Graduate Recruitment Consultant

CSG Talent; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

25 days holiday

Training programme

HQ-based team

Job summary

CSG Talent in Horsforth, Leeds is seeking an Associate Recruitment Consultant to join our specialised training programme this October 2026. You will train in headhunting, advertising, sales, negotiating and account management to place high-level candidates into senior roles worldwide.

Open to school-leavers, graduates or career-changers, the role offers an excellent basic salary and structured career progression. You will join a high-performing team and learn from our L&D partners from day one.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience in sales, customer service or client-facing roles.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills are essential.
• Proactive in approach with a desire to learn and succeed.
• Resilience to bounce back from setbacks and keep going.
• Team-oriented mindset with collaborative spirit.

Responsibilities

• Learn headhunting, advertising, sales, negotiating and pitch techniques.
• Develop accounts and manage relationships with clients and candidates.
• Support recruitment processes across world-wide senior-level roles.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

Communication skills

Proactive learner

Resilience

Team player

Education

School-leaver friendly

Graduate friendly

Job description

Are you a highly motivated and results-driven individual?

Do you have a passion for building relationships, a hunger to succeed, and the drive to be rewarded for your hard work?

We are CSG Talent. We are independent, agile, and people-centric, and due to continued success and growth, we are recruiting for an Associate Recruitment Consultant to join our specialised training programme this October.

Location: Horsforth, Leeds
Start date: October 2026

The Recruitment Academy is like no other Executive Search training programme; you will be trained, coached, supported and developed over a 3-6 month period by our Talent & Development Partner.

You will learn theory and practical based skills on headhunting, advertising, sales, negotiating, pitching and account management, which will result in placing high level candidates into very senior jobs across the world. Joining at the same time as other like-minded individuals starting their recruitment careers, you will be part of a tight-knit team and will be involved in group discussions, role play and team exercises - just some of the different ways you'll learn!

You will join your high performing team from day one as an Executive Search Consultant, learning on the job and from everyone around you in addition to our L&D team.

About You!

With only a small number of vacancies available, we are looking for exceptional candidates who want a fulfilling and highly rewarding career in recruitment. To be considered for this role you will have the following skills & attributes.

This role is open to school-leavers, graduates or career-changers.

• Proven work experience throughout or after your studies in sales, customer service or client facing roles
• Consider yourself a people's person: a natural flair for relationship building and strong communication skills are essential in this role
• Proactive in approach: we need candidates who want to learn and are hungry to develop and succeed in this market
• Resilience: the ability to dust yourself off and jump straight back in when things get tough
• A team player: the importance of being in it together is important to us as that's the only way we will continue to grow.

What we can offer you in return:

As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you will be rewarded with an excellent basic salary and the following benefits:

• Uncapped and highly competitive commission structure
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Individual and team incentives including days out, team building activities and trips abroad (eligible from day one!)
• High flyers incentives
• 2 hours of paid fitness time per week
• Working from our HQ, you will be a part of and surrounded by top billers
• A clear and structured career path - we want everyone in our organisation to grow and develop and we love to promote from within