Robert Kennedy

Specialised in recruiting white-collar professionals for Irish construction industry roles

• Partner with key businesses to facilitate critical project lifecycle placements
• Identify suitable candidates through strategic sourcing for client positions
• Negotiate employment terms for permanent staff placements
• Collaborate with hiring managers to identify and prioritise key recruitment requirements and deadlines
• Customise candidate CVs to align with client job requirements prior to sending for review

Connect Recruitment is an established labour hire recruitment business servicing both the construction and manufacturing industries

• My role involved building and enhancing permanent recruitment services for our existing clients, while also devising long-term strategies to expand into various sectors of the built environment.
• Business development
• Candidate attraction
• Client negotiation
• Led process enhancements through detailed analysis of existing systems and procedures
• Engaged with main contractors on diverse residential and commercial developments in Ireland

Axis Recruitment is a boutique specialist recruitment firm within the Melbourne commercial construction space

• Specialised in recruiting white-collar permanent roles for commercial builders and subcontractors
• Led daily business development through face-to-face and telephone communications
• Interviewed and assessed candidates to align skills with vacancies at clients' organisations
• Conducted headhunting by identifying and approaching employed individuals to fill vacant positions.
• Attended industry networking events to build and expand professional relationships
• Conducted client negotiations on rates and fees pre-placement
• Facilitated salary negotiations ensuring satisfaction for both employer and employee
• Performed reference and background verifications in line with right-to-work compliance

Constructive Recruitment is a specialist construction industry recruitment firm based out of Sydney, Australia.

• As Divisional manager, I was an integral member of the Constructive business as whole, mandated to develop growth strategies to optimise existing business streams and secure new revenue streams across the construction sector throughout Victoria
• Led high-performing consultant team while expanding business with key recruiter appointments
• Managed and expanded existing and new business streams
• Directed development and growth strategies to enhance business performance and drive continuous improvement
• Managed team of five consultants, expanded office to 11 staff in 14 months
• Implemented new initiatives across the business to increase our market share
• Created and delivered engaging training sessions to upskill both new and seasoned team members
• Participated as organisational representative at key seminars, conferences and business forums
• Reason for leaving: Company went into liquidation

Design & Build Recruitment is a specialist construction industry recruitment firm

• Initially employed as a Senior Consultant specializing in white-collar permanent recruitment to the commercial construction industry across Victoria
• Throughout my time I was the most consistent biller with an average of more than $125,000 in fees per quarter
• Quickest permanent biller to $1m in the company’s history
• Achieved promotion to Managing Consultant, successfully leading five consultants within 12 months
• My role here was to develop and retain a highly motivated team, acting as a role model in leading the business unit
• Strengthened team effectiveness by identifying and addressing areas for improvement at both team and individual levels
• During this time, I was still recruiting myself and managed to keep my billings in line with previous years
• Led team to exceed quarterly targets for two consecutive years as Managing Consultant
• Reason for leaving: Approached by another business with an opportunity that wasn’t available to me at Design & Build

Hays Recruitment is a leading global recruitment firm

• My first role in the recruitment industry began with a 9-month training program to enable me to work autonomously in the industry
• Over the five years I spent with Hays I only ever worked in one business unit, commercial construction, and was promoted 3 times to Section Manager
• During my time with Hays I also received Consultant of the Quarter award on three separate occasions
• Business development (face-to-face, telephone) daily
• Manage and review all candidate applications
• Carry out in-depth face-to-face interviews
• Client negotiation, rates, and fee details before a placement has been made
• Match candidates' abilities, aspirations, and personalities to relevant businesses
• Obtaining references for all candidates before them having an interview
• Reason for leaving: Offered a senior role with a leading boutique business

Leading National Real Estate business in Ireland

• My role as an estate agent was client-facing, necessitating strong people skills underpinned by communications, sales, marketing, and negotiating skills, all of which combined enabled me to exceed annual targets and increase market share in my various target areas
• As a negotiator, I was responsible for brand management in my target areas, property valuations, client liaison, property promotion, and negotiations with various parties including buyers, solicitors, architects, and lending institutions
• I also spearheaded the annual DNG Golf Outing held annually in the Royal Dublin Golf Club
• Throughout my tenure, I earned consistent promotions from Associate to Senior Consultant, ultimately overseeing my own office in North Dublin.