James Dawson
Recruitment Consultant at Solutions Recruitment- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Sol
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Consultant
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Jan 2017 - Present
Established in 1984, Solutions is a privately owned recruitment group with offices across the UK and internationally. Our family of companies also includes Ship to Shore and Energy Professionals Group. We have expertise in both temporary and permanent recruitment services and have grown over the last 30 years because of our reputation for delivering outstanding service and exceptional results. Totally client-focused in our approach; we build recruitment solutions to suit your needs. Our services include: • Temporary and Permanent Recruitment • Executive Search & Board Advisory • Full-service Recruitment Outsourcing • Talent Consultancy • Training I am concentrating on working with engineering professionals predominantly within the West Midlands and will be focusing on Process Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Control Engineers and Maintenance Engineers. I form part of the specialist Engineering division here at Solutions, working both nationally and internationally with particular focus in London, The Midlands, The North East and Europe. Our commitment to clients is that they can expect quality of results, demonstrable return on investment, robust account management and targeted search and selection in a competitive candidate marketplace. Please get in touch to discuss how we can help you as a client or a candidate- always in the strictest of confidence. Show less
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Staffline Recruitment Limited
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Employer Relationship Manager
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2016
Employer engagement focusing on a combination of skills, apprenticeships and live vacancies. Maintaining existing Staffline relationships and developing new business for the company. Informing the DM’s and Employment consultants to inform their clients of the work available. Delegating tasks to the vacancy co-ordinator and aiding them when necessary. Achieving KPI’S as follows 35 job starts per month, 6 employer visits per week, 100 calls, 40 decision makers . Covering the catchment area for West Midlands. Conducting team and branch meetings to discuss current potential vacancies for candidates. Pre-vetting candidates and subbing them to employer vacancies . Updating client details on CRM Show less
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Employment Consultant
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Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
. Carrying out Job searches and finding suitable employment for clients on the work programme. Contacting employers and recruitment agencies regarding potential vacancies. Achieving job outcomes after 3 months sustainment also weekly and monthly target. Sanctioning clients that fail to attend appointments and Dealing with conflict management. Managing a Caseload of 200 + clients including ex offenders, ESA, JSA and prison leavers. Carrying out better off calculations for clients and liaising with job centres. Booking clients on relevant training courses to develop and up skilling them in job market . Understanding government regulations and keeping updated with changes in the employment sector Show less
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Capital Outsourcing Group UK
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Consultant
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
. Interviewing candidates for live job vacancies . Registering candidates to increase the pool of agency staff . Operating via my own CRM system/database which enables me to effectively priorities candidates . Working autonomously managing my own caseload and heading my own division . Maintaining relationship with clients and dealing with some of the company’s largest contracts . Visiting clients to discuss terms of business explore new opportunities, identify competitors . Identifying potential opportunities for growth with existing clients . Filtering through CV’S to select the most suitable candidates for employment . Carrying out group inductions on behalf of the client . First point of call on the out of hours 24/7 emergency line for clients and agency staff . Advertising jobs via Universal Job Match, Reed and Total jobs . Cold calling new businesses to arrange meetings and ultimately win the business Show less
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officebroker
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Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial office broker
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
. I brokered commercial office space to SME’s and start up businesses . Used a consultative approach to find solutions and identify the client’s needs in terms of their office search . Promote the features and benefits of serviced offices . Worked within a team and shared best practice on availability, Office launch dates and market deals . I had a mixture of pre-qualified, new and previous enquires which I had to prioritise and to contact on a daily basis via telephone and email in order of importance . Used Sales force to capture relevant data . The following areas I was targeted on was: £10-15k Billing target, Minimum of 100 calls and two and half hours call duration, Conversion ratio of New enquires to tour status. Show less
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Alliance Personnel Ltd.
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Recruitment Consultant
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Feb 2012 - Nov 2012
. Trying to fulfil vacancies across various sectors such as Industrial, Commercial, Telemarketing, Transport (HGV drivers), Forklift drivers and Traffic management . Account Management calling prospective employers to see if they require staff for ad hoc . Negotiating rates and requisition, terms and conditions with employers . Operating a cold desk covering the Birmingham and Black Country Area . Advertising job vacancies via newspaper, Job centre, Reed, Total Jobs, . Ensuring to take a thorough job description from the client . Registering Candidates and assessing CV’S . Formulating worksheet for drivers as well as contacting clients for booking times . Attending client meetings in order to win new contracts or maintain existing business . Monitoring candidates performance with Client . Using an in house system called enterprise to update client information, bookings and sales figures . Maximizing revenue to ensure I hit my KPI’S of £2000 per week Show less
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Universal Hub Ltd
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Director
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Jan 2011 - Feb 2012
I represented many exclusive and non- exclusive publishing partners in the computing and video games industry such as Nintendo, Sega, Sony etc . . Managing an individual account base consisting of up to 250 independent retailers which I had to update on a regular basis with new product information and promotions . Focusing on new business development through cold calling prospective companies . Working autonomously and running my own desk . Managing existing client relationships effectively to maximize potential sales opportunities . Contacting retailers on a daily basis to assess their business requirements . Working in a highly pressurized and dynamic environment Show less
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