Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Digital Waffle; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

Private healthcare

Overseas trips

Monthly socials

Job summary

Digital Waffle is hiring graduates or juniors to join the US tech recruitment team in Birmingham. You’ll headhunt top tech talent across America, build relationships and represent candidates for exciting US opportunities, with a focus on phone outreach and networking.

Hours are non-traditional (around 12pm–8pm Mon-Thu, earlier finish on Friday). The role offers clear salary progression, structured training, mentorship for 12 months, and opportunities to travel and work on established US roles.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and perseverance.
• Confidence to cold call and speak to new people.
• Resilience to handle rejection.
• Ability to accept feedback and apply it.
• Ambition to achieve high earnings.
• Willingness to work US hours.
• No experience required; attitude and willingness to learn matter.

Responsibilities

• Head hunt top tech talent across the US.
• Build relationships and represent candidates for opportunities.
• Research, network, message and reach out by phone.
• Speak with experienced tech professionals to understand motivations.
• Develop a trusted network of candidates and opportunities.

Skills

Phone outreach

Communication

Resilience

Coachability

Ambition

Flexibility

Work ethic

Job description

Graduate / Junior Recruitment Consultant – US Tech Market

We're hiring two graduates or juniors to join our US tech recruitment team.

Before you apply, this isn't your typical 9–5. It won't suit everyone, and we'd rather you knew that now than three weeks in.

But if you're ambitious, competitive, enjoy speaking to people and want a career where your earnings reflect your effort, keep reading.

What the job actually is.

You’ll be headhunting some of the best tech talent across America.

Initially, you won’t be winning clients. We’ve already got opportunities for you to work on. Your job is to find brilliant candidates, build relationships and represent them for those opportunities.

That means researching, networking, messaging and getting on the phone. A lot.

You’ll be speaking to experienced tech professionals, understanding what motivates them and building a network of people who trust you.

You’ll also hear ‘no’ far more than ‘yes’, particularly at the beginning. The people who succeed are the ones who keep going when nothing seems to be landing.

If that reads as a warning, it is one. If it reads like a challenge, keep going.

The hours. Read this bit.

Realistically, you’ll be working around 12pm–8pm Monday to Thursday, with an earlier Friday finish so you can still enjoy your Friday night.

Flexibility is important. Some conversations will need to happen later depending on where candidates are based.

The upside? Your mornings are your own, no rush-hour commute and the chance to build a career in one of the world's biggest recruitment markets.

If you’re looking for a traditional 9–5, this isn’t it.

What we're looking for.

• A proper work ethic. Someone who puts the effort in even when things aren’t going their way.
• Confidence to pick up the phone and speak to people you've never met.
• Resilience. Rejection is part of recruitment.
• Coachability. You take feedback and actually do something with it.
• Ambition. You want to earn well and understand that takes hard work.
• Flexibility to work US hours and make the most of the opportunity.
• No recruitment experience or tech knowledge needed. And whilst we’re calling this a graduate role, a degree isn’t essential. Attitude matters more.

What's on offer.

• Clear salary and career progression
• A senior consultant incentivised to mentor you for 12 months
• Structured training from day one
• Existing US opportunities to recruit for
• 25 days' holiday, private healthcare, overseas trips and monthly socials
• An established business with a 92% fill rate and 3,500+ placements behind it
• Birmingham office, five days per week during probation

The process.

We're holding assessment days over the next couple of weeks. You’ll meet the team, complete a few short exercises and get honest feedback.

We’re not expecting polished recruiters. We’re looking for people with the right personality, attitude and drive.

Questions about the hours or the role? Just ask.