Trainee Recruitment Consultant

QCS Staffing; Dacorum; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Pension plan

Hybrid working

Uncapped Commission

Maternity/Paternity pay

Paid parking

Early finish Fridays

Career progression

Training program

Job summary

QCS Staffing is recruiting for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The role focuses on qualifying candidates, headhunting, and matching talent to contract opportunities within a fast-growing team.

The position offers hybrid working, strong training, and a clear progression path. You will work with a Delivery Manager to prioritise assignments, use social media and job boards to source candidates, and engage both active and passive job markets to meet focal targets.

Qualifications

• Must be confident cold calling candidates and be an effective communicator.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with candidates and clients.
• Self-motivated with a sense of urgency to match candidates to opportunities.
• Willingness to work outside core hours as needed to meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Qualify candidates and match them to suitable job opportunities, negotiating rates as needed.
• Coordinate with Delivery Manager/Team Leader to prioritise assignments and align with the business winning team.
• Search the company database, external job boards and social media to headhunt candidates.
• Target both active and passive markets to contact candidates about contract opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Cold calling

Relationship building

Target driven

Flexibility

Job description

Excellent Benefits

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire –

We have an amazing opportunity for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our team in our UK office! At QCS Staffing, we’ve been delivering expert talent solutions in five of the world’s fastest growing sectors, and sourcing candidates from all over the globe for over 34 years! With over 150 employees across our offices in the UK, US, and Europe, we are constantly on the hunt for eager individuals to join our team.

What We Provide

• An inclusive ‘one team’ ethos, with endless socials, charity events and celebrations!
• Fantastic career progression opportunities, award-winning training and development programs (we invest in YOU)
• Private Healthcare & Pension plan
• Early finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working
• Uncapped Commission
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Paid parking

What you’ll do

• Qualify candidates and matching them to suitable job opportunities, this will also include negotiating contract rates and overcoming objections.
• Work with their Delivery Manager / Team Leader to prioritise which assignments to focus on, liaising with our business winning team with regards to assignment specifics and their requirements.
• Undertake searches on the company’s database, external job boards and utilise social media to headhunt candidates.
• Target both the active and passive markets to contact suitable candidates to discuss contract opportunities.

What you’ll need

• The confidence and be comfortable cold calling candidates and be an effective communicator.
• A sense of urgency to match candidates to all relevant job opportunities.
• The natural ability to build relationships and rapport with a range of different people and personalities.
• They are target driven, will go above and beyond to hit their objectives and be willing to contact candidates outside of core working hours.

If you're driven, curious, and love working with incredible people -