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Early Careers Recruitment Specialist

Barclays London On-site entry internship

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Description

We are looking for an eager Early Careers Recruitment Specialist to join our team on a 9 - 11 month Industrial Placement in August 2027.

The purpose of this role is to support the day-to-day operations of the human resources division through provision of insights and expertise that help more senior colleagues make informed decisions. You will also support the development of new products and services in addition to identification of new market opportunities.

Key accountabilities include:

  • Executing on aligned regional candidate acquisition activity for varying aligned Early Career channels
  • Partnering with the business and working in conjunction with Early Career Planning teams to agree and attend a calendar of events
  • Executing on attraction and assessment efforts that are in line with both firm goals and individual pathway goals
  • Partnering with stakeholders to deliver on agreed recruitment strategy and engaging them in our efforts
  • Delivering an effective candidate attraction strategy derived from data analysis and a deep knowledge of universities and organisations

To be considered for this opportunity, you must be in your penultimate year of university and graduating in 2029.

Essential skills include:

  • Willingness and desire to travel
  • Developed verbal, written and group communication and presenting skills
  • Creative thinker with experience improving the quality of the candidate experience
  • Willingness to work in a dynamic environment
  • Ability to be proactive and take initiative
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and multi-task

Desirable skills include:

  • Ability to think quickly to resolve real-time challenges
  • Ability to escalate quickly and effectively
  • Organisational skills and ability to multitask
  • Attention to detail

Some other highly valued skills may include:

  • Experience in financial services
  • Eagerness to succeed
  • Intellectual curiosity

Skills

Required

  • verbal communication
  • written communication
  • group communication
  • presenting
  • creative thinking
  • organisational skills
  • proactive
  • initiative
  • prioritisation
  • multitasking

Nice to have

  • problem-solving
  • escalation
  • attention to detail
  • financial services
  • eagerness to succeed
  • intellectual curiosity
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