2026 Graduate Recruiter (Summer start)

Understanding Recruitment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday

Lead promo

Gym membership

International trips

Development routes

Flexible working

Team socials

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment, an award-winning technology recruitment agency in St Albans, is seeking talented Graduate Recruitment Consultants. You will receive extensive training from our L&D team, external industry professionals and peer mentoring to excel in your recruitment career.

You will work with our expanding client base to source top tech talent and help meet their hiring needs, making a real difference to business growth and success.

Qualifications

• Hard working with the ability to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Previous sales experience is desirable, with the ability to influence people.
• Ambitious, driven and resilient!
• Skilled at building relationships and rapport with those around you.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support clients through the sourcing of top tech talent to meet their hiring needs.
• Work closely with an expanding client base to meet recruitment targets.
• Sustain relationships with candidates and clients to facilitate placements.
• Participate in extensive training and development to excel in IT recruitment.

Skills

Hardworking

Sales experience

Ambitious

Relationship building

Communication skills

Job description

£26,800+ commission and amazing benefits

Summer 2026 Start! (September)

Understanding Recruitment is an award winning specialist technology recruitment agency based in the ancient city of St Albans. We are currently going through an exciting time of growth and are looking for talented and ambitious Graduate Recruitment Consultants to join our high performing teams!

In the role of Graduate Recruitment Consultant you will be given extensive training and development from our internal L&D team, external industry professionals as well as peer-to-peer mentoring to allow you to excel in your recruitment career.

You will work closely with our ever expanding client base, supporting them through the sourcing of top tech talent to meet their hiring needs, so you can truly make a difference in the growth and success of these businesses.

If you are hardworking, ambitious and eager to begin an exciting career in IT recruitment then this could be the perfect role for you!

Key skills needed for the Graduate Recruitment Consultant:

• Hard working with the ability to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Previous sales experience is desirable, with the ability to influence people.
• Ambitious, driven and resilient!
• Skilled at building relationships and rapport with those around you.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

How will your hard work be rewarded?

• Competitive salary and commission structure.
• Unlimited holiday after 2 years or Lead promo.
• Fitness First gym membership.
• International trips.
• Clear development and progression routes.
• Flexible working options.
• Regular team and company socials.
• Plus an amazing company culture and supportive team environment!

We're also an employee owned business!

This means that our workforce now owns the majority share of the company which in turn means we get to benefit from the long‑term profit and growth of the business!

What could this mean for you?

• The opportunity to be part of a business that puts its employees at the heart of everything they do!
• A direct share in the future profits of the business!
• Life-changing six - seven figure payouts!
• An enhanced business and team culture!
• Financial reward for your loyalty and tenure!