Graduate Recruitment Consultant (Feb 2025)

Our Benefits

• Attractive Salary: $60,000 + Superannuation, with additional earnings through our commission model in your first year!
• Training: Structured training and development program spanning nine months.
• Environment:
  • Progressive recruitment environment with autonomy and trust.
  • Team-based culture with monthly drinks, group personal training, and company trips.
• Incentives: Team-based incentives and yearly incentive trips (e.g., hiking The Routeburn Track in New Zealand, Port Douglas, Hamilton Island, and more).
• Opportunities: Positions available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.
• Flexibility: Ability to work from home 2 days per week.
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Paid volunteer initiatives, such as Foodbank and Red Cross blood donations.

Responsibilities

• Candidate Management: Interview candidates, manage their experience, and help them find the right job.
• Client Interaction: Meet with clients to understand their business needs, take job briefs, and maintain strong, long-term relationships.
• Manage Recruitment Assignments: Handle various recruitment processes, including posting job ads, searching databases, and interviewing candidates.
• Fill Jobs: Match the right candidates to the right jobs, ensuring satisfaction for both clients and candidates.
• Business Development: Use sales and marketing techniques to attract new clients and arrange meetings.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with a supportive and enthusiastic team.
• Event Coordination: Help organize client meetings and events to build stronger connections.

Who We Are Looking For

• Qualifications: Recent graduates or those about to graduate this year.
• Attributes:
  • Self-Motivated: At Sharp & Carter, we get our new graduates up to speed, then expect them to run their own desk with ongoing support from senior leaders.
  • Energetic: We value a dynamic approach, where your enthusiasm and energy drive your success as you take on challenges and opportunities.
  • Strong Work Ethic: We seek graduates with dedication and a strong work ethic, committed to high standards and consistently delivering quality results.
  • Excellent Communication Skills: As a consultant, strong communication skills are essential for clearly articulating insights, understanding candidate and client needs, and building lasting relationships.
  • Proven People Skills: Demonstrated through university studies, work, sports, travel, or extracurricular activities.

Why Choose Sharp & Carter

• Competitive Advantage: A leading recruitment firm with 190 employees across Australia, outperforming 99% of firms with fewer than 25 employees.
• Relationship-Driven: Successful recruitment relies on relationships between individuals and organizations.
• Employee Retention Focus: Retaining our people drives our success and maintains knowledge of clients' cultures, teams, and talent.
• People-First Approach: We prioritize our employees' interests, ensuring a supportive and fulfilling work environment.
• Culture of Trust and Generosity: We foster a high-trust environment that promotes psychological safety and high performance.
• Partnership Structure: As an employee-owned firm with 35 equity owners, we offer stability and incentives to retain top talent.
• Growth and Success: Our focus on people and relationships has led to an average growth of 40% per year over the past decade.
• Pillars of Culture: Care, Trust, Generosity, Humility, and Excellence form the foundation of our work culture, enabling outstanding results for clients.

Awarded Best Workplace by Previous Graduates in:

• Overall Graduate Satisfaction
• Culture
• Employee Engagement
• Career Prospects
• Diversity
• Social Responsibility
• Green Initiatives

We Provide

• Health and Wellness: Complimentary group personal training sessions, Employee Assistance Service, healthy office snacks, and access to top wellbeing tools.
• Wellbeing Support: counseling and high-performance support from our dedicated Wellbeing Director.
• Development: Ongoing tailored learning and development, including founding partners onboarding training.
• Social Activities: Regular social events, team sports, quarterly events, and incentive trips.
• Flexibility: Work from home flexibility and a day off on your birthday.

About Us

• Who We Are:
  • Established in 2009, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth.
  • Over 150 specialist recruiters across diverse areas including Finance, Sales & Marketing, IT, HR, Legal, and more.
• What We Do:
  • Dynamic Career: Recruitment is an exciting career focused on matching the best candidates with roles that fit their skills and goals.
  • Impact: As a consultant, you’ll help shape careers and drive business success by connecting talented individuals with top employers.
• Why Join Us:
  • Diverse Backgrounds Welcome: No specific degree is required. Skills from various fields like business, marketing, or psychology are highly transferable and valuable.
  • The Variety: Experience across a wide range of industries and verticals, with opportunities aligned to your skills and interests.