Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Placed Talent LimitedLondonreedfoilsithe 23/09/2026

Location: London, Cannon Street Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 basic salary + uncapped commission

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Start Your Career in Recruitment

Are you ambitious, driven and looking for a career where your hard work is genuinely rewarded?

We're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team. No previous recruitment experience is required – we're looking for motivated individuals with excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic and a desire to build a successful career in recruitment.

You’ll receive full training, ongoing support and a clear progression pathway, giving you everything you need to develop into a successful Recruitment Consultant .

What you'll be doing

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will:

  • Build relationships with candidates and clients
  • Identify and attract suitable candidates for vacancies
  • Source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, databases and networking
  • Conduct candidate searches and CV screening
  • Carry out telephone and video interviews
  • Arrange interviews between candidates and clients
  • Develop new and existing client relationships
  • Generate new business opportunities through business development and sales activity
  • Manage the recruitment process from initial candidate contact through to placement
  • Negotiate salaries and manage offers
  • Work towards individual and team sales targets
  • Maintain accurate candidate and client records
  • Provide a high level of customer service throughout the recruitment process

What we're looking for

You don't need previous recruitment experience. We are interested in people who have:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A confident and professional telephone manner
  • Strong sales and business development potential
  • A target-driven and results-focused attitude
  • Ambition to progress and develop a career
  • Resilience and determination
  • Good organisation and time-management skills
  • The ability to build strong relationships
  • A proactive, positive and competitive approach
  • The motivation to learn and develop
  • Good attention to detail

Previous experience in sales, recruitment, telesales, business development, retail, customer service, account management or a target-driven environment would be advantageous, but is not essential.

What you'll receive

  • Competitive basic salary
  • Uncapped commission
  • Comprehensive recruitment training
  • Ongoing coaching and mentoring
  • Clear career progression
  • Regular incentives and rewards
  • Performance-related bonuses
  • Friendly and supportive team environment
  • Modern working environment
  • Opportunity to develop sales, negotiation and business development skills
  • Long-term career development

Career Progression

This is a genuine opportunity to build a long-term career in recruitment.

You could progress from:

  1. Trainee Recruitment Consultant
  2. Recruitment Consultant
  3. Senior Recruitment Consultant
  4. Principal Consultant / Team Leader
  5. Recruitment Manager

Your progression will be based on your performance, development and ambition.

Who would suit this role?

This opportunity could suit someone looking to start a career in recruitment, sales or business development , including graduates, career changers and candidates with experience in customer-facing or target-driven roles.

If you're ambitious, competitive, resilient and enjoy speaking to people, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to start your career as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant.