Playdawn Consulting

Recruitment Consultant

Playdawn Consulting  •  Bengaluru, IN (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Job Title: Recruitment Consultant

Location: Bangalore – Onsite (JP Nagar 8th Phase)
Employment Type: Full-time

We are looking for a Recruitment Consultant who enjoys meaningful conversations with candidates, understands skill fitment deeply, and can represent client companies and roles in a consultative and credible manner

This role is not sourcing-heavy You will work closely with a Talent Sourcer who supports you with candidate pipelines. Your focus will be on candidate discussions, fitment evaluation, role selling, relationship building, and long-term talent mapping

Key Responsibilities

Candidate Engagement & Fitment

  • Conduct detailed discussions with sourced candidates to understand:

    • Skills, experience, and project exposure

    • Career goals, motivations, and constraints

  • Evaluate suitability for:

    • Current open roles

    • Future and long-term opportunities

  • Provide honest, consultative career guidance to candidates

Role & Company Representation

  • Clearly explain client companies, teams, and job roles

  • Position opportunities in a compelling but transparent way

  • Answer candidate questions related to:

    • Team structure

    • Tech stack / game engines

    • Growth opportunities

  • Build trust and credibility through quality conversations

Candidate Profiling & Database Quality

  • Maintain accurate and structured candidate profiles

  • Update skills, experience, and preferences for long-term reference

  • Tag candidates for niche skills, engines, platforms, or seniority

Relationship Building & Branding

  • Build long-term relationships with high-quality professionals

  • Act as a brand ambassador for both:

    • Client studios

    • The recruitment agency

  • Maintain regular touchpoints with relevant candidates

Collaboration & Process

  • Work closely with Talent Sourcers on candidate pipelines

  • Share feedback to improve sourcing quality

  • Coordinate interviews and follow-ups with internal team members

Required Skills & Experience

  • 2–6 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition

  • Strong experience in candidate-facing recruitment roles

  • Ability to assess skill fitment beyond keywords

  • Confident communication skills (spoken & written English)

  • Comfortable discussing roles, teams, and career paths

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and relationship-driven

Preferred (Nice to Have)

  • Experience recruiting for:

    • Gaming, tech, product, or digital roles

  • Exposure to consultative or boutique recruitment firms

  • Understanding of niche or skill-based hiring

This role values quality conversations, trust, and long-term outcomes


Why Join

  • Work in a specialist recruitment environment

  • Focus on quality over volume

  • Learn how to build long-term candidate and market credibility

  • Direct exposure to founders, HR leaders, and senior candidates

Playdawn Consulting

About Playdawn Consulting

At Playdawn, we help gaming studios grow with the right people and the right HR practices.

Our team specializes in gaming recruitment, finding top creative and technical talent quickly, and in HR solutions that strengthen culture, engagement, and retention.

Whether you’re a start-up building your core team or an established studio scaling operations, we bring clarity, speed, and expertise to every partnership.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Bengaluru, IN
Year Founded
2016
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