Trainee Recruitment Consultant, Business Support

Gillespie People Solutions; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Career progression

Job summary

Gillespie People Solutions Ltd invites commercially minded professionals to join their Glasgow team. This role focuses on developing recruitment careers, managing end-to-end processes, and building strong client and candidate relationships. No prior recruitment experience is required, but sales experience and a driven attitude are essential.

Base salary ranges from £26k to £30k, with uncapped commission, regular incentives, and clear progression opportunities within a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or client-facing roles is essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Commercially minded with a target-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process for clients and candidates.
• Build and nurture relationships with clients and candidate pools.
• Create engaging vacancy descriptions and source suitable candidates.
• Screen and shortlist candidates, negotiate salary packages where relevant, and document the process.
• Utilise vacancy marketing platforms to reach suitable candidates and support the recruitment workflow.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Job description

This role is ideal for a commercially minded, confident people-orientated professional looking to develop their career in recruitment and enjoy the significant benefits a recruitment career can offer.

Our client is one of Scotland's leading independent recruitment consultancies with a longstanding record of success and reputation for quality and real integrity, so there's no better place to start your recruitment career. Recruitment experience is not required but some type of saes experience is essential - and, if you posses the qualities above and enjoy making and building new client and candidate relationships, they will take the time to invest in you to develop your skills in recruitment to reward your hard work and commitment.

In the role you'll manage the full recruitment process, building relationships with clients and sourcing and building rapport and understanding with relevantly qualified candidates and then managing the process to make the perfect match for both your client and your candidate. Working roles across the Business Support sector you'll manage the full process from using the right vacancy marketing platforms and tools, creating engaging role descriptions, screening and sourcing candidates, helping negotiate and agree salary packages where relevant and document and support the process to a successful conclusion.

As a motivated, natural communicator you'll also use a variety of outreach tools to identify opportunities and build new client relationships and you'll get a real kick out of finding great roles for your candidates and enjoying the revenue and commissions that will bring.

While you don't need recruitment experience they are looking for some sales experience and evidence of a committed, driven, career-orientated professional with the right attitude and clear potential to succeed. If you feel you have the confidence, communication skills, are motivated by targets and gaining recognition for your hard work, with proven resilience and a proactive attitude, then we'd be delighted to tell you more.

They offer a great, supportive work environment and culture, a strong basic of £26k - £30k (based on your experience level), uncapped commission, regular incentives and rewards, clear career progression opportunities with a great team around you to help you grow and succeed.

£26-£30k basic (more with rec experience), commission

In Business Services

one of Scotland's leading independents with a longstanding record of success and reputation for quality and integrity