Remote Recruitment Agent Immediate Start
3 days ago
London
Location: Remote Contract Type: Full-time (30 day initial contract) Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Pay: £13.09 per hour (Overtime at 1.5x Saturday 1.5x Sunday 2x) Start Date: Immediate About the Role We are recruiting Remote Recruitment Agents to support our internal hiring operations. This role involves communicating with applicants who have applied for advertised roles, understanding their background, and shortlisting suitable candidates for the next stage of the recruitment process. This is a full-time and fully remote position. No previous recruitment experience is required, as full training and clear guidance will be provided. This role is ideal for confident communicators who are comfortable speaking with candidates by phone, message, and email, and assessing suitability against role criteria. Role Overview As a Recruitment Agent, you will contact applicants who have already applied for roles. You will conduct initial screening calls, send follow up messages and emails, ask relevant questions, assess suitability based on role requirements, and shortlist candidates accordingly. You will not be required to sell roles or source candidates independently. Key Responsibilities • Call applicants who have applied for open roles, • Send messages and emails to candidates to arrange calls and provide updates, • Conduct short screening conversations to understand experience and suitability, • Ask role specific questions following provided guidelines, • Assess whether applicants meet basic role requirements, • Accurately shortlist or decline candidates based on criteria, • Record call outcomes, messages, and notes clearly in spreadsheets or systems, • Communicate shortlisting decisions to the internal team, • Maintain a professional, friendly, and consistent approach across phone, email, and messaging What We Are Looking For • Confident and clear phone manner, • Professional and polite written and verbal communication, • Good listening and judgement skills, • Comfortable making frequent calls and sending written communications, • Able to follow structured processes and instructions, • Organised with attention to detail, • Reliable and self motivated in a remote working environment What You Need • Access to a computer or laptop with reliable internet, • A quiet space to work from home, • Professional phone and email manner, • Availability to start immediately and commit to the full 30 day contract, • Willingness to complete training and follow recruitment guidelines Pay and Benefits • £13.09 per hour, • Time and a half for overtime and Saturdays, • Double pay on Sundays, • Paid training and onboarding provided, • Possibility of contract extension based on performance Working Hours • Core hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm, • Some shifts may extend beyond 6pm with overtime pay, • All work is fully remote from your own home How to Apply If you are confident communicating by phone, message, and email, enjoy speaking with people, and are comfortable making decisions based on clear criteria, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to start immediately. No experience is required and full training will be provided.
