Ciaran Conway

Member of the Oliver James' Switzerland division, I was a part of the data and cyber security recruitment teams.

Key achievements and responsibilities include:

• Effective management of multiple end-to end recruitment process, resulting in 7 placements and over £130,000 in billing.
• Built rapport and forged lasting relationships in a new market, being professionals in Switzerland and across Europe. This included learning to develop multi-faceted partnerships with senior individuals to provide both support to their internal team growth as well as personal career objectives.
• Continued to use strong communication skills to understand client and candidate needs, demonstrate excellent product and market knowledge, and persuade when presenting service offerings or dealing with objections.
• Further developed my skillset in negotiations when dealing with business terms as well as employment contracts, successfully handling objections and managing expectations to keep multiple processes moving forward.
• Took ownership of my sales planning and strategy development, through detail orientated market research and analysis used for identifying market size, prospective clients and talent mapping. This was presented to key members of the Switzerland team through monthly and quarterly meetings.

Promoted to a Senior Recruitment Consultant due to consistent billing performance, I was given the additional responsibility of mentoring junior members of the Business Intelligence and Data team.

Key achievements and additional responsibilities:

• Billed £183,000 in my first full year as a 360 recruitment consultant (Jan '22 - Dec '22).
• Demonstrated leadership ability by mentoring 3 junior members of the team. This included delegating tasks for effective delivery to our clients and overseeing their development and progression.

My first role out of university, developing from a trainee to a consultant. I was responsible for partnering with London-based organisations, supporting the growth and success of their Business Intelligence and Data functions, by connecting them with talented professionals in this space.

Key achievements and responsibilities:

• Being voted 'Consultant of the Month' in July '22 for a billing performance of £46,250.
• I learnt the key skills required to successfully manage end to end recruitment processes including but limited to: talent identification, mapping and qualification, interview preparation and planning, offer management and objection handling, and post-placement care.
• Utilised and developed strong communication skills, to build rapport and develop lasting relationships with clients and candidates.
• Stayed up to date in a fast evolving industry by researching on technological advancements, market trends and impact on wider industries to ensure credibility with clients and candidates, and stay ahead of my competition.

Part time role alongside my undergraduate degree.

• Planning and delivering lessons for children aged 3-18, spanning a range of abilities and needs.
• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of pupils.

Working abroad on an American summer camp in upstate New York.

• Co-mentored bunks of 8+ campers of varying ages and nationalities.
• Worked effectively as a team of 10 lifeguards and swim teachers.
• Assisted the head lifeguard in the supervising and maintenance of water facilities on camp
• Developed programs to improve campers' swimming ability at all levels and ages.