Trainee Recruitment Consultant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 19 March 2026
LOCATION
Birmingham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£28,000 / year
CATEGORY
Human Resources
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SKILLS

Sales Skills Customer Service Communication Organisation Resilience Recruitment

FULL DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: INTERNALRECCON

We’re looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Birmingham City Centre office.

Salary: 26K - 28K per year

Job Type: Permanent

Trainee Recruitment Consultant

We’re looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Birmingham City Centre office. No matter your background, if you’re looking for a career change with full training and support, we want to hear from you! As we strive to become Birmingham’s leading social housing recruitment agency, we’re expanding into a brand new 120-person office this year- and you could be part of this exciting journey. This role requires resilience, patience, and a strong work ethic. Some days will be rewarding, others challenging, but if you’re tenacious, self-motivated, and thrive under pressure, we’ll support you every step of the way to help you succeed and earn big.

You'll have training each week from our in-house Learning and Development Manager, receiving in excess of 65 hours coaching over a 12-week programme. This includes:

  • 7+ hours video training across 20+ modules
  • 3 x 60-90 minutes classroom training and group coaching sessions per week
  • Weekly bespoke individual coaching sessions at desk
  • Weekly practical tasks and exercises to practice and embed the new skills you're learning

Who are we?

We’re an award-winning Recruitment agency based in Birmingham that works with some of the biggest public sector companies in the UK. In 2024 we were shortlisted for 5 more awards:

  • Fast growth business of the year
  • Medium sized business of the year
  • Best in-house training
  • Best public/third sector recruitment agency
  • Most effective back-office operation

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll get:

  • A friendly and modern office environment working with a supportive team
  • An unrivalled 12-week training programme with our Learning and Development Manager
  • A clear path of progressionwhich can see you promoted after just 9 months
  • Annual company holidays like Dubai and Miami
  • Quarterly incentives
  • Team nights out and social events
  • Salary increase after 9 months
  • Flexi timeafter 9 months
  • Hybrid workingafter 9 months
  • Uncapped commissionscheme
  • Mental health and wellbeing support
  • Dedicated mentorto support your journey
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Paid volunteer days

You'll also have access to your own mentor, mental health support, uncapped commission and the opportunity to attend annual company holidays and incentives; last year we went to Dubai and this year we're going to Miami.

These are the skills we’re looking for in a Trainee Recruitment Consultant:

  • Great sales skills and the ability to influence
  • Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to build rapport
  • Professional telephone manner
  • Must be highly organised
  • Dedication and the ability to prioritise
  • Resilience and able to handle pressure

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be:

  • Cold-calling candidates and clients
  • Working in a fast-paced, sales environment
  • Dealing with a high volume of telephone calls
  • Generating sales leads
  • Building relationships with candidates and clients
  • Researching your market and learning about your sector to become a specialist
  • Using recruitment tools to source candidates and fill vacancies
  • Business development calls
  • Interviewing candidates for roles
  • Working towards targets and daily KPI’s

The base salary for this role is £24,000, with an increase after 9 months to £26,000 and the ability to earn up to £38,000 with commission in your first year.

For more information on this role, call Cheryl on [contact hidden] or apply directly here.

### Cheryl Damms

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