Graduate Scheme: Trainee Recruitment Consultant

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Graduate Scheme: Trainee Recruitment Consultant

£20,000 basic salary

£35,000 – £40,000 OTE in Year 1

Covent Garden

Finance Recruitment | IT/Technology recruitment | Marketing Recruitment | HR Recruitment | Public Sector & Not-for-Profit Recruitment | Legal Recruitment | Healthcare recruitment | Compliance & Risk Recruitment | Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment | Housing Recruitment

We were established in 2001 our company has grown significantly from just 5 employees to over 450 and we are continuing to grow throughout 2016. Everyone here joined as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant and worked their way up the chain of command. We are 100% organically grown and our company culture reflects this. Our core values include looking after our staff and ensuring that we grow by developing talent from within the company. Our reputation is built on an ethos of professionalism amongst both our clients and our candidates.

We are distinct in that we are the only company in the UK that simply recruit for temporary and contract employment. We recruit across a wide variety of sectors however, as a trainee recruitment consultant you would specialise in one specific area so if you have any particular preference then please do let us know.

We value exceptional people and have a range of benefits for our Trainee Recruitment Consultants:

• £20000 basic salary, Year 1 OTE £35000


• Central London Office as well as other branches nationally


• Commission is partly team-based and so you get a consistency in your earnings


• Annual basic salary increase (c.£3000)


• Pension scheme


• BUPA healthcare plan


• Clothing loan interest free (£300)


• Travel Card Loan


• I.P Card which entitles you to discounts across a number of outlets


• Industry leading training and development programme

As a result of our continued growth we have exciting opportunities to join us across numerous desks as Trainee Recruitment Consultants where you will be recruiting experts into their specific field. As a trainee recruitment consultant with us you will be undertaking mid-senior level recruitment and so must have the capacity to interact at this level. This role will be largely client facing so a lot of your role will encompass Business Development.

Our in-house as well as classroom based training throughout your graduate development plan will provide you with the skills and expertise you need to excel as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant. You will have ongoing support for the entirety of your journey with us from Trainee Recruitment Consultant to director level.

We are looking for ambitious graduates, with a 2.2 or above to join us as trainee recruitment consultants throughout the year.

You will need to be tenacious, self-assured, articulate and team-focused. If you believe you are the right person for this role as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant then apply now and one of our consultants will be in touch shortly.

Higher The Talent is a high growth graduate recruitment start-up, placing graduates into sales and recruitment roles in London.

Our mission is to place the right graduate into the right recruitment job for them. We only work with the best recruitment companies in London who pay a minimum starting salary of £20000, have great training programmes and commission structures and career progression opportunities. We have opportunities in IT, Digital, Technology, Financial Services, Media, and Pharmaceutical Recruitment, plus a few others!

If you’re a graduate considering a career in recruitment, check out our website – just search for ‘higher the talent’. We can always send you an info pack about a graduate career in recruitment to help with your research.

Higher The Talent places students, graduates and second jobbers into the following sectors of recruitment consultancy including; Technology Recruitment, Finance Recruitment, Oil Recruitment, Gas Recruitment, Energy Recruitment, IT Recruitment, Management Consultant Recruitment, Engineering Recruitment, SAP Recruitment, HR Recruitment, Legal Recruitment, Paralegal Recruitment, Investment Banking Recruitment, Hedge Fund Recruitment, Digital Recruitment, Media Recruitment, Marketing Recruitment, Public Sector Recruitment, International Recruitment, Pharmaceutical Recruitment, Bioscience Recruitment, Procurement Recruitment, Management Recruitment, Board Recruitment and Executive Search Recruitment, Banking Recruitment, Change Management Recruitment, Insurance Recruitment.

Higher The Talent places students, graduates and second jobbers into the following positions: Recruitment Consultant, Graduate Recruitment Consultant, Graduate Recruiter, Trainee Recruitment Consultant, Trainee Recruiter, Permanent Recruitment Consultant, Contract Recruitment Consultant, Researcher (Executive Search), Trainee Executive Search Consultant.