• Best recruiters in the business – learn from the best to become the best.
• Specialize in verticals such as Blockchain, Autonomous Driving, etc. – allows you to become an expert in a sector and build out stronger candidate pools and ultimately gives you more credibility as a recruiter in the space
• Flexible Hours – can start anytime between 7:30am – 9:00am, can take up to 2 hours for lunch from 12-2pm; I’d like to point out that other recruitment firms do not have flexible hours like this – most of them expect you to be in by a certain time and none of them offer 2 hour lunches.
• WFH Policy – I believe depending on what level you’re at, you can get anywhere from 1-2x a week remote. For delivery consultants, you’re expected to be in every day, which makes sense because you’re learning the business and how to recruit, so WFH wouldn’t help you in this case. WFH is more for people that have been in the business for some time and have proven they can close deals and work independently. Just like with any business, you have to prove yourself in the beginning and trust me, if you show that you’re good, ConSol will take notice and do everything they can to retain you (which may include a WFH day or two!).
• Backed by a publicly traded firm – they are backed by a billion-dollar company that is traded on the London Stock Exchange called Empresaria; not many recruitment firms can actually say this!
• Great Training & On-going Training – if you’re a delivery consultant, you’ll be trained by folks in our London office and Amy Wilkinson, who is one of the best in the business and can also recruit as a full-desk recruiter with the best of them. We do fishbowl exercises once a week where we play out actual scenarios on both candidate and client side and we act as the recruiter and this has proven to be helpful for not only junior folks, but also senior folks that are looking to get an edge and improve their abilities as a recruiter. There’s also training sessions done by Marc Cohen (CEO), and we cover topics like Counter Offers, BD Strategies, How to improve client interview processes, etc. There’s also sessions that are ran by our Senior/Principal recruiters where they’ll talk specifically about challenges they’ve faced in recruitment and how they’ve overcome them.
• Bring your dog to work – everyone brings their dogs to work which saves you the cost of hiring a walker!
• Culture – very relaxed, even split of men and women in the office, and we usually had music on during work hours. Open format – no cubicles – everyone sits next to each other and it’s meant to be collaborative.
• Commission Model – it’s designed for top billers to want to bill even more. The more you make in a given quarter; the more commission you’ll ultimately get paid. For instance, if you bill over $120k in any quarter, anything above that amount is 40% commissions. So if you’re a top biller and are getting over $480k a year, this would be the place for you. If you’re a senior full desk recruiter, you can do your own deals (360), you can do splits (with another senior recruiter, 50/50), or you can work with a junior recruiter where you get a 90/10 split. You can also work with a Senior Delivery Recruiter and that will be a 70/30 split. There’s also chances to do 80/20’s with other recruiters that specialize in a sector. Basically, there’s plenty of opportunity to make money and there’s a ton of resources at your disposal. ConSol always makes sure that you are servicing your roles and they can also guide on what you should do if you’re wondering if you should split it with someone, work it yourself, or go with delivery.
• Hit your Targets – Get a raise every 6 months. ConSol has a great model where if you hit your 6-month target, you get a raise. I was able to get a raise 4 times while being at ConSol for 3 years.
• Incentive Trips – They take you to London, Miami, Dubai, just the most exotic places really, if you are a top biller. Everything paid for!
• Management – they’ve become a lot more flexible over the years, and to their credit, it has helped the business immensely. They understood that changes were needed, and they implemented them. They care about their employees and do their best to invest in them, and if you’re doing well, they’ll go over the top in retaining you. You can also learn a ton from Marc Cohen – he’s one of the best in the game and he knows how to close candidates! He has an open door policy as well so if you have a question or want to learn something from him, he’s generally available and willing to help.
• Tools – They give you access to LinkedIn Sales Navigator, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights, ContactMonkey, Lusha, and more. They’re very open to using new tools as well if you know about any, but you must make a business case for it. Overall, they provide enough tools for you to do your job.
• Location: It’s right near the beach…like literally walking distance to it. Plenty of people go to the gym either before or after work, or even during lunch if they take the full 2 hours.
• Closing Deals – if you’re having a bit of trouble in closing something, or you need questions answered, you can always turn to Marc for this. He’s pretty spot on when it comes to these things…and he’ll be straight up with you if he thinks a deal isn’t going to happen. He is spot on with that stuff and sometimes I dreaded asking him that question because of his track record of being right on it!
• They don’t tie you to a number as far as deals completed before you can start making commission – other places make you do 20 deals before you can even start making commission! (JobSpring/Workbridge).
