Why Work for Us?

Hays is proud to be an equal opportunities workplace, dedicated to creating an inclusive and barrier-free environment that allows all of our employees to reach their full potential. A career at Hays means working with skilled people from diverse backgrounds, in a great atmosphere and with career advancement opportunities. With over 80% engagement score in our recent employee survey, our employees tell us it is the opportunity that attracts them and the culture and people that keeps them with us!

The Position

Your role will be to take in job requirements from clients and develop a sourcing plan to find the best candidates in the market. You will develop a clear action plan with your client so that you can deliver on time, the most suitable candidates possible. You will use various tools to source and engage with great candidates, including our internal database, external job boards and resume banks, headhunting, networking, and referrals. You will work tirelessly to find the best candidates and to provide candidates and clients with the best possible experience.

You will enjoy working in a team, but ultimately take the responsibility to get the job done yourself. Sourcing and engaging with candidates that fit the clients job requirements can be tough, so you should be tenacious and enjoy the thrill of the chase. You will also be very organized, as you will be managing multiple candidates at any one time. Finding a job is an emotional process therefore regular communication with your candidates is imperative.

You will enjoy self-development as we love to learn here at Hays. There is lots of training and development opportunities and you are in charge of your career. There are multiple career paths, you get to choose based on what you are good at and where you want to grow.

Your Qualifications:

• Previous experience recruiting within Tech (MUST HAVE).
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, especially in engaging with clients and candidates.
• You are goal-oriented, purposeful in building new and existing relationships, competitive but thrive in a team environment with the self-motivation to make things happen.
• You thrive on personal achievement and are committed to your professional development.
• You find purpose in helping people advance their careers and seeing them grow.
• Ability to multi-task and adjust to changing priorities.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills to design strategies to connect with diverse candidate groups.
• You are always researching the labour market trends, skills shortages, niche markets, changes in the industries and have the ability to present those to clients.
• Ability to perform screening calls and develop pipelines of active candidates on the market.
• You are ready to be a liaison between the candidate and the client. Highlighting the candidate’s suitability for the positions to our clients.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• You are familiar with recruitment tools (such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, etc.).

Our Commitment to You:

Compensation & Benefits: We offer competitive commission plans +base salaries + flexible benefit plans, RRSP matching, Flexible Working & 4 weeks of vacation.

Industry Leading Training: You will receive cutting-edge sales training throughout all levels of your career at Hays to equip you with the skills, knowledge and support so you can deliver the best service to your clients and become the “go to” expert in your market.

Everyone is welcome here. We have deep equity, diversity and inclusion beliefs and goals. We have active groups which you can tap into from day one. Pride Network, BIPOC Hays Connect, Sustainability and Community and fundraising groups to name a few. You are welcome here.

: We believe that giving back is important through our community activities and charitable contributions. Our Wellness Coordinators support our national and local initiatives recently we ran a Holiday season giving initiative for local charities across our Canadian office network, a step challenge to keep moving through COVID to meditation and yoga sessions and workshops on building resilience at work.

Career Progression and Development: Have you thought about leading a team of Recruitment Consultants? Can you see yourself Hays offers clear career progression? It is up to you to decide which path best suits your personal and professional goals.

What Is Next

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For the third time in a row, Hays is named one of Canada’s top 3 recruitment agencies in the 2019 HR Reporter Reader’s Choice Awards.

Hays is proud to be an equal opportunities workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from the Indigenous community, LGBTQ persons, people living with disabilities, the black community, and all persons of color. Our board is 50% women and 50% men, 25% BIPOC, 10% LGBTQ and 10% persons with disabilities. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace is key to your success and our growth.