Location: London
Salary: £27.5k - £50k OTE + added bonuses
Contact: Beth Cole
Started your first grad job… and already know it’s not the one?
If you’re a 2025 graduate who’s ambitious, commercially minded, and ready to pivot into a career with faster progression, higher earning potential, and real responsibility, recruitment could be the move you’ve been looking for.
Our client is a specialist recruitment firm working with leading consultancies and has built environment businesses across the UK, US, and globally. They partner with organisations shaping major projects in construction, infrastructure, real estate, and advisory, placing top-tier professionals into strategic, high-impact roles.
They’re growing their London team and are now hiring driven 2025 graduates, including those who’ve already started another role and want to change direction, to join as Trainee Recruitment Consultants.
Why Make the Switch – Trainee Recruitment Consultant?
Many of their top performers didn’t follow a “straight-line” career path. They realised early that they wanted:
- Faster progression based on performance, not tenure
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and global clients
- A career where effort directly links to reward
Recruitment offers exactly that.
What You’ll Get as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant:
- Competitive Base Salary – £27.5k starting salary
- Exceptional Earning Potential – Uncapped commission with realistic £50k+ OTE in year one
- Structured Training & Mentorship – Learn from experienced executive search professionals in a high-performance, supportive environment
- Clear Career Progression – Trainee ? Consultant ? Senior Consultant and beyond, promoted on merit
- International Exposure – Work on mandates across the UK, US, and global markets
- High-Performance Culture – Ambitious, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, where success is recognised and rewarded
Your Role – Trainee Recruitment Consultant:
- Researching and identifying top talent for senior and niche technical roles
- Building long-term relationships with candidates and clients
- Managing the full recruitment lifecycle from brief to placement
- Learning to influence and advise senior stakeholders
- Taking ownership of your own projects and revenue
Who This Role Is For – Trainee Recruitment Consultant:
- 2025 graduates, including those already in a grad role but seeking a career change
- Confident, articulate communicators who enjoy building relationships
- Resilient, driven individuals who thrive in a target-led environment
- Commercially curious minds interested in business, people, and decision-making
- Motivated by progression, responsibility, and high earnings
If you’ve started your career and realised you want more challenge, more opportunity, and more control over your success, this is your chance to reset and build something long-term.
Apply now and make the switch.
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