Recruitment Consultant - Life Sciences - Validation/QA/CQV
Starting salary: €30,932 + uncapped commission
Welcome to Hays!
At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. With over 50 years’ experience Hays operates in 16 countries within 6 core industries and a selection of local specialisms. Together, we are better together: we support, celebrate, and share with each other to create stronger outcomes for all. Launch your career with the world’s leading specialist recruitment & workforce solution organisation. Join the Hays team!
Your new office
Hays Cork is home to an experienced high-performing team across multiple specialisms based in city centre offices close to the river. Due to the growth of our Life Sciences division, we are growing our team. Hays Cork is currently home to 12 consultants who are true experts in their particular market, with mixed experience levels ranging up to Senior Business Directors. The expertise around you will provide an excellent opportunity to shape your business and progress professionally. Alongside a fantastic team, as a recruitment consultant you have huge potential to earn a competitive package with uncapped commission available from day one.
The Opportunity
What can I expect day to day?
We have an exciting opportunity for a consultant to start your desk in a highly lucrative market covering the whole of Ireland, specialising in Pharmaceutical Professionals specialising in Quality Assurance, CQV and Validation Engineering.
This is a fast-paced temp desk where you’ll nurture long-standing client relationships and place in-demand, highly skilled professionals across Ireland, whilst building new relationships with candidates and clients all the time. Operating within a sector that is seeing significant growth, we’re looking for a commercially astute individual to grow a profitable business.
As a recruitment consultant you will gain exposure to a range of different activities whilst being supported by a structured training and development programme from day one. Some of your main responsibilities may include:
- Source, interview, and match high-quality candidates to roles
- Identify and proactively partner with new and existing clients through new outreach and business development calls to build better, profitable outcomes by understanding their hiring needs and challenges
- Manage the recruitment process by guiding candidates and Clients through the full recruitment process from taking a brief to negotiating offers
- Be bold and curious, developing specialist market expertise by actively seeking to understand your customer’s market
- Take accountability for meeting targets and delivering your monetary goals that contribute to the growth and profitability of Hays
- Be part of vibrant and inclusive culture that cheers on progress by celebrating personal and team performance
Who are we looking for?
You’ll be ambitious pushing outside your comfort zone and willing to experiment. It’s not just about who you are, but who you want to become.
- Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills, having honest conversations
- Customer centric by understanding clients’ needs and delivering tailored solutions
- Have a strategic mindset to spot opportunities and drive profitable outcomes
- Open to change being comfortable in a fast-paced target driven environment
- Develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client companies through business development calls, client visits, networking and entertainment events.
- Collaborative in spirit, people focused with a sales-driven mentality.
- Be resilient, bold and curious
What you’ll get in return – The Hays Deal
Believing that personal growth leads to professional progression, you’ll feel heard, valued and assured that we care about your wellbeing, in an inclusive environment where you can be your authentic self. This will enable you to reach your full potential, broadening your ability to make a positive impact leading to your own personal success.
- Access to team leadership training for you to evolve your career
- Cutting-edge tools and technology to enable you to make an extraordinary impact
- Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid working policy
- Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days and your birthday off!
- Celebrate success: Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with uncapped commission in addition to base salary
- High Performer Incentives including local and international trips. Montenegro 2024, South Africa 2025 and Mauritius this year!
- Global career opportunities - make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays
- Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome
- Wellbeing rewards: Benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts
- Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues
What to do next
If you strive for performance, see things through whilst acting with integrity? Hays is the place to be. Joining Hays means joining a business that’s going places. Apply today!
