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Your new company
At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. Together, we will work for your tomorrow, and the possibilities are endless.   

With over 50 years of business success, we have built a reputation as the world leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions. Joining Hays isn’t just about being part of a global business leader; we’re also the industry leading recruiting experts in Australia.  

As our Melbourne team grows we have are seeking an experienced recruiter to join our professional team to recruit within the HR sector across Melbourne. 

Your new role
Working as an experienced Recruitment Consultant you will create meaningful relationships with customers and partner with them for their recruitment solutions. This may involve meeting for coffee one day and then talking hiring strategies with national clients in a boardroom the next. You will have the full autonomy for managing the recruitment process which will involve;

• Building a diverse client network through business development and industry networking events
• Creating and managing sourcing strategies and building genuine relationship with senior HR candidates 
• Working with your counterparts and with other teams in your office and across your sector
• Live our Hays valued behaviours where collaboration and inclusivity are at the heart of our approach.

  
What you'll need to succeed
We are open to experience level, whether you have 2 years or 10 years’ experience the right person will be confident operating in a professional perm 360-recruitment role, and be motivated to be in a collaborative team environment. Either way, we know you are:

• Committed and confident in building partnerships with customers with the ability to develop 
• Driven towards achieving results to progress your career
• Ambitious to be bold and curious to achieve improved solutions for clients, candidates and colleagues
• Solution focused, respectful and always looking to do the right thing for those your encounter
• Proven experience working with targets / KPIs / sales budgets

What you'll get in return
Once you step in, there’s no telling where a career at Hays might take you.  Our growth mindset as a business brings variety and many possibilities for different career pathways. Go further in your career than you believed possible. Here you get out what you put in and your energy and dedication is always met by reward and celebration. Other benefits include:

• 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, work from home options and access to work remotely up to four weeks per year using our work from anywhere policy
• Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days, lifestyle and flex leave
• Celebrate success, your success is our success, and we reward strong performance as a cornerstone of life at Hays.
• High Performer Incentives, including local and international trips. Fiji 2024, Vietnam 2025 – where to next!?
• 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
• Global career opportunities - make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays

What you need to do now
If you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, let’s work together to create it.

Contact, Jamie Palmer, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner  by submitting your application via the Apply Now button.  

Reference: JA1628259

By joining Hays, you'll be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity. We invite people of all genders, ages, cultures, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who belong to LGBTQIA+ community, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities. If you require support and/or adjustments throughout our recruitment process please contact recruitment.anz@hays.com.au

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