Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Jobwise Ltd

Stockport

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 29,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Company pension
Healthcare
Free parking
Birthday off

Job summary

Jobwise Ltd in Stockport is seeking a Recruitment Consultant on an entry-level path. You will learn the commercial side—speaking to businesses, following up leads and building relationships. As you gain experience you will take on more responsibility, sourcing and interviewing candidates and managing vacancies.

With a starting salary of £26,000–£29,000, OTE £35,000+, excellent benefits and real opportunities to progress, this role can lead to ownership of your own customers and vacancies.

Qualifications

  • No recruitment experience required.
  • Graduate or experience in sales/customer service welcomed.
  • Personality, attitude and drive to succeed matter most.

Responsibilities

  • Learn the commercial side and build relationships with businesses.
  • Develop vacancies, source candidates and interview them.
  • Build long-term relationships with customers and candidates.

Skills

Communication
Telephone skills
Target-driven
Team player

Job description

Enjoy talking to people, building relationships and being rewarded for your success? Looking for a career where you can develop, earn more as you progress and eventually take ownership of your own customers and vacancies?

If so, this could be a great opportunity to build a career in recruitment.

Based in Stockport town centre, we're an award-winning recruitment business with over 45 years experience, and we're looking to add to our team.

You'll start by learning the commercial side of recruitment - speaking to businesses, following up leads, developing new relationships and understanding where we can help. As you gain experience and confidence, you'll take on more responsibility, becoming involved in vacancies, sourcing and interviewing candidates and building relationships with both customers and candidates.

The aim isn't to keep you just making calls forever. Its to teach you recruitment from the ground up and give you the skills and experience to become a successful Recruitment Consultant.

With a salary of £26,000-£29,000, depending on experience, OTE of £35,000+, excellent benefits and genuine opportunities to progress, this could be the start of a long-term career.

Your career in recruitment

Recruitment is a career where no two days are quite the same. You'll be dealing with different businesses, different people and different challenges every day.

You’ll start with the commercial side of the job, learning how to:
  • Speak confidently to businesses and build new relationships
  • Follow up leads and identify potential recruitment opportunities
  • Understand a customers recruitment challenges and how we can help
  • Develop your own customer base
  • Work towards targets and be rewarded for your success

As you develop, so will the role.

You’ll become increasingly involved in:
  • Taking and managing permanent vacancies
  • Sourcing suitable candidates
  • Interviewing and assessing candidates
  • Matching people to the right opportunities
  • Managing the recruitment process from start to finish
  • Developing long-term customer and candidate relationships
  • Visiting customers and becoming a trusted recruitment partner

Well give you the training, support and opportunity to develop. Your success is up to you!

Whats in it for you?
  • Starting salary of £26,000-£29,000, depending on experience
  • OTE of £35,000+, with uncapped earning potential
  • Monthly commission
  • Quarterly and annual bonuses and the chance for profit share
  • 24 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 29 days
  • Your birthday off
  • Company pension
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare
  • Early finish on Fridays
  • Incentives, competitions and team events
  • One paid charity day each year
  • Free parking
  • Excellent training and ongoing support
  • Genuine opportunities for career progression

Genuine opportunities for career progressionAnd when we say genuine progression, we mean it. Our current senior management team all started their careers with us at entry level.

What were looking for

You don't need previous recruitment experience.

You might be a graduate looking for your first real career, have experience in sales or customer service, or simply be someone who knows they enjoy speaking to people and wants the opportunity to build something for themselves.

What matters most is your personality, attitude and appetite to succeed.

Were looking for someone who is:
  • Confident and personable, with good communication skills
  • Comfortable speaking to people on the phone
  • Motivated by targets and achieving results
  • Proactive and willing to pick up the phone and make things happen
  • Bright, curious and keen to learn
  • Determined to build a career rather than just find another job
  • Organised and able to manage a busy workload
  • Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
  • A team player who enjoys sharing ideas and celebrating success
  • Full of drive, ambition and a willingness to give things a go
  • Experience in recruitment or a sales-based role would be interesting, but it's certainly not essential
Why Jobwise?

We've been successfully helping businesses and people for more than 45 years, and our Investors in People Gold status reflects the importance we place on our people.

We work hard, support each other and celebrate our successes. Its a busy environment, and there are targets to hit, but its not cutthroat.

We believe in doing recruitment properly - building relationships, understanding what people actually need and finding the right solution rather than simply chasing the next placement.

If you're looking for a role where you can learn, develop, earn well and build a genuine career, wed love to hear from you.

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