Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Summer 2015

This company was founded in August 2006 with the vision of being a leading player in the field of Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment. They have also greatly expanded their recruitment operations within the Energy, Finance and HR sectors. They are happy to work on permanent, contract or temporary positions in these fields and work with a range of clients from SME's to blue-chips in all sectors. They recruit for major pharmaceutical, energy, telecommunications, consulting and retail businesses. Clients include ConocoPhillips, Total, Ernst and Young, PwC, Accenture, Deloitte, EDF Energy, Centrica, BP, Tesco, Bar Cap, Deutsche Bank, Nestle, Walt Disney, Vodafone etc. They are a small business who operates a flat management structure where everybody has their say. They are a growing business and have a fantastic record of staff retention.

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will join either the specialist Procurement or Commodities recruitment team, working with experienced Recruiters, Managers and Directors. From day one, you will work in a full recruitment life-cycle role, involving both generating candidates (advertising, head-hunting, referrals etc) and generating clients (coldwarm calling, client meetings, leads etc). Existing key clients range from SMEs through to large blue chip multinationals (Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Accenture, Deloitte, McKinsey, BP, Centrica, BT, GSK, L?Oreal, Burberry, Apple etc).

They offer the chance for Trainee Recruitment Consultants, with no prior recruitment or even sales experience, to take on responsibility very quickly through generating your own clients, account managing clients, managing your own day, whilst having extensive one-on-one training from established top billers and proven Managers or Directors. They operate a flat management structure with all Managers, Directors, top billers sitting ?on desk? next to Trainee Recruiters, Senior Consultants etc so they can pass on knowledge and expertise on a daily basis.

Why apply?

- Competitive basic salary, dependent on background and experience, with increases based solely on your personal billing and promotions
- Uncapped commission
- Lunch Clubs; every two months, the top billers go to a Michelin Star restaurant chosen by the first person to hit their individual target. Recent Lunch Club restaurants have included: Nobu, Alain Ducasse, Hakkasan, Pied a Terre, The Square and Obilix. This is followed by an activity such as being given £200 each to spend in Selfridges or in a casino, and then onto bars for further drinks.
- Monthly team nights out - based on hitting team monthly targets.
- Three company holidays every year; skiing in Switzerland, summer holiday in Portugal and top billers trip to Las Vegas
- Subsidised gym membership

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree from leading UK or international University and typically As and Bs at A-level (or equivalent)
- Hard working, professional people with a track record of working hard, potentially working whilst at university, working in Summer, Winter or Easter holidays etc, who want to join a professional firm, be very successful, with uncapped earning potential
- Proven track record of success, proved through a combination of academics, sport, music, work or entrepreneurial exploits
- Track record of taking on more responsibility, which can be displayed in your CV. This could include: being part of a university committee, sports or society (President, Club Captain, Treasurer, Secretary, Social Secretary etc); running your own business; team leading or taking on greater responsibility in work experience or commercial roles.
- Previous commercial office based experience. This could include a work placement, summer work or post graduate experience