Reports to: Business Development Manager
Salary: Attractive remuneration package + chance to visit our offices overseas
Career Pond
Career Pond helps you find talent in Asia, grow your team, and build an international business. We recruit outstanding talent across Asia for all industries, roles, and specialisms.
About the role
Love the idea of connecting with people to create new relationships? Do you envision yourself in a sales career in recruitment where you get to drive business results? Career Pond Group is looking for passionate individuals interested in a dynamic sales role. First, we will work with you to train you on the foundational sales skills and the Career Pond business model.
Our ideal candidate is highly motivated, an excellent communicator can work well within a cooperative and friendly team, and can achieve targets. The role’s primary focus is to work with the sales team to develop and deliver a quality lead-generation pipeline. In addition, there will be opportunities for you to learn how we take each qualified lead and follow it through the sales cycle to a successful close.
Think you might be the right person for the role? Well, here is how you’ll know. The most important thing to Career Pond is that you can show you are passionate about a career in sales and recruitment and have an interest and desire to do outbound calling, customer relationship building, and pipeline creation. Second, we want someone with excellent communication skills, the ability to be coachable and open to feedback, is a quick learner, demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, and works well with others.
If you answer yes to the above, then Career Pond wants to help you grow your career by diving into our fast-paced and collaborative culture. There is an opportunity for career progression at Career Pond, and we want YOU to be the next successful member of our team. Compensation includes a base salary and incentives for meeting sales goals.
Responsibilities
- Conduct lead generation, prospecting, and qualifying potential new clients
- Research companies to create strategic communication plans
- Proactively schedule calls with prospective clients via phone and email (including cold calling if needed)
- Introduce Career Pond and our services to a potential client
- Shadow and partner with Business Development Managers to support their monthly and annual revenue targets
- Interact with other sales, marketing, and project delivery staff to collaboratively determine customer needs
- Respond to requests from customers as needed in a courteous and professional manner
Skills and Qualifications
- Excellent English communications skills
- Outgoing and friendly; able to quickly build professional rapport with individuals through various communications channels such as telephone and email
- A minimum of 1 year in a professional selling role
- Sales-oriented and goal-oriented, self-starting, and able to work without constant supervision
- Proven ability to get results and meet commitments
- Ability to work individually and in a team
- Previous experience in Recruitment or Human Resources is a plus
- Familiar with western culture
At Career Pond, we don’t just accept difference – we embrace it, we support it, and we use it as a driving force behind our company’s culture. Career Pond is an equal opportunity employer and employment is based solely on an individual’s merit and qualifications relating to professional experience. Career Pond does not discriminate against against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.
