Emily Shakesby

I have a solid background in recruitment, sales, and customer service. Experienced building relationships and communicating with a wide range of individuals. Strong ability to engage, influence, and build trust.

Business Partner (Finance Recruitment) - Gleeson Recruitment Group - East Midlands, U.K.

(2024-09)

• Build and manage strong candidate relationships across the transactional finance market, including sourcing new talent via applications, referrals, job boards, and LinkedIn
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: taking briefs, advertising roles, sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, and handling offers
• Develop and maintain client relationships, identifying opportunities to strengthen and grow partnerships
• Attend client meetings to build rapport, understand hiring needs, and win new business
• Provide consultative market insight, advising clients on effective hiring strategies and candidate availability
• Negotiate terms and charge rates with clients
• Network within the transactional finance space to build market knowledge and talent pipelines
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on the CRM system to support effective candidate and client engagement

Recruitment Consultant (Marketing) - Michael Page - Nottingham/Birmingham, U.K.

(2023-06 - 2024-09)

• Managing candidate relationships; these include existing but also new relationships from job applications, referrals and job boards/LinkedIn
• Overseeing the entire recruitment process from picking a job up, to advertising, sourcing, facilitating interviews and offer management
• Managing client relationships (existing and new), seeking to develop and improve partnerships
• Attend client meetings to further build relationships and pitch for business
• Provide consultative information to clients to ensure they are using the best strategies for finding the right candidates for their business
• Negotiating charge rates with clients
• Networking to become an expert in my market (B2B Services)
• Updating the CRM (Customer Connect) to ensure effective marketing and contact with relevant customers

Recruitment Consultant (Marketing) - Deverellsmith - London, U.K.

(2022-02 - 2023-05)

• Identifying and developing client/business relationships
• Advising on and selling the most appropriate solution for attracting candidates and maintaining a candidate database
• Assessing and responding to the needs of each particular client or assignment
• Sourcing suitable candidates and briefing them on the opportunities offered by the client
• Managing the process through the interview to offer stage and beyond
• Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between client and candidate
• Offering CV, interview, and general career advice
• Networking to build business information that can be converted into commercial opportunities

Senior Lettings Negotiator - Spicerhaart - London, U.K.

(2021-07 - 2022-02)

• Negotiating, presenting, and tying offers with clients
• Sourcing new business through developing relationships with landlords, and other relevant stakeholders
• Achieving targets for revenue, profitability, and sales growth
• Increasing market share in existing markets and maximising new business opportunities
• Conducting market appraisals

Lettings Negotiator - Douglas and Gordon - London, U.K.

(2019-03 - 2021-07)

• Managing and maintaining an accurate applicant database
• Guiding tenants through process of let to move in
• Proficient at meeting and exceeding goals and objectives
• Providing a high customer service to applicants and clients, shown in my google reviews and feedback
• Strong leadership and relationship-building skills

Social Media Guest Representative - Carnival Corporation - Southampton, U.K.

(2018-07 - 2019-02)

• Manage different social media channels, touch on customer relations, and provide technical support
• Extensive use of social media platforms - Spredfast, Feefo
• Weekly and monthly reports on specific social analytics

BA (Hons) - Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Management - London South Bank University