Coventry University Hiring for Graduate Recruitment Consultant Job at Coventry, England Full Time

People are taking notice of Coventry University. We’ve rapidly moved up the league tables and grown to become one of the UK’s biggest and most dynamic higher education institutions, and – for 2019 – we’re the Times and Sunday Times ‘University of the Year for Student Experience’. Coventry is an institution that’s going places.

The Talent Team combines in a single unit all activities related to employment support, career development and advice, employer engagement and core skills development throughout the student journey, providing students with support tailored to their individual needs and career aspirations.

Inspiring students to aim higher in their job search aspirations and account managing finalists into graduate jobs is a key component of this role. Working as part of a multi-site team, the Graduate Recruitment Consultant will work in close association with key Graduate Talent colleagues to provide information and advice to support students into enriching graduate level employment. The role-holder will develop creative ways to support finalists into graduate jobs to meet key corporate objectives, including TEF and Graduate Outcomes.

Working closely with Career Registration and other data (e.g. Graduate Outcomes (GO)), Graduate Recruitment Consultants support a faculty/ subsidiary caseload of students into employment by delivering embedded support and practical training to students on specific job search techniques including CVs, applications and interview skills. You will have targets for the numbers of students that you will be expected to place into graduate jobs.

Key Skills:

• Degree level or equivalent professional qualification / experience
• You should have experience of supporting clients, 1-1 and in groups, to build practical job search skills to achieve positive outcomes.
• Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience of producing high quality careers information to be used with students in a variety of delivery formats.
• Experience of evaluating your work and tracking student’s destinations.
• Able to present key concepts linked to the graduate jobs market to students in a clear, dynamic and motivational manner.
• Commercial awareness and strong understanding of the graduate jobs market and allied options including self-employment.

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