Discovering Future Talent

Welcome to the Rising Stars programme information pack. This is where your future career in resourcing starts!

BPS WORLD are resourcing experts – put simply we find great people for businesses around the WORLD.

We are a £25 million turnover business and growing with clients in Engineering, Marketing and Technology sectors. We pride ourselves in a low staff turnover which is the result of a challenging yet rewarding environment.

It takes time and training as well as bags of enthusiasm, drive and potential. So we created our Rising Stars Programme to take the raw talent out there – that’s you - the entrepreneurs, the go getters, the driven individuals – and give them a 12 month programme to build their skills and give them the foundations for a future in resourcing. Once you complete the programme, you will receive 2 industry recognised qualifications:

REC certificate in recruitment resourcingNVQ certificate in recruitment resourcing

OVERVIEW

Our Rising Stars are supported by our own internal learning and development programme, on the job coaching, mentoring and eLearning, they will complete the following qualifications:

REC Certificate in Recruitment Resourcing By the end of the 12 month programme our Rising Stars will have an understanding of the following:

• The recruitment industry• The preparation for selection processes• Selection processes• Sales techniques and processes used by recruiters• The legal, regulatory and ethical requirements when recruiting• The building and maintaining of relationships with candidates• The use of research in the recruitment and selection process

NVQ Certificate in Recruitment Resourcing By the end of the 12 month programme our Rising Stars will be capable of:• Supporting the recruitment processes• Researching candidates for recruitment purposes• Using Client Relationship Management systems for recruitment purposes• Researching candidates through social media networking contributing to the development of a recruitment resourcing plan• Identifying client recruitment requirements• Pre-selecting candidates

• Building and maintaining relationships with candidates

• Develop working relationships with colleagues

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

WHAT IS RISING STARS?

DOES THE COURSE ONLY COVER RECRUITMENT?No, the course will look at all aspects of the resourcing mix – from the core skills you’ll need to be a recruiter - sales negotiation through to database management - to marketing, finance, IT and business intelligence – all areas of our business that impact on our brand, financial effectiveness and knowledge base.

You MUST have

and have a sense of adventure. You don’t have to have qualifications – so we have kept our criteria open – you will however need to be 16+, no previous experience necessary, either a school or college leaver or recent graduate.

EXCELLENCE PASSION DELIVERY COMMITMENT

WHAT’S THE INTERVIEW PROCESS?Well first off, if you are selected we will organise a first stage telephone interview – in most cases this will be a skype call. This is a chance for both of us to gauge a little about each other and ask as many questions as we both need.

If you are shortlisted then we will ask you to take part in a PPA assessment*.

We will then inform you if you have been selected to take part in a group interview – sounds daunting – it isn’t we promise – it’s just a chance for a few more people in the business to meet you and for you to get a broader view on the company and what it can offer you. This style of interview is competency based.

We will then select a small number of rising stars to join the programme – you will then be coupled with a ‘Buddy’ who will be your ‘go to’ man or woman if you have any concerns or questions in the early stages of the programme.

Then the fun begins!!!

“Youth unemployment is one of the biggest issues this country faces. Agencies like BPS, signatories of the REC Youth Employment Charter, are playing an active role in helping young jobseekers. The work of BPS and their Rising Stars programme is a shining example of how dedicated recruiters can make a real difference to the lives of young people. Their work to attract keen, motivated people who want the opportunity to learn and progress to the world of resourcing is leading the way in this field.” Tom Hadley, REC Director of Policy and Professional Services

JARGON BUSTERS WHAT IS RESOURCING?Resourcing is the complete cycle of hiring either an individual or team of people into a business. This sometimes requires additional services such as marketing campaigns to attract the right candidates or process management to assess if the company is undertaking the correct checks and balances in the process.

WHAT IS A CV? The CV is a sales tool demonstrating your academic and professional experience to date. No need to worry if you don’t have much to say yet, after completing the Rising Stars programme your CV will be bursting with experience.

WHAT IS A PPA?PPA (Personal Profile Assessment) takes only 8 minutes to complete but tells us a little about you and allows us to ask you some great questions. We will of course share your profile with you – we think you will be amazed at how insightful it can be!

WHAT IS COMPETENCY BASED INTERVIEWING?Competency Based Interviewing is the most effective form of interviewing as it focuses on gathering evidence of required skills, experience and personal qualities; these are known collectively as competencies. The aim is to obtain information about your past behaviour, or experience, so that we can effectively ‘score’ one candidate against another. So, a Competency Based Interview is a long and rather grand term for an interview with questions based on past behaviour rather than a candidate’s own predicted future behaviour, i.e. “give me an example of….” rather than “what would you do if…..”.

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WHAT ARE THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES? If you show ability, aptitude and passion then the sky is the limit!

We have monthly social events – from Race nights to Bowling which is open for all. We also have a company football team (sorry currently only a mens team – but budding women welcome too). Generally we are a very social bunch and a trip to the pub or an excuse to party is never too far away!

HOW DO I JOIN THEPROGRAMME?We want to see how you tick – what gets you up in the morning and what drives you! Tell us more about yourself on a short video and a brief CV outlining your skills, approach and ambitions for the future.

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