Assistant to Tech Division Apprentice

To support the Recruitment Consultants on the Technical Division to ensure they uphold a profitable, quality and effective recruitment service at all times. Ensure an efficient support service that enables the Recruitment Consultants to dedicate 50% of their work day to new business. To act as first point of contact to all clients and candidates.

Role

Sourcing, profiling & qualifying candidates:

  • Answer phone, handle call or signpost as appropriate (3 Ring Rule)
  • Pre-screen speculative candidate calls from Tech candidates, or for other divisions if division specialist unavailable
  • Update Tech division with changes to candidate activity on ‘portals’
  • Conduct effective ‘Ad Call’/’Speculative’ response call with Tech candidates, or for other divisions if division specialist unavailable
  • Conduct face-to-face and video Registration Interviews with candidates to profile and qualify
  • Hold self accountable to establish ‘6 Essential Qualifying Questions’ for all candidate’s sourced
  • Utilise external job boards and LinkedIn to ‘Search’ for desired skillsets within Tech division
  • Conduct regular ‘Base Updates’ to maintain and develop talent pool – requalify candidates to broaden matching potential
  • Write and compile weekly advertisements, monitor effectiveness with Manager
  • Handle candidate interview feedback in absence of Recruitment Consultant

Lead generation:

  • Utilise Registration Interviews and Ad/Speculative response to monitor competitor activity and gather leads in line with target
  • Ascertain leads cross-divisionally – eg candidates who have temped through competitors
  • Gather market insight from candidates (organisations opening offices/expanding, organisations moving to the area, redundancies)
  • Pass all unactioned leads to Business Development if outstanding/require action
  • Keep LinkedIn profile up to date and in line with company brand to represent the business/attract candidates and prospects

Recruitment administration:

  • Allocate candidate registration numbers in line with Employment Agency regs
  • Part-complete registration cards for Tech Division video interviews
  • Type Tech candidate CVs using registration card
  • Format candidate’s own CVs to company standard (including Tech branding)
  • Send Terms of Business with read receipts
  • Type Negotiated Fee letters
  • File / Retrieve registration cards from basement records
  • Assist with any other ad hoc duties requested by Management Team (to include relief cover during periods of annual leave)

Database maintenance:

  • Type / Update Red Book request sheets when a company is added to JobAdder
  • Add Tech candidates to JobAdder
  • Add Tech companies to JobAdder
  • Add Tech client contacts to JobAdder
  • Add Tech jobs to JobAdder when requested by Recruitment Consultant
  • Update / amend JobAdder as per Tech consultant’s requests
  • Upload Tech candidate documents to JobAdder
  • Record Terms of Business information on JobAdder and track receipt
  • Annual clearing of manual records (basement, bases, etc)

Compliance:

  • Save candidate Right to Work documents on shared drive
  • Send GDPR links to Tech candidates
  • Check system for completed GDPR consent for every active candidate
  • Send/chase candidate references if covering Temp division
  • Support Tech Division and Management Team with compliance audits (internal and external)
  • Ensure candidate compliance documents are filed correctly

Training

Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Level 3 Data Technician, with training in how to:

  • Identify the right data sources for your business to inform decision-making
  • Collect, compile and cleanse data accurately and securely
  • Identify, analyse and interpret data, trends, and patterns
  • Produce dashboards and reports to aid visualisation and comparison

Opportunity to stay with the company as a full time employee upon successful completion of apprenticeship programme.

Apprenticeship Standard
Data technician (level 3)
Training Provider
EMA TRAINING LIMITED
Working Week
Monday to Friday, Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm.
Expected Duration
1 Year 3 Months
Positions Available
1
Closing Date
Friday, 4th July 2025
Start Date
Monday, 14th July 2025

Desired Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Qualifications

  • 5 GCSE's including Maths and English GCSE, grade 5/B or above (Essential)

About the Employer

Express Recruitment
Express Recruitment was established in October 1987 by our Managing Director, Lesley Beauchamp. We have witnessed enormous growth over the past 40 years, now being the preferred recruitment partner for many companies across Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, and the wider Midlands region, including the region’s most reputable organisations. Our services span core divisions, providing both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions through our expert teams of specialist consultants.
Company
Express Recruitment
Location
ELDON CHAMBERS, WHEELER GATE, NOTTINGHAM, England
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£15,600 a year
Posted
Company
Express Recruitment
Location
ELDON CHAMBERS, WHEELER GATE, NOTTINGHAM, England
Employment Type
Advanced Apprenticeship
Salary
£15,600 a year
Posted