Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Engineering Recruitment
Huntingdon / Hybrid
Salary: 28,000- 35,000 + excellent commission
Are you ambitious, driven and looking to build a successful career in recruitment?
We're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our growing engineering recruitment business. Whether you have previous recruitment experience or are looking to take your first step into the industry, we're more interested in your attitude, ambition and willingness to learn. You'll be working within the engineering recruitment sector, helping businesses find highly skilled engineering professionals while developing long-term relationships with both clients and candidates.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you'll receive full training and support while developing the skills needed to become a successful recruitment consultant.

• Building strong relationships with candidates
• Sourcing and engaging with candidates through various channels
• Conducting candidate interviews and understanding their career goals
• Managing the recruitment process from initial conversation through to placement
• Advertising vacancies and proactively searching for suitable candidates
• Negotiating salaries, fees and offers
• Maintaining accurate candidate and client records
• Developing your knowledge of different recruitment market
• Working towards individual and team sales targets

You'll ideally have:

• A strong work ethic and desire to build a career
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence speaking to people on the phone and face-to-face
• The ability to build rapport and develop relationships
• Resilience and the determination to keep going when things don't go your way
• Good organisation and time-management skills
• Fresh graduates looking for first step in industry / experience in sales, customer service, business development, account management would be beneficial but is not essential.

What We Offer

• Negotiable 28,000- 35,000 Per Annum
• High achiever bonus Scheme up to 20%
• Flexibility to work from home
• Dynamic and flexible working environment
• Free Parking
• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Free Birthday Holiday
• Training funding and support

Apply
Please send your CV via the Apply now option on the website
If you have any questions or are interested in any other opportunities we may have, please do not hesitate to get in touch
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of gap technical who are operating as an employment agency.
gap technical are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job.
Closing Date: 10/10/2026
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