Oliver James
Fast-track your recruitment career with the Oliver James Graduate Academy!
If you have a natural flair for building relationships, bags of ambition, an entrepreneurial spirit and want work in an environment where the effort you put in directly affects your earnings and trajectory of your career – as well as having a lot of fun along the way – then read on!
We are currently recruiting for a number of bright, results driven and commercially minded Graduates to join the Oliver James team here in Manchester.
With start dates available in both July and September, and interviews being held throughout April and May, we are keen to hear from individuals from all courses looking to secure their career now ahead of Graduation.
How does this differ from other Recruitment Grad Schemes?
The OJ Academy offers the most unique, trailblazing and comprehensive entry into the Recruitment sector available in the market right now.
Built on the foundations of a multi-award winning training program, and designed specifically to accelerate your career at a faster pace than traditional routes, as an Associate in the Academy you’ll have the opportunity to work with teams spanning 7 different markets in 4 different countries, before choosing which market to build your client and candidate portfolios in long term.
Recruitment can look very different depending on your specialism – so if you’re not sure if you’d prefer to recruit top tier Legal talent into the world’s most prestigious Law firms, help build teams at the cutting edge of the ever evolving Tech space, or work with some of the UK’s most well respected Banking and Insurance organisations, the OJ Academy allows you to make an informed choice about what is a crucial aspect of your career.
What will I be doing?
The role of a recruiter is both varied and rewarding, and centres around building and maintaining relationships and networks within your chosen specialism in order to match the right candidates with the right opportunities.
You’ll be undertaking tasks such as:
- Maintaining contact with our existing candidate network
- Headhunting passive talent
- Write engaging job adverts to encourage the best and most suitable candidates to apply
- Generating leads and commercial opportunities
- Business development
- Operating as a consultative partner for both clients and candidates in order to offer advice and guidance on trends within your marketplace
What’s in it for me?
Founded in 2002 by still incumbent CEO’s Oliver Castle and James Rogers, OJ now operates from 15 offices worldwide, is home to almost 700 exceptional individuals, dominates each of our specialist markets, and has a global reputation synonymous with quality and excellence in recruitment.
The key to our success? Our people.
We pride ourselves on creating the perfect environment for our consultants to thrive, and believe in giving them the authority and accountability to be responsible for the speed and success of their own career progression and development.
We work hard and have ambition, but most importantly, we celebrate success, cheer when each other win and love what we do!
As a consultant at OJ you’ll benefit from:
- Transparent promotion pathway at every level – over 50% of our Manchester office received a promotion in 2021
- Generous monthly and quarterly commission payments – some of our Associates will earn £70k+ in their first year!
- Tailored training and development at every level, with in house trainers and coaches solely dedicated to supporting and enhancing your career
- Monthly pay day socials and office wide get togethers
- (Legendary!) Annual Company Events – our own OJ festival was a particular highlight
- Extended lunch break for health or wellness activity
- Lunch clubs for top performers
- The opportunity to learn from some of the best recruiters in the world
- To be a part of a business who is truly invested in you, your goals, your career, and your happiness and wellbeing in the workplace
- International relocation opportunities
A final word about us from UK Director, Rick Davis
Welcome to OJ Manchester!
Manchester is the global HQ of the Oliver James Group and our goal is to remain a centre of excellence when it comes to hiring new talent, providing them with the tools to succeed and ultimately, allow people to grow long and lucrative careers within the Group, whether that be UK or abroad.
Our office has been responsible for creating over 65% of the Group’s Global Director community, along with a large proportion of top performing consultants each year. As a leadership team, we work hard to ensure our culture puts people at the forefront of everything we do. We believe everyone should benefit from our award-winning training plan, no matter their level, experience, or job role, so we tailor a development plan to suit every individual who entrusts their career to Oliver James.
Above all, we want people to excel in our business by enjoying their work. We listen to people, promote well-being and flexibility, and make sure they enter the office each day with a purpose and smile.
Desired Skills and Experience
No experience is necessary – as an Associate at OJ you’ll benefit from our award winning training and coaching throughout your career, as well as enrolling on our 3 month fast track Graduate program over your first 12 weeks, ensuring you are equipped with all the skills and tools necessary to reach your potential
To apply for this job please visit www.aplitrak.com.