Graduate Recruitment Consultant

Tunbridge Wells HR & Recruitment September 1, 2026
Tunbridge Wells
Permanent / Full Time
HR & Recruitment
September 1, 2026

Looking for a graduate career where ambition is genuinely rewarded?

Want to develop commercial skills, progress quickly and build serious earning potential?

Confident with people and interested in sales, business and building relationships?

Recruitment could be the career you haven’t considered yet.
About the Opportunity An exciting opportunity is available for an ambitious graduate to start a career as a Graduate Recruitment Consultant.

No previous recruitment experience is required. What matters is confidence, drive, resilience and the desire to build a successful career.
This is a fast-paced, sales-focused role offering excellent training, strong progression and the opportunity to directly influence earnings through performance.

The Role As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, the successful candidate will learn how to develop new business, build client relationships, recruit candidates and manage a busy temporary recruitment desk.
It is varied, commercial and people-focused – ideal for someone who wants responsibility early in their career.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop new business through telephone sales, email, social media and networking
  • Build relationships with clients and understand their recruitment needs
  • Interview, assess and match candidates to temporary opportunities
  • Manage temporary workers, compliance and ongoing client communication
  • Solve problems quickly and take ownership of the recruitment process

Essential Skills This opportunity is open to graduates from all degree disciplines.

The successful Graduate Recruitment Consultant will bring:

  • Confidence and strong communication skills
  • Commercial awareness and an interest in sales
  • Resilience, ambition and a strong work ethic
  • High emotional intelligence and good problem-solving skills
  • The confidence to pick up the phone, build relationships and make things happen

Desirable Experience Previous recruitment experience isn’t necessary.
Experience gained through part-time work, placements or internships in sales, customer service, hospitality, retail or another people-focused environment could be beneficial.

More importantly, the successful candidate will be motivated to learn and ready to put the work in.
Benefits This is a career where strong performance can be rewarded quickly.

  • Monthly commission plus quarterly and annual bonus opportunities
  • Estimate year one OTE £30-35,000 but completely uncapped
  • Excellent induction, weekly training and external professional development
  • Healthcare insurance after three months
  • Hybrid working opportunities once established
  • Opportunity to join a nine-day fortnight after six months

There is also free parking, regular staff socials, 20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and approximately three additional days over Christmas.

Why Apply? A career in recruitment can offer graduates something many traditional graduate routes cannot – the chance to progress and increase earnings based on performance rather than simply time served.

The Graduate Recruitment Consultant will join a friendly team of 11 where people support each other while maintaining a healthy competitive edge.
For someone ambitious, commercially minded and motivated by results, there is significant scope to develop both their career and earning potential.
Next Steps Recruitment experience isn’t required. Potential is.

For a graduate considering recruitment, sales, business development or a commercial career, this Graduate Recruitment Consultant opportunity could be the starting point for something much bigger.

Applicants who call to follow up their application and send an enthusiatic video cover letter will have an advantage.

Interviews are taking place now.
Apply today and discover where a career in recruitment could take you.

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  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Tunbridge Wells
  • 26000 PerAnnum USD / Year
  • Salary: 26000 PerAnnum
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