Intern Recruitment consultant Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Recruitment
Oxford
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Identifying and attracting suitable candidates through various channels, such as job boards, social media, networking, and databases.
• Conducting initial screenings, interviews, and assessments to evaluate candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit for client requirements.
• Handling a large volume of inbound and outbound calls, emails, and LinkedIn messages.
• Maintaining and updating the database of candidates and clients, ensuring all information is accurate and current.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to understand their hiring needs, company culture, and business objectives.
• Writing and posting job advertisements on various platforms to attract suitable candidates.
• Managing negotiations between clients and candidates regarding job offers, salaries, benefits, and other terms.
• Providing guidance and support to clients and candidates throughout the recruitment process, from job descriptions to onboarding
• Researching industry trends, salary benchmarks, and competitors to provide insights to clients and candidates.
• Attending industry events, and networking functions to expand professional candidate and client networks
• Conducting initial screenings, interviews, and assessments to evaluate candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit for client requirements.
• Handling a large volume of inbound and outbound calls, emails, and LinkedIn messages.
• Maintaining and updating the database of candidates and clients, ensuring all information is accurate and current.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to understand their hiring needs, company culture, and business objectives.
• Writing and posting job advertisements on various platforms to attract suitable candidates.
• Managing negotiations between clients and candidates regarding job offers, salaries, benefits, and other terms.
• Providing guidance and support to clients and candidates throughout the recruitment process, from job descriptions to onboarding
• Researching industry trends, salary benchmarks, and competitors to provide insights to clients and candidates.
• Attending industry events, and networking functions to expand professional candidate and client networks
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Definitely, at hays you are able to take ownership of your own work, develop you talent and client pools and managing deals straight away, always with the support from your team.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Definitely, I have learnt to communicate and/or present to large groups, I have learnt to use CRM systems and Microsoft applications, sales techniques, managing expectations and objections
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Training was a key element of my experience, we had training mentors who did sessions on anything we could face in our job throughout the 12 months. Initially, we had weekly sessions and then it shifted to monthly and quarterly sessions. In addition to this, reviews and check ins with managers were also frequent.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very enjoyable, welcoming and everyone is happy to help one another. As you are working in sales it is very competitive and you are pushed to always reach higher goals and beat the competition. We had frequent meet ups and hang out sessions after work and regional events organised by the company
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was the best experience I could have asked for, the team was incredible and they really did give me the right support from day one. I would definitely recommend Hays as an employer
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Keep an open mind and speak to everyone in the business as each experience is different and everyone has tips and tricks for you.
