Andover

Assisted the Founder and Managing Director with the Sales function. Tasked with handling all incoming sales enquiries, providing detailed quotations, unit specifications and technical design drawings. Also involved in job allocation, ensuring units were ready for delivery and communicating with all departments such as purchasing to ensure the appropriate stock was on order. Handled all customer complaints promptly.

Andover

My main tasks included goods inwards and outwards inspection; managing supplier quality. The objective was to identify faulty goods before they were needed by the build team, solving any issues before the goods were required. Inspecting goods against detailed technical drawings and if found to be faulty, completing non-conformance reports and arranging for the supplier to correct their mistake.