What Makes A Quality Recruitment Consultant

by Nick Derham, Director • C-Suite Executive Recruitment Specialist

Added on: 3rd April 2014

Both clients and candidates put a great deal of trust in the recruiters they hire. After all, consultants make decisions that will have a lasting impact on your future career or business. So what exactly should you seek to ensure a quality recruitment service from the professionals you hire?

Specialist Recruitment Consultants are becoming increasingly essential in helping companies fulfil their long-term business goals. In finding suitable candidates for permanent and temporary positions, expert agencies are able to offer great value to clients. Indeed, augmenting the capabilities, proficiency and reputation of a business are all part of the service.

A growing number of businesses now rely on qualified Recruitment Consultants to find the right talent. While this saves them time and money, the demand for specialised Recruitment Consultants is steadily increasing.

In fact, earlier this year, the news highlighted how recruiting the wrong person can have a detrimental effect on businesses. Such stories of ineffectual employees withering the productivity and reputation of a company are not just headlines. Unfortunately, such mistakes can be extremely damaging to the bottom line. Therefore, the demand for quality Recruitment Consultants has never been so high.

Attributes of a Quality Recruitment Consultant

With the above points in mind, when looking for a Recruitment Consultant to work with, it’s imperative to find a good one. Although, with so many options available, what are the qualities to look for?

Professional Attitude

It is important that employment consultants always remain professional. Like in many business situations, it is tempting for consultants to make the mistake of befriending a potential contractor. Without focusing on their best business and meeting skills, it is likely the consultant could lose respect. As a result, they could fail to sign a contract and risk damaging their reputation with a client.

Female recruitment consultant delivering a quality service by keeping a respectful distance from her candidates — While it’s important for a Recruitment Consultant to be able to build rapport with their candidates, it’s essential to maintain a professional social distance.

Strong Work Ethic

There are no two ways about it, a quality and successful Recruitment Consultant works long, hard hours. This is especially true when starting out as they need to spend a lot of time researching their niche. Only once they fully understand their sector, can they begin contacting and arranging appointments with potential candidates.

Once the consultant has developed a comprehensive database, they can dedicate the time focusing on servicing valuable clients.

Partnership Model

A quality Recruitment Consultant should act as a ‘recruitment partner’ to clients. This partnership model should include offering assistance with current market values and attracting the best candidates to the role.

The effectual model should include providing relevant industry expertise, on-going advice and streamlining the recruitment pipeline. Of course, a Recruitment Consultant’s aim should be to maximise efficiency to avoid wasting a hiring manager’s time.

A quality recruitment consultant shaking their client's hand - the sign of a strong partnership — Quality Recruitment Consultants work in partnership with their clients.

Rigorous Candidate Vetting

As mentioned above, hiring the wrong person for the job can cost a business a lot of time and money. That’s why specialist recruitment agencies pride themselves on finding top calibre candidates, who will contribute to a business’s success.

Companies with specific challenges or vetting requirements will need to work closely with the recruitment agency. For this reason, strong communication skills are vital for consultants to understand exactly what their client needs from a candidate.

Goal-Driven and Target Orientated

The recruitment sector is a goal-driven industry. Successful employment consultants adhere to the driven and target-orientated practices the industry demands. To succeed as the best in this competitive field, a strong work ethic is essential. Therefore maximum effort and commitment are necessary to achieve satisfying results.

We pride ourselves in providing impeccable services both to our clients and candidates. We recognise and implement the necessary factors to ensure our team adhere to recruitment best practice. Our talented team of Recruitment Consultants are testament to our philosophy of providing quality services and professionalism.

Simple image of a rocket flying into the sky — The sky is the limit for a recruiter with the right qualities!

Become a Quality Recruitment Consultant at Adria

We’ve recently welcomed Ryan Davy as the newest member of our quality recruitment team. Ryan has joined our team as a Resource Consultant and after our 12-week intensive training, he’s more than ready to help candidates source a job they love. Welcome, Ryan, and may your time here be enjoyable and rewarding!

Do you have what it takes to become a quality recruitment consultant? We’re always on the hunt for fresh talent. We’d love to hear from you if you’re interested in starting a career as a tech recruiter with Adria.