Graduate Recruitment Consultant

CSG Talent; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a self-motivated Associate Recruitment Consultant for a unique training program in Manchester. Candidates should have a passion for sales and strong interpersonal skills. The role offers an excellent salary, uncapped commissions, 25 days holiday, and team-building incentives. This is a great opportunity for school-leavers, graduates, or anyone looking to start a fruitful career in recruitment. Join a high-performing team and benefit from structured development from day one.

Benefits

Uncapped commission structure

25 days holiday

Individual and team incentives

Paid fitness time

Clear career path

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and a natural flair for relationship building.
• Proactive and eager to learn in a competitive environment.
• Ability to recover and persevere through challenges.

Responsibilities

• Join a high-performing team and undergo a structured training program.
• Learn skills in headhunting, sales, and account management.
• Participate in group discussions and team exercises.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Resilience

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 January.

📍 Location : Manchester City Centre

📅 Start date : January 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
• A city centre office with ample amentities and in the heart of the Northern Quarter
• A clear and structured career path - we want everyone in our organisation to grow and develop and we love to promote from within

If this Graduate Recruitment Consultant role sounds like it could be the right fit for you, we would love for you to join us! Please apply to be considered for this unique opportunity.