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Malmö, Sweden / London, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

Providing recruitment services to small businesses in the UK on a freelance basis

London, United Kingdom

Increased retention rates by 23% YOY, achieved by improving interview processes and assessment methodsAchieved significant reduction in agency spend across the business, moving to zero agency spend in Retail Stores, and over 50% reduction in Head Office and Contact Centre rolesRunning the end-to-end recruitment process for all graduate placement rolesFull ownership of recruitment for the Retail Stores, developing strong relationships with Store Managers to support them and implement… Show more Increased retention rates by 23% YOY, achieved by improving interview processes and assessment methodsAchieved significant reduction in agency spend across the business, moving to zero agency spend in Retail Stores, and over 50% reduction in Head Office and Contact Centre rolesRunning the end-to-end recruitment process for all graduate placement rolesFull ownership of recruitment for the Retail Stores, developing strong relationships with Store Managers to support them and implement improvements to the recruitment processTeaming with the Contact Centre Managers to develop stronger and more efficient recruitment procedures for Call Centre staffRecruiting for Head Office positions across all departments including HR, Marketing, Supply Chain, Design, IT and Finance; being fully responsible for the recruitment process and working closely with Department Managers to ensure hiring of the best candidatesActing as super-user and administrator for the ATS, as well as company internal and external job boards, including LinkedInWeekly and monthly reporting on recruitment statistics, tracking developments year on year, and analysing areas to improve and streamline processes and methods for hiringWorking with the HR team in the USA to support with recruitment in North America, both for Retail Stores and Head Office roles, including sourcing and interviewing candidatesSupported the HR Administration Team with HR systems, payroll and board-level reporting. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Working in the Permanent division, specialising in Management for Pubs, Bars and Restaurants, along with head office support roles (HR, L&D, training, internal recruitment, sales & marketing)Setting up and running recruitment consultant Open Days alongside the company internal recruiter, and providing ongoing support to the internal recruitment processBuilding relationships with my clients in order to gain a deeper understanding of their requirements for each role, as well as their… Show more Working in the Permanent division, specialising in Management for Pubs, Bars and Restaurants, along with head office support roles (HR, L&D, training, internal recruitment, sales & marketing)Setting up and running recruitment consultant Open Days alongside the company internal recruiter, and providing ongoing support to the internal recruitment processBuilding relationships with my clients in order to gain a deeper understanding of their requirements for each role, as well as their longer term growth and progression plans, allowing me to place people into the business who can add true valueWorking to set targets for monthly billing amounts, numbers of candidates resourced and new clients/jobs taken on, consistently achieving and beating theseSourcing candidates through multiple job-boards, mailers, LinkedIn, headhunting, referrals, database searches and ATS systemsWorking with a high volume of candidates with different specific needsScreening interviews with all candidates, registering candidates and checking all documentation for legal right to work status, obtaining references for candidatesArranging interviews with clients and candidates, briefing and managing candidates through the interview process, focussing on the details and specifics of each company and interviewerConfirming placements and helping candidates through to start dates and through probation periodsResearching industry news and developments, visiting different clients’ outlets to gain more in-depth knowledge of the hospitality business and which companies to target for potential jobs and headhunting opportunities Show less

London, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Creative Writing, Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy