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Recruitment Consultant CV example

Recruitment agencies hire on results: placements, billings, clients won and candidates who stay. This recruitment consultant CV example leads with those numbers, and shows the relationships and market knowledge behind them, so an agency director can see what you'd bring on day one.

Written for New Zealand, with notes for Australia · Checked

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The example

A Recruitment Consultant CV, start to finish.

Linh Nguyen is made up, and so are the employers. The layout and the wording are what New Zealand employers expect: no photo or date of birth, the most recent job first, and every bullet showing what was done and what came of it.

Linh Nguyen

Senior Recruitment Consultant, construction and engineering

Christchurch · 021 555 0741 · linh.nguyen@email.com

Profile

Recruitment consultant with six years in agency recruitment, the last four specialising in construction and engineering roles across Canterbury. Runs a full desk, winning clients and placing permanent and contract candidates, and consistently billing above target. Known for honest advice to candidates and a shortlist clients can trust.

Skills

Permanent and contract recruitment · Business development · Candidate sourcing and headhunting · Interviewing and reference checks · Salary negotiation · Client account management · JobAdder and LinkedIn Recruiter · Seek and Trade Me Jobs advertising · Work rights checks

Experience

Senior Recruitment Consultant, Ōtautahi Talent

Christchurch · 2022 to now

  • Run a full desk for construction and engineering clients, making 48 permanent placements and about 30 contractor starts a year
  • Billed 118% of target in 2024 and 124% in 2025, the highest on a team of seven
  • Won 14 new clients through cold calls, site visits and referrals, including a civil contractor that now gives us all its engineering roles
  • Keep a network of around 600 engineers, site managers and quantity surveyors, and fill most roles from it within two weeks
  • Of candidates placed in 2024, 93% were still in the job after six months

Recruitment Consultant, Waimakariri Recruitment

Christchurch · 2020 to 2022

  • Recruited for office support, accounts and customer service roles, placing around 70 temporary and permanent candidates a year
  • Screened up to 200 applications a week, interviewed shortlisted candidates and ran reference and work rights checks
  • Built the agency's temp pool from 40 to 110 active candidates, so most same-day requests could be filled

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Canterbury

2019

Other details

Languages
English and Vietnamese
Driver's licence
Full
Work rights
New Zealand citizen

Referees

Available on request

Linh wrote a cover letter to go with it. Read the recruitment consultant cover letter

Skills and keywords

What recruitment consultant job ads look for.

Use the ad's own words where they're true of you. An ATS, and a recruiter skimming, both look for them.

  • Full desk (360)Means you handle both clients and candidates. Say so if you do, because many agencies hire only for this.
  • Billings or fees against targetThe number agency directors want first. Give it as a percentage of target if you'd rather not share the dollar figure.
  • Business developmentShow new clients won and how: cold calls, referrals, site visits. It's what turns a consultant into a senior.
  • Permanent and contractThey're different skills and different income. Say which you do and the volume of each.
  • HeadhuntingIn short markets like engineering, clients pay for candidates who aren't looking. Show you can find them.
  • Applicant tracking systemName it: JobAdder, Bullhorn or another. Agencies want someone who keeps the database clean from the first week.
  • Candidate careRetention figures prove it. Say what share of your placements were still in the job after three or six months.

Bullet points

9 strong lines to borrow from.

Each says what was done, how, and what came of it. Swap in your own facts: a line is only strong if it's true.

  1. 1Made 48 permanent placements and about 30 contractor starts a year across construction and engineering
  2. 2Billed 118% of target in 2024 and 124% in 2025, the highest on a team of seven
  3. 3Won 14 new clients through cold calls, site visits and referrals
  4. 4Turned one civil contractor from an occasional client into the sole agency for its engineering roles
  5. 5Kept a network of around 600 engineers and site managers, filling most roles within two weeks
  6. 6Placed candidates who stayed: 93% were still in the job after six months
  7. 7Screened up to 200 applications a week and ran reference and work rights checks on every shortlisted candidate
  8. 8Grew the temp pool from 40 to 110 active candidates, so most same-day requests were filled
  9. 9Negotiated offers that closed on the first round for most placements, with no reneged offers in 2025

Common mistakes

What costs recruitment consultant CVs interviews.

  • Leaving out billings or placements.

    Agencies judge you on results. Give placements a year and billings as a percentage of target, even if you don't give dollar figures.

  • Describing the recruitment process instead of your results.

    Every recruiter sources, screens and interviews. Say what came of it: roles filled, time to fill, candidates who stayed.

  • Not naming your market.

    Say which sectors and regions you recruit for. A client or agency director hires for your network and market knowledge.

  • Naming clients the agency wouldn't want shared.

    Describe them instead, such as "a civil contractor" or "a national bank". It shows you respect client confidentiality.

New Zealand and Australia

What changes across the Tasman.

New Zealand

New Zealand employers must check that a candidate from overseas has a visa that lets them work before they start, and Immigration New Zealand's VisaView lets registered employers do it online, so say if you've run work rights checks.

New Zealand CV format

Australia

Some Australian states license labour hire; in Queensland, for example, every labour hire provider must be licensed and businesses must only use licensed providers, so mention any contract or temp work you've managed under similar rules. Australian employers usually say resume rather than CV, and expect about two pages.

Australian CV format

Sources: Immigration New Zealand: check if someone can legally work for you, Labour Hire Licensing Queensland: about the licensing scheme, Labour Hire Authority Victoria: national labour hire licensing update.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

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Should I put my billings on my CV?

Yes, in some form. A percentage of target is common and keeps commercial details private. You can give the dollar figures at interview if asked.

Can I move into recruitment from another career?

Yes. Sales, hospitality and customer service are common routes. Lead with targets you've hit and relationships you've built, and name the sector you already know.

How is an agency recruiter's CV different from an in-house recruiter's?

Agency CVs lead with billings and clients won. In-house CVs lead with roles filled, time to hire and cost saved on agency fees. Write for the one you're applying to.

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