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Aaron Nathan De Couto Taylor

Greater London

Summary

Formerly an Executive IT Recruitment Consultant on the lookout for talented business analysts, now on the journey to becoming a business analyst myself. I am a confident and outgoing individual who is currently pursuing a BCS Business Analysis International Diploma, whilst engaging in freelance IT recruitment. I thrive as part of a team, bringing a positive and sociable demeanour that contributes to a hard-working and supportive work culture.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Tech/ Senior/ Executive Recruitment Consultant

Templeton and Partners
London
07.2022 - 11.2023
  • Started as a Tech Recruitment Consultant, before being promoted to a Senior Recruitment Consultant within 6 months, and lastly becoming one of 3 Executive Recruitment Consultants within 12 months
  • Winner of multiple incentives, including trips to Marbella, Marrakech and the Qatar World Cup
  • Winner of Rising Star Award 2022
  • Lead the team responsible for the Business Analyst niche, whilst being a high performing member of the Design team too
  • Closely managed candidate hotlists for Senior Business Analysts, Product Designers, UI/UX Designers, Service Designers and Design Leads
  • Delivered training sessions/ workshops, initially to smaller groups of new starters and eventually to large teams from our international offices
  • Proven ability to deliver high-volume recruitment targets, building one of the organisations larger runner books
  • Directly involved within the full candidate lifecycle including: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding of candidates
  • Built and maintained relationships with hiring managers through, requirement review, briefing calls and bi-weekly meetings
  • Vastly developed my own technical understanding by screening and selecting candidates effectively based on their technical skills and experience

Senior Recruiter

Inspiring Search
London
05.2022 - 06.2022
  • Placed candidates from different industries into a variety of different roles provided to us by a diverse client base
  • Candidates were sourced primarily using Linked In Recruiter or Reed boolean searches, posting adverts on Reed/Guardian, and utilising external talent resourcing services
  • Managed one talent resourcer as well as one junior recruiter
  • Managed relations with clients by regularly meeting to discuss new roles/ opportunities, assess requirements, gather feedback about submitted candidates and, monitor current requirements

International Talent Officer

MSI Group
London
10.2021 - 04.2022
  • Recruited nurses, radiographers, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals from all over the world to work for NHS and Private healthcare Trusts across the UK
  • Candidate resourcing: followed up online and telephone inquires, influenced WhatsApp and Facebook groups, regularly pursued referrals and managed social media network
  • Candidate screening and qualification: assessed candidate suitability using a friendly and informative approach in order to build rapport
  • Thorough interview preparation sessions: often spending an hour or more with candidates to share advice and conduct mock interviews
  • Assisted with the compliance process by receiving and processing all essential documents, before sending out contracts and additional compliance forms
  • Closed deals by acquiring virtual signatures in a timely fashion alongside final compliance documents

Market Research Analyst (Part-time and Full-time)

Accord Research
London
06.2017 - 08.2021
  • My job primarily involved deciding how best to convey the message of new data, in order to ensure the story of the data is accurately conveyed to our clients
  • I was responsible for updating spreadsheets and powerpoints with the latest data, before developing visually compelling presentations (using Excel and PowerPoint) tailored to specific project needs
  • Analysing data from multiple sources such as focus group transcripts and targeted surveys
  • Maintained relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, throughout various research projects

Store Assistant

Asda
Greater London
11.2019 - 08.2020
  • Maintained professionalism and positivity whilst: greeting customers, assisting customers with their shopping and dealing with customer queries/ issues
  • Ensured shelves were fully stocked and well presented by: restocking sales floor merchandise in a timely manner and facing up thoroughly
  • Maintained urgency and efficiency when: accepting deliveries, unloading large deliveries under time constraints and sorting through backroom stock

Digital Marketing Associate

Lowercase Events
London
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Created engaging content, to generate transactional opportunities, through the use of social media platforms (primarily Facebook and Whatsapp)
  • Content ranged from daily Facebook posts to informative and entertaining blogs/articles
  • Monitored and tracked performance of all social media postings and email campaigns
  • Reputation management: monitored review sites, re-use and misuse of digital content

Bay Host

Accord Research
Watford
03.2018 - 03.2019
  • Provided outstanding customer service by greeting all guests, taking their orders/ requests, and serving their tables/ bays in a friendly and approachable manner
  • Fixed minor technical issues, took customer feedback and engaged with guests to ensure they are were cared for at all times
  • Maximised sales by upselling, being attentive, and handling cash quickly and efficiently

Education

St Dominic's Sixth Form College
London
/2014 - /2016

Skills

  • Extensive job-board experience: Logic Melon, CV Library, Reed, Totaljobs, LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Recruitment CRM Systems and ATS experience: Influence, Voyager, Mercury
  • Microsoft Office
  • Boolean Searches
  • Interview Preparation
  • Mentoring
  • Candidate sourcing
  • CV Formatting
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Job Advertisement creation
  • Job Requirement review
  • Mercury Dynamics365
  • Client relations

Timeline

Tech/ Senior/ Executive Recruitment Consultant

Templeton and Partners
07.2022 - 11.2023

Senior Recruiter

Inspiring Search
05.2022 - 06.2022

International Talent Officer

MSI Group
10.2021 - 04.2022

Store Assistant

Asda
11.2019 - 08.2020

Digital Marketing Associate

Lowercase Events
05.2019 - 08.2019

Bay Host

Accord Research
03.2018 - 03.2019

Market Research Analyst (Part-time and Full-time)

Accord Research
06.2017 - 08.2021

St Dominic's Sixth Form College
/2014 - /2016
Aaron Nathan De Couto Taylor