Early Careers Recruiter

WTW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advisory firm seeks a skilled recruiter to manage early careers recruitment. This full-time position involves developing recruitment strategies, organizing engaging events, and managing candidate interactions. The ideal candidate will have proven recruiting experience, strong organizational skills, and excel in building relationships with stakeholders. This is an opportunity to influence the careers of aspiring professionals and create significant impact within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of full-cycle, high-volume early-careers recruiting.
• Exceptional stakeholder relationship skills required.
• Strong organizational abilities and flexibility needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute recruitment strategy across multiple business areas.
• Organise and deliver virtual and on-campus events.
• Proactive management of early careers lifecycle.

Skills

Full-cycle early-careers recruiting

Stakeholder relationship management

Strong communication skills

Data-driven recruitment

Organizational skills

Education

Proficiency in MS Office

Tools

ATS experience

Taleo

Job description

Description

At WTW we help the worlds biggest organisations make forward‑thinking choices about their people, investments and the risks they face. Our expertise and advice make them stronger and more successful. We also support them to improve their people's health skills and financial wellbeing. You’ll be part of this impact right from the start.

The Global Early Careers Team is responsible for the attraction, selection, assessment and engagement of early careers candidates onto our structured Insight Apprentice, Intern and Graduate programmes. We are driven by our commitment to inspire, engage and nurture the next generation of talent as they set out on their career paths. Guiding them from first click to first day.

The Role

You will be responsible for managing and executing a defined recruitment strategy and driving the effective and timely delivery of early careers recruitment activities for several business areas across multiple locations. The key areas of responsibility include:

Candidate Attraction

• Organising, attending and delivering virtual events as well as on‑campus events in schools and WTW offices to audiences from year 12 and 13 students to undergraduates and their influencers (career advisors, teachers, faculty leads, parents/carers). Travel outside your base location will be required to facilitate this.
• Partnering with the Employer Brand team and the business on the creation of assets for use on social media.

Candidate Screening / Assessment / Management

• Proactive management of the entire early careers lifecycle – candidate pipelines, screening of applications, HireVue videos and invitation of high‑calibre diverse candidates to assessment centres.
• Organisation of assessment centres (agreeing dates, agenda, training assessors, hosting candidate drop‑in sessions, briefing the team on TopScore set‑up, etc.) with the support of recruitment coordinators.
• Leading assessment centre wash‑ups, extending verbal and written offers to successful candidates and providing feedback to unsuccessful ones.
• Collaboration with other teams across the business to ensure that trackers and admin are up‑to‑date and accurate in real time so that the candidate experience is seamless, onboarding smooth and operational reporting accurate.
• Intern conversions – coaching successful interns through the conversion process and extending offers.
• Candidate communications throughout the lifecycle from first click to first day.

Candidate Experience / Engagement

• From first click to first day, the recruiter is responsible for early identification of talent, engaging with and nurturing high‑calibre candidates through coaching sessions, hosting webinars on the application process and life at WTW. Each candidate receives a white‑glove service aimed at helping them experience our culture before they even join.
• Assisting with the set‑up and delivery of two insight programmes – Step up with WTW and Level up with WTW – and Day One Induction for all new starters.

Stakeholder Management

• Proactive stakeholder management – establishing oneself as an expert in all things early careers.
• Managing weekly / fortnightly data‑driven operational meetings with stakeholders to provide clear and accurate information. Ability to craft presentation decks.
• Requesting support throughout the process in a timely manner to ensure the best in candidate management and experience.
• Contributing to quarterly review meetings, including new season kick‑off, mid‑points and season wash‑ups.

Team Collaboration

• Team collaboration is key within Early Careers team and with other teams that support us to deliver an excellent candidate experience.
• Collaboration among recruiters in the team to establish efficient ways of working ensuring that the right work is in the right location.
• Fostering positive relationships with colleagues to ensure everyone understands their role and its importance.
• Contributing to global project workstreams with colleagues from across the entire early careers team.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of full‑cycle, high‑volume early‑careers recruiting within a fast‑paced recruitment environment.
• Exceptional stakeholder relationship skills – ability to develop strong relationships quickly and maximise resources to achieve goals.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Data‑driven approach to recruitment.
• Proven success effectively working in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.
• Self‑sufficient and able to work independently while remaining a team player.
• Strong organisational abilities and flexibility to work in a performance‑driven environment managing multiple deliverables.
• Ability to travel to various campuses / schools and attend events.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PPT, Excel) and ATS experience is a must; exposure to HireVue and ORC are a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organization. We embrace all types of diversity.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers from the application process through to joining WTW please email.

Key Skills

Sales Experience, Sourcing, Talent Acquisition, Taleo, ATS, HR Sourcing, Interviewing, Microsoft Outlook, Earned Value Management, Human Resources, Negotiation, Recruiting.

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

Years

Vacancy

1