Trainee Recruitment Consultant (Start ASAP)

The Company

FDM is a global FTSE 250 employer headquartered in the UK, we have centres across APAC, Europe and North America. We recruit and train graduates, ex-forces personnel and returners to work, transforming them into IT and business professionals before deploying them across our client base. We work in partnership with our clients to fill their specialty skills gaps, building a diverse pipeline of talent for the future. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer.

In the APAC region, FDM was set up over 10 years ago. We are looking to significantly expand the team over the next 6-12 months to deliver on increased demand. In Australia, we will be hiring at least 300 graduates for FDM's Graduate Program in the next 12 months and need the best talent to join us on this journey of growth!

Your role

Managing the end-to-end recruitment process

You will be the first point of contact for a candidate's journey with FDM, your role will have a core responsibility to:

• Review and assess incoming applications and arrange pre-screen calls with candidates to understand their motivation for applying to our Graduate Program
• Assess the candidate's suitability for the program they have applied for
• Take the candidate through the recruitment process by sending online tests, arranging virtual assessment centres and preparing candidates for the recruitment process with FDM
• Share FDM's business model with candidates, answering questions the candidate might have and being as informative as possible at all times

Candidate attraction

• Constantly developing your own candidate pipeline to ensure we are hiring a diverse group of exceptional talent
• Using LinkedIn to proactively reach out to new graduates, sharing how they can start a career in technology without a technical degree background
• Building strong relationships with your candidates to increase referrals

Engagement Events

• Work closely with FDM’s University Partnerships Manager to promote our Graduate Program to students and graduates through tailored, exciting virtual events
• Attend virtual and/or in-person careers fairs to connect with students about their career options and how FDM can be part of that journey
• Arrange icebreaker events with candidates who are joining FDM’s Graduate Program to engage and develop strong relationships with incoming cohorts to FDM

Relationship management

• Work in partnership with your immediate team to ensure we are working towards hiring full cohorts of graduates onto every Graduate Program we are running
• Develop key internal relationships with HR, Marketing, Sales and the Training Academy
• Manage your candidates with respect and provide an exceptional candidate experience through strong relationship building
• Liaise with FDM’s internal Sales team to understand client’s requirements so you can effectively relay FDM’s potential career paths to candidates
• Update internal stakeholders on how the recruitment pipeline is looking and communicating honestly and openly about any challenges within the graduate market

You

You enjoy working with a team and collaborating so you can contribute to wider business goals. We are looking for Recruiters who are passionate about campus recruitment, who want to provide an exceptional candidate experience and who listen to their candidates’ career goals and motivations. You will want to genuinely help your candidates, helping them to kick-start their careers in the technology industry.

Successful candidates are ambitious, and driven and want to succeed in a fast-paced environment. You will enjoy working in an environment where you are constantly learning and developing. This role does not work in isolation, you will b fantastic at building relationships, working with key internal stakeholders, communicating effectively and ensuring updates are shared with the internal teams accordingly.

What we give you

• An amazing, supportive, collaborative and fun team!
• Training, mentorship and lots of personal development opportunities to help push yourself out of your comfort zone
• Regular social events
• An open, honest environment

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.