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Receptionist

Warning: This vacancy expired on 30th Sep 2008.

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Robert Half International

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Salary band £15k - £20k
Salary £19000 - £19000 per annum
Location Central/West End
Job type Permanent
Company Robert Half International
Contact Dave Anthony
Job Categories Administrator/Secretary
Industry Types Administration, Secretarial
Posted 2nd Sep 2008
Expires 30th Sep 2008

Job Description

The Company

Since 1948 Robert Half has been the world's first and largest specialised financial recruitment firm. In 2008 Robert Half was voted one of Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for in the UK for the fourth consecutive year.

Strong tenured management, deep resources of a large publicly held company and exceptional career development opportunities are just a few reasons this opportunity is so exciting.

The Role

As the receptionist you are responsible for the first impression Robert Half International makes on clients and candidates. It is essential that every time a client or candidate visits our offices, he or she observe a clean, well organised, professional environment and a staff whose professional conduct and business attire inspire confidence in our services.

Principal accountabilities and duties:

Activities for this position may include, but are not limited to, some or all of the following:
- Answer and route all telephone enquiries as appropriate
- Ensure that the office and conference rooms maintain a professional demeanour
- Greet visitors (clients, candidates, vendors, etc.) arriving at the office and direct to the appropriate person. For candidates, provide all applicable forms and if needed, coordinate candidate testing.
- Book couriers and taxis when required.
- Opening and dispatching mail.
- Prepare for company-ins, tidying conference rooms and providing refreshments. Direct the Clients/Candidates as required by the Sales Consultants.
- Manage meetings diary, coordinating the availability of meeting rooms and candidate testing machines.
- Additionally may be required to :
Enter candidate records and reformat CVs
Run searches and compile reports
Help organise business events or branch functions
Assist with mailers
- Further ad hoc duties.

Profile:

- Possess a desire to work in a customer-facing role
- Has a pleasant and professional conduct on both the telephone and when greeting visitors
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Able to multi-task and prioritise workload
- A team-player
- Can work under pressure and yet with good accuracy

Experience Required:

- Minimum 5 GCSEs, grades A-C, including English and Maths.
- Fluency in English
- Computer literate, with experience of Word, Outlook and Excel
- Experience handling heavy phone traffic
- Experience in a customer-facing, office environment

Top Reasons to Work with Robert Half:

- Robert Half has been voted one of Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for four consecutive years.
- Leveraging the resources of a large global company. Robert Half has exceptional brand reputation, technology tools and robust Marketing and PR activities to support you in growing your business.
- Learn from the best. Our teams are comprised of professionals with impressive experience in recruitment, finance and accounting. You can learn from your peers who have demonstrated their successes at Robert Half.
- Proven training programme. We invest heavily in our staff to give them the skills they need to get ahead. We provide the best training programmes in the industry, online skills development tools and one-to-one training.

Salary & Benefits

As a Receptionist you can expect to earn circa £19,000 depending on your level of experience. Benefits include bonus potential, private health insurance, pension and share options.

Robert Half Limited is acting as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half Limited will only consider candidates who have a legal right to work in the United Kingdom. Robert Half is committed to equality of opportunity for all candidates and suitable candidates with more experience to that stated are welcome to apply.

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