Working as a Recruitment Consultant at Robert Walters: what does it entail?

Published date: April 30, 2024

As a Recruitment Consultant at Robert Walters, you play a key role in connecting talented job seekers with companies in need of new team members. In this article we explain exactly what the job entails, what we expect from you and of course what you can expect from us, what the application process looks like and you also get a glimpse of the growth path at Robert Walters.

What does a Recruitment Consultant do?

As a Recruitment Consultant at Robert Walters you are responsible for managing and expanding your client portfolio. This means that you manage to bring in new clients for Robert Walters and find new staff for them. You mediate between these two parties and aim for a perfect match between client and candidate.

You publish client jobs and look for suitable candidates by actively approaching them via LinkedIn for example. You screen the reactions that come in and interview candidates, to get the best possible impression of them. Once you have found a good match, you link this person to a suitable company within your portfolio.

In the meantime, you have a lot of contact with your clients; they like to consult you about their recruitment needs. You listen carefully to the client's wishes and give appropriate advice, without losing sight of your own objectives. In the initial phase, you make sure that matters such as the salary for the position and the deadline by which you must deliver candidates are clearly agreed.

You will be part of a specialised recruitment team that focuses, for example, on Finance or Business Support vacancies. This will enable you to develop substantive knowledge of the field you are recruiting in and to properly advise employers and job seekers. The team consists of colleagues with various levels of experience, from whom you can learn.

Teamwork

The above may seem a lot at first glance, but there is an entire team behind you. After all, teamwork is particularly important Robert Walters. Everyone, and especially school leavers who start with us, receive personal daily guidance from managing consultants and the team manager. But there is more: regular training sessions are organised in the other offices at Robert Walters. This allows you to get to know colleagues abroad and gain a broader understanding of the job. Because you learn the most from each other, right?

This team spirit is not only found in our work, but in everything we do. Hard work: yes, but we have just as much fun! Kicker tournament at the office, afterwork drinks to celebrate big and small successes, team lunch, team building days with all employees, and of course our legendary Christmas parties and international incentives.

This is what a standard day at Robert Walters looks like:

30% approaching potential candidates and clients
30% interviewing candidates
15% appointments with clients
15% internal consultation
10% administration and follow-up

What do we expect from you?

Bachelor or master's degree
Strong communication and commercial skills, and affinity with sales
Excellent level of Dutch and/or French and English
Competitive, persuasive, enthusiastic, result-oriented, empathic

What can you expect from us?

Being part of a top team with a family atmosphere
A training and career path mapped out for you
Participation in regular teambuilding activities and international incentives
The chance to be part of an international group with great growth opportunities

And of course:

A competitive salary, including bonus based on your results
Company car and fuel card
Holiday pay and end of year bonus
Meal vouchers
Group and hospitalisation insurance
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The recruitment process at Robert Walters

Telephone interview with the internal recruiter
After 1-2 days you come to one of our offices for an initial interview with the recruitment team
Within 1-4 days we arrange an interview with the hiring manager
After 2-6 days, an interview with the Managing Director Belgium, followed by an interview with the Managing Director Benelux & Germany
If the interview goes well, you will receive an offer

Your growth path at Robert Walters

As a recent graduate you will start at Robert Walters as a Recruitment Consultant. If you already have previous (recruitment) experience, you may be able to start in the next step of the growth path. But no matter where you start, a full training programme is designed for you.

In these training courses you will learn sales interview techniques, sales opportunity analysis, time management, recruitment systems, candidate and client management, pitching, negotiating, interviewing and writing vacancies. Did you know that all our Managers, Senior Managers and Associate Directors have also completed this growth path?