Join the PEOPLEsource team

Position: Professional Search Consultant

Position Purpose:
The Professional Search Consultant is responsible for candidate recruitment, proactively sourcing and attracting potential applicants to PEOPLEsource and keeping the PEOPLEsource name at the forefront of the “recruiting market.” The primary goal of this job function is to ensure the database remains populated with appropriately skilled individuals in keeping with the staffing requirements of clients. The Professional Search Consultant assumes primary responsibility for the overall management of the candidate inventory system, ensuring through communication with other team members, that the best interests of our candidates and clients are served through the matching process.

Servicing:
Works closely with the Placement Personnel to manage and maintain a database of candidates for current, potential and future job requirements. Recruitment will entail candidate pre-screening, interviewing, testing (including multi-tasking and role-playing) reference checking and generation of ads to attract these individuals.

Client Development:
Increase sales within existing client base through proactive activities such as job fairs, co-ordinating and placing advertisements, contacting potential staffing users and on going facility tours to gain a comprehensive understanding of client requirements and timelines and by delivering an exceptional level of customer service.

Mandatory:

Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in a recruiting or customer service environment with a proven ability to function under pressure.
Strong sense of pace and urgency.
Experience in updating and maintaining records.

Ideals:

Experience in interviewing within staffing industry.
Telemarketing experience.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and manage an automated database of qualified candidates to ensure that PEOPLEsource provides the highest quality candidates and timely service to all clients.
Identify inventory requirements by accessing the type of business of the client base, skill requirements of past orders, potential orders and information regarding clients future plans or projects requiring temporary and/or permanent staffing assistance.
Develop and maintain recruiting resources to fulfill inventory requirements and co-ordinate external recruitment activities such as school recruiting session, job fairs, etc.
Pre-screen, interview and test all qualified applicants in accordance with PEOPLEsource standards and in compliance with Human Rights and other applicable Government Legislation.
Input candidate information into computer and update as appropriate.
Perform reference checks to verify candidate’s experience and employment history.
Ensuring all employee files are complete and in compliance with quality initiatives.
Visit client and prospect premises to conduct Facility Tours to ensure understanding of environment and staffing nuances.
Ensure that all members of the team are immediately aware of candidates with exceptional skills that should be skill marketed.
Co-ordinate all newspaper advertising utilizing appropriate channels and guidelines. Tracking and provision of statistical report regarding response rate.
Obtain sales leads through interview process, resumes review etc.
Deliver a high level of customer service to permanent candidates that will serve to distinguish PEOPLEsource from its competition.
Recruiters must focus on “all round fit” for our clients and avoid bringing in people that don’t meet our clients’ basic requirements. Pre-screening of all applicants will ensure they possess the skills and attitude necessary for placement through PEOPLEsource.
Thorough PEOPLEsource orientation including the expectations set for PEOPLEsource permanent applicants. Stress importance of two-way communication.
Recommend reference checked employees with the necessary skills to perform the duties required - never compromising quality for expediency.
Review and maintain quality records.
Ongoing telemarketing to ensure “head’s up” on upcoming job fairs and any alternative advertising resources.
Respond to candidate and field staff inquiries and/or problems immediately or refer to placement personnel as appropriate for necessary follow-up and action.
Deal with candidates realistically, never promising what we cannot deliver.
Recruiters are expected to be flexible and help out in other areas as needed.
Other duties as required.

Support The Quality System:

Inspect and monitor the recruitment processes, control nonconformance, review and maintain quality records.
Identify and record any problems relating to the recruitment process and the quality system, initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
Recruiters are responsible for assisting placement personnel to complete files in compliance with PEOPLEsource’s quality initiatives. This includes conducting references for applicants when needed.
Other duties as required.

Interested and qualified candidates are asked to email your resume to astepkoff@peoplesource.ca. Please indicate the job title in the subject line. Please also mention where you saw this posting.

For more information call:
Anna Stepkoff
Marketing Coordinator
PEOPLEsource Staffing Solutions
p. 416.640.9765
f. 416.646.5306
astepkoff@peoplesource.ca