Recruitment

Estimated graduate starting salary: £14,000 - £22,000
First Year OTE (on target earnings): £25,000 - £45,000+

Having been established for over sixty years in its current and most recognisable form, the UK recruitment market is the most mature recruitment sector in Europe. Today, the recruitment sector is the seventh largest in the country. It is worth over £26bn and employs more than 97,000 people in 21,000 consultancies nationwide.

In recent years the recruitment sector has seen substantial growth, as companies seek the expertise of recruitment consultancies to supplement their employment requirements and outsource their hiring functions. In recent years recruitment into IT, banking/finance and accountancy has experienced significant expansion, helping the sector grow by 20 per cent year on year over the last decade.

Aside from "high street" companies, the recruitment landscape consists of...

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