Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Aug & Sept Start Dates Available

Vivid Resourcing; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives & trips

Clear progression

Full training & onboarding

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing in Manchester is seeking a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join Government and German Engineering markets. You'll own a desk, headhunt contractors, and connect with hiring managers.

This graduate-friendly role offers full training, structured onboarding, and a clear progression path with uncapped commission as you build a successful recruitment career.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or 1–2 years' experience in a target-driven role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Comfortable making high-volume outbound calls and networking.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own desk from initial conversation to placement.
• Actively headhunt specialist contractors and match them to live projects.
• Build relationships with hiring managers and decision-makers.

Skills

Head hunting

Relationship-building

Sales mindset

Phone skills

Education

Recent graduate

Job description

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Government & German Engineering Markets

Vivid Resourcing is looking for driven graduates or ambitious individuals to join our recruitment team in Manchester. You'll be placed on one of two specialist desks - Government contracting or German Engineering - connecting major organisations with the specialist contractors they need, where a single placement can generate £20,000-£50,000 in revenue.

This is a commercial, results-driven role. You'll build relationships with hiring managers, actively headhunt scarce specialists, and close deals. Demanding, varied work with real responsibility from day one.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage your own desk from first conversation to placement
• Actively headhunt specialist contractors and match them to live projects
• Build relationships with decision-makers in your chosen market

WHAT WE OFFER

Base salary + uncapped commission:

• Incentives and company trips - previous destinations include Barcelona, Morzine and Marbella
• Clear progression based purely on performance - no waiting times, no seniority
• Full training and structured onboarding, with 1:1 coaching from day one - average time to first deal is 3.5 months

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Recent graduate or someone with 1-2 years' experience
• Competitive, target-driven and motivated by earnings
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, social, high-energy environment
• Not afraid to pick up the phone and build relationships
• No recruitment experience needed - full training provided