Senior Recruitment Consultant in Leeds

Location: Leeds
Salary: £25,700 per year
Recruiter: Hays
Job Hours: Full-time

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Senior / Principal Recruitment Consultant - Leeds

Are you an experienced Recruitment Consultant looking for an opportunity to develop a long-term career in a business that is going places?

Do you have a proven track record of running a successful 360 desk? If so, then this is an excellent opportunity to own and develop a market and progress your career professionally with the backing of a global brand and experienced leadership team.

  • Location: Leeds
  • Salary: £25,700 - £32,000
  • Hours: Mon-Fri, 40 hours per week

Why Choose Hays?

People are at the centre of everything we do. We don’t just place people into jobs but invest in lifelong partnerships that empower you to realise your ambition. We’re backed by over 50 years of success, and a workforce of over 10,000 people across 33 countries. There might be 12,000 employees across the globe, but here, everybody is welcome, and every voice is heard.

Being so much more than just a specialist recruitment business, what really set us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding, and ability to meet your needs.

You can trust we have the expansive networks, up-to-the-minute market knowledge, and leading-edge technology to help you get where you want to go.

As a large company we have a huge opportunity to make a difference to the communities we operate in.

As a result, we are proud to say:

  • We partner with End Youth Homelessness UK to raise money for their charity
  • We also became carbon neutral in 2021 are currently on the path to net zero carbon emissions.
  • Hays was one of the first 20 companies nationwide to receive the National Equality Standard and we continue to promote an environment where all our employees can be their full self at work.
  • #HaysHelps We're committed to making a positive impact on the communities we live and work in. As part of this, we have a volunteering scheme, #HaysHelps, which gives employees two days of paid leave per calendar year to volunteer.

Your new office

The Leeds office are one of the highest performing teams in the UK. Situated centrally, the office has recently been designed with an agile feel to complement our Hybrid working policy. They work closely with local communities, in recent months they have worked on employability projects with local charities, donated equipment to schools, carried out employment workshops to school leavers, Ukrainian Refugees and local colleges, to name a few.

Outside of the excellent results they produce, the team also do a lot outside of work, from BBQ’s to Bake Off’s, from Quizzes to inter-team competitions. They run an array of incentives on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, rewarding excellent results and contribution across the team.

As a Hays consultant, you will benefit from:

  • The most comprehensive training programme in the industry
  • Fast track promotions, progress your career up to Director level within 8 years!
  • The backing of a Global Company, established for over 50 years
  • Significant growth potential of salary after year 1
  • Best Technology in the Industry including a 'salesforce' CRM
  • Opportunity for global relocation – Dubai, Australia, New York!
  • Referral bonuses of up to £2000 per individual

Social & Incentives

  • Black Tie Summer Ball and Christmas Parties
  • Premiership / Champions League tickets through our partnership with Man City FC
  • Opportunity to win a 5* luxury trip with top performing colleagues - Hays Elite i.e Croatia, South Africa, Italy
  • The opportunity for recognition at local, regional and national awards
  • Incentives and rewards - celebration dinners / Team lunches
  • support network
  • Disability confident employer with established disability and long term ill health employee network (REACH)
  • Hays Pride our LGBTQ+ network
  • Strong environmental and social purpose

Please apply now for a confidential conversation about your career!


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