Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Location: London, Cannon Street

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 basic salary + uncapped commission

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Start Your Career in Recruitment

Are you ambitious, driven and looking for a career where your hard work is genuinely rewarded?

We're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team. No previous recruitment experience is required – we're looking for motivated individuals with excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic and a desire to build a successful career in recruitment.

You’ll receive full training, ongoing support and a clear progression pathway, giving you everything you need to develop into a successful Recruitment Consultant.

What you'll be doing

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will:

• Build relationships with candidates and clients
• Identify and attract suitable candidates for vacancies
• Source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, databases and networking
• Conduct candidate searches and CV screening
• Carry out telephone and video interviews
• Arrange interviews between candidates and clients
• Develop new and existing client relationships
• Generate new business opportunities through business development and sales activity
• Manage the recruitment process from initial candidate contact through to placement
• Negotiate salaries and manage offers
• Work towards individual and team sales targets
• Maintain accurate candidate and client records
• Provide a high level of customer service throughout the recruitment process

What we're looking for

You don't need previous recruitment experience. We are interested in people who have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A confident and professional telephone manner
• Strong sales and business development potential
• A target-driven and results-focused attitude
• Ambition to progress and develop a career
• Resilience and determination
• Good organisation and time-management skills
• The ability to build strong relationships
• A proactive, positive and competitive approach
• The motivation to learn and develop
• Good attention to detail

Previous experience in sales, recruitment, telesales, business development, retail, customer service, account management or a target-driven environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.

What you'll receive

• Competitive basic salary
• Uncapped commission
• Comprehensive recruitment training
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring
• Clear career progression
• Regular incentives and rewards
• Performance-related bonuses
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Modern working environment
• Opportunity to develop sales, negotiation and business development skills
• Long-term career development

Career Progression

This is a genuine opportunity to build a long-term career in recruitment.

You could progress from:

Trainee Recruitment Consultant Recruitment Consultant Senior Recruitment Consultant Principal Consultant / Team Leader Recruitment Manager

Your progression will be based on your performance, development and ambition.

Who would suit this role?

This opportunity could suit someone looking to start a career in recruitment, sales or business development, including graduates, career changers and candidates with experience in customer-facing or target-driven roles.

If you're ambitious, competitive, resilient and enjoy speaking to people, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to start your career as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant.