Trainee Recruitment Consultant

gap technical; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working from home

Free Parking

Pension Scheme

Healthcare Scheme

25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Free Birthday Holiday

Training funding and support

Job summary

gap technical is seeking a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join its engineering recruitment team in Warrington, offering full training and a clear career path in tech recruitment. You'll build relationships with candidates and clients while learning the end-to-end recruitment process.

This role is hybrid with some home-working flexibility and a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive salary, commission and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to speak confidently with candidates and clients.
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with candidates and clients.
• Source and engage candidates through multiple channels.
• Conduct interviews and understand candidate career goals.
• Manage recruitment process from initial contact to placement.
• Advertise vacancies and proactively search for suitable candidates.
• Negotiate salaries, fees and offers.
• Maintain accurate candidate and client records.
• Develop knowledge of recruitment market trends.
• Work towards personal and team sales targets.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Phone/face-to-face communication

Time management

Education

Graduate or equivalent

Job description

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Engineering Recruitment

Warrington / Hybrid

Salary: £28,000- £35,000 + excellent commission

Are you ambitious, driven and looking to build a successful career in recruitment?

We're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our growing engineering recruitment business. Whether you have previous recruitment experience or are looking to take your first step into the industry, we're more interested in your attitude, ambition and willingness to learn. You'll be working within the engineering recruitment sector, helping businesses find highly skilled engineering professionals while developing long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you'll receive full training and support while developing the skills needed to become a successful recruitment consultant.

• Building strong relationships with candidates
• Sourcing and engaging with candidates through various channels
• Conducting candidate interviews and understanding their career goals
• Managing the recruitment process from initial conversation through to placement
• Advertising vacancies and proactively searching for suitable candidates
• Negotiating salaries, fees and offers
• Maintaining accurate candidate and client records
• Developing your knowledge of different recruitment market
• Working towards individual and team sales targets

You’ll Ideally Have

• A strong work ethic and desire to build a career
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence speaking to people on the phone and face-to-face
• The ability to build rapport and develop relationships
• Resilience and the determination to keep going when things don't go your way
• Good organisation and time-management skills
• Fresh graduates looking for first step in industry / experience in sales, customer service, business development, account management would be beneficial but is not essential.

What We Offer

• Negotiable £28,000-£35,000 Per Annum
• High achiever bonus Scheme up to 20%
• Flexibility to work from home
• Dynamic and flexible working environment
• Free Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Free Birthday Holiday
• Training funding and support

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of gap technical who are operating as an employment agency.

gap technical are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job.

Closing Date: 10/10/2026

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