Trainee Recruitment Consultant

We’re looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Birmingham City Centre office. No matter your background, if you’re looking for a career change with full training and support, we want to hear from you!

As we strive to become Birmingham’s leading social housing recruitment agency, we’re expanding into a brand new 120-person office this year- and you could be part of this exciting journey.

This role requires resilience, patience, and a strong work ethic. Some days will be rewarding, others challenging, but if you’re tenacious, self-motivated, and thrive under pressure, we’ll support you every step of the way to help you succeed and earn big.

You'll have training each week from our in-house Learning and Development Manager, receiving in excess of 65 hours coaching over a 12-week programme. This includes:

• 7+ hours video training across 20+ modules
• 3 x 60-90 minutes classroom training and group coaching sessions per week
• Weekly bespoke individual coaching sessions at desk
• Weekly practical tasks and exercises to practice and embed the new skills you're learning

Who are we?

We’re an award-winning Recruitment agency based in Birmingham that works with some of the biggest public sector companies in the UK. In 2024 we were shortlisted for 5 more awards:

• Fast growth business of the year
• Medium sized business of the year
• Best in-house training 
• Best public/third sector recruitment agency
• Most effective back-office operation

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll get:

• A friendly and modern office environment working with a supportive team
• An unrivalled 12-week training programme with our Learning and Development Manager
• A clear path of progression which can see you promoted after just 9 months
• Annual company holidays like Dubai and Miami
• Quarterly incentives
• Team nights out and social events
• Salary increase after 9 months
• Flexi time after 9 months
• Hybrid working after 9 months
• Uncapped commission scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Dedicated mentor to support your journey
• Employee assistance programme 
• Paid volunteer days

You'll also have access to your own mentor, mental health support, uncapped commission and the opportunity to attend annual company holidays and incentives; last year we went to Dubai and this year we're going to Miami.

These are the skills we’re looking for in a Trainee Recruitment Consultant:

• Great sales skills and the ability to influence
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to build rapport
• Professional telephone manner
• Must be highly organised
• Dedication and the ability to prioritise
• Resilience and able to handle pressure

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be:

• Cold-calling candidates and clients
• Working in a fast-paced, sales environment
• Dealing with a high volume of telephone calls
• Generating sales leads
• Building relationships with candidates and clients
• Researching your market and learning about your sector to become a specialist
• Using recruitment tools to source candidates and fill vacancies
• Business development calls
• Interviewing candidates for roles
• Working towards targets and daily KPI’s

The base salary for this role is £24,000, with an increase after 9 months to £26,000 and the ability to earn up to £38,000 with commission in your first year.

For more information on this role, call Cheryl on 07940 401 667 or apply directly here.