Recruitment Consultant - 2026 Graduates

Summit Rec2Rec; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Rec2Rec invites graduates to join a Manchester-based 12-week intake program designed to train you as a recruiter in legal, finance, and tech sectors. You will learn how to identify candidates, win roles, and build client relationships under expert guidance.

The scheme emphasizes proactive sales skills, networking, and fast progression in a dynamic recruitment environment. Training is provided, with clear performance-based opportunities in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a proactive, driven mindset.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, sales-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Business development: engage companies and win roles.
• Leverage LinkedIn and networking to build your pipeline.
• Manage interview processes, negotiate terms, and support offers.

Skills

Communication skills

Sales mindset

Networking

Teamwork

Education

Recent graduate

Tools

LinkedIn

CRM software

Job description

Most people don't plan to go into recruitment, but those who do...

Earn strong money early

Build commercial careers fast

Summit Rec2Rec is partnered with a range of agencies hiring into their Manchester Graduate Q3 2026 Intake. All training is provided, the opportunity mirrors a 12-week mini graduate scheme, training you to become a recruiter in a specialist area (Legal, Finance, Tech, etc)

What does a recruiter do?

You sit in the middle of both sides, think of it as being a corporate matchmaker. But realistically, where and how are you finding your candidates, and how are you winning new business and securing new clients? This is what makes recruitment a sales job

• Business Development - Speaking to companies and winning roles
• edIn and networking
• Process Management — Interviews, negotiation and closing offers

Why recruitment?

Progression: Performance-based, not time based

Exposure: Work with senior professionals early in your career

What makes someone successful?

You don't treat this as a 9–5

A sporting or competitive background (agencies love graduates who played sport at university level and/or sat on committees)

Resilient, there's a lot of rejection

Genuinely outgoing and energised by people

At its core, this is a sales role.