Recruitment assistant apprentice

Do you have a polite telephone manner and a confident persona? Would you like to gain experience within a busy recruitment team, making big decisions for the company?
 
Mapalim are looking for recruitment assistant apprentices to join their recruitment team. You will be responsible for the initial screening of applications, conducting telephone interviews and referring successful applicants on for a face to face interview. This is a great opportunity that will increase your confidence in talking to people and using IT systems.

Duties will include:

• Sifting through applications and selecting suitable candidates for training programs

• Working in a team to manage the quality of applications

• Managing confidential data using MS Office packages

• Conducting telephone interviews and referring successful applicants to recruitment advisors

Alongside this you will also work towards a Level 2 Qualification in IT
Telecoms, which is an administrative qualification that will relate to any future job role.

This role is very fast paced and you will gain a vast amount of experience for future employment. Mapalim will also help you on your journey to employment
or further training by offering free career guidance and training at the on-site Learning Resource Centre.

Ideal Candidate:

• Have excellent IT and telecoms proficiency

• Be hard working and dedicated to the role

• Be friendly, outgoing and confident – good team player

• Be intelligent and able to work on their own initiative

• Have work experience in a related role

Eligibility criteria:

• Aged 16 – 24

• UK or EU citizen or lived in the UK for over 3 years

• 5 GCSE’s grade A-C

• Be available to work the required hours

• Strong IT skills

• Motivated, committed, professional and able to work hard to a high standard

Work hours: Monday & Tuesday 8am – 1:30pm OR Wednesday and Thursday 1.30pm – 7pm. Extra hours will be available for you to attend sessions at Mapalim’s Learning Resource Centre to help with personal development.

Interview Dates: 6th January 2012

Start date: 4th AND 9th January 2012

Salary: £80 per week

Interested candidates should email skills@mapalim.com with their CV, DOB and brief cover note and ‘Recruitment assistant’ as the subject line.