Graduate Recruitment Consultant - 2016

Are thinking of moving to London next summer when you finish university? Do you want a graduate job, with lots of training and the ability to speak to lots of different people whilst earning serious money? Does having the ability to pay off your mounting student debt quickly, over the next couple of years really interest you? Ready to look at roles where you can afford over-priced cocktails and finally get out your overdraft? If any of these things interest you, working for us could be the answer and you’re in luck, we’re thinking about summer 2016 graduates already!

Harnham are the global leaders in a recruitment market that’s growing six times faster than any other… This has resulted in us experiencing a record breaking 2015! Due to our brilliant market and industry-leading staff retention, we will be moving offices at the beginning of the New Year. This will give us more space to hire a record number of graduates for 2016 at Harnham and we are already on the lookout for motivated, resilient and driven individuals to join us in the recruitment industry.

At Harnham we all remember the process of starting your graduate your job search dubious as of what to expect and being pushed in a variety of directions. This is why through the recruitment process with us you will have constant available contact with our graduate internal recruitment consultant making the process as smooth, informed and speedy as possible!

Recruitment is a competitive environment that requires hard-working, competitive and exceptionally resilient individuals, which is why you will be tested on all of these areas throughout your interview process with us. Beginning a career in an area that you don’t have experience in can be daunting which is why we really pride ourselves on our extensive training programme, both when you start as a graduate and throughout your career with us.
We know there are hundreds of recruitment companies out there so here’s a few reasons why our recent graduates chose us!

• “A mix of classroom and sales floor training was the perfect way for me to adapt to the new job and get stuck in as quickly as possible!”


• “The trial day let me meet the team and I ended up leaving feeling like I would really fit in – it made my first day so much easier as I felt like I already knew everyone!”


• “On my trial day I spoke to two consultants who told me about all the holidays they have been on paid for by the company!!”


• “The commission structure was really good and I could easily see how I could reach the OTE for my level. Plus having no thresholds or barriers on the commission sold it to me!”


• “The retention of staff was by far the best I’d seen within the recruitment industry so I knew I would be in safe hands here!”


• “I was excited to meet Harnham after reading about them on Glassdoor, everything has more than kept up with my expectations and I can really see why people choose to work here.”

Benefits of the job

• Free fruit


• Cycle to work scheme


• Interest free travel loan


• Top biller’s trip (Cancun next year!!)


• Lunch clubs


• Harnham socials


• Dress down Fridays & 4pm beers


• Discounted gym membership


• Friday afternoons off for hitting targets

So what does the job as a recruitment consultant involves?

• Firstly, lots of long hours (don’t apply if you’re not prepared to work hard)


• Sourcing candidates & clients in a variety of ways


• Creating & maintaining strong relationships with clients


• Screening potential candidates & finding out their needs


• Managing the recruitment process from beginning to end


• Candidate control


• Closing deals


• Negotiating fees


• Making lots of money!

Please apply now, or get in touch with Ella Beese at Harnham for more information!

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