Graduate Recruitment Consultant

Graduate Talent; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training from experienced consultants

Supportive team culture

Opportunity to earn commission

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Birmingham is seeking a Graduate Recruitment Consultant to kickstart your career with hands-on training and rapid progression. You will begin in operations, providing essential support while learning the recruitment process. The role includes engaging with clients and candidates, and many graduates earn up to £50k in their first year. If you are confident and eager to learn, this opportunity offers a pathway to a successful career in recruitment.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or early career professional eager to start in recruitment.
• Confidence in speaking with candidates and clients.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced working environment.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for candidates and clients.
• Provide administrative support to ensure smooth operations.
• Create and schedule social media content showcasing company news.
• Track and present key business data related to candidate placements.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Commercial awareness

Proactivity

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Looking to start your career in a role where you can learn fast, earn well, and progress quickly?

This Graduate Recruitment Consultant scheme is designed to take you from hands‑on operational experience into a client‑facing recruitment consultant role — often within your first year.

This is not a “watch and learn” role. You’ll be trusted, supported, trained, and challenged from day one.

You’ll begin in the Operations team — the engine room of the business — where you’ll learn how recruitment really works and build the foundations for your consultancy career.

During this phase, you’ll:

• Be the first point of contact for candidates and clients (in person, phone, and email).
• Keep the business running smoothly through a variety of day‑to‑day admin and coordination tasks.
• Support the CEO’s PA with organisational and project‑based work.
• Create and schedule social media content showcasing jobs, company news, and internal initiatives.
• Track and present key business data (calls, interviews, attendance, performance).
• Host fortnightly infrastructure presentations for consultant teams across London, Birmingham, and Brussels.
• Join weekly consultant training sessions to understand the full recruitment lifecycle.
• Support consultants with lead generation and candidate pipeline development.
• It’s fast‑paced, varied, and the perfect way to build confidence, commercial awareness, and credibility.

📈 Your Progression: From Operations to Consultant

After around three months, you’ll complete your operational sign‑off and present your learnings to team leaders across the business.

From there, you’ll step into a Trainee Temp Consultant role, where you’ll:

• Work directly with candidates applying for temporary roles.
• Develop your commercial skills and start contributing to revenue.
• Earn commission, take part in weekly incentives, and enjoy a little healthy competition.
• With continued training and support, you’ll progress to a Temp Consultant, managing temporary assignments and building strong candidate and client relationships.

👉 Many graduates reach this level within their first year.

🎁 What’s in It for You?

• Structured, hands‑on training from experienced consultants.
• A genuinely supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Clear, fast progression from operations into consultancy.
• Development of communication, organisation, and commercial skills.
• Competitive earning potential — many graduates achieve up to £50k in their first year.
• A role that keeps you learning, challenged, and involved from day one.

👋 You’ll thrive here if you’re:

• Confident, professional, and enjoy speaking to a wide range of people.
• Highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proactive, positive, and eager to learn.
• Interested in building a long‑term career in recruitment.

🎯 Ready to Launch Your Career?

If you’re looking for a graduate role with real responsibility, clear progression, and strong earning potential, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales, Administrative, and Consulting

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting