Graduate Recruitment Consultant

Job description

Graduate Recruitment Consultant Executive Search | St Albans £26,500 Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission | £50,000 OTE Year One Most graduate recruitment jobs teach you how to make calls.
This one teaches you how to recruit senior leaders.

Our client is an award-winning Executive Search consultancy specialising in Private Banking, Legal and Compliance. Working on retained assignments with fees reaching £150,000 , they partner with some of the world's leading financial institutions and law firms to recruit senior professionals.
If you're ambitious, commercially minded and looking for a career with exceptional earning potential, first-class training and genuine progression, this is an outstanding opportunity to start your career.

About the opportunity Executive Search is very different from traditional recruitment.
Rather than working on high-volume vacancies, you'll manage specialist assignments, helping clients identify exceptional talent for senior leadership positions. You'll learn how to build relationships with senior professionals, understand niche markets and become a trusted adviser to both clients and candidates.
From the beginning, you'll work alongside experienced consultants and receive structured training delivered directly by the company's Directors, who have an excellent track record of developing graduates with no previous recruitment experience into top-performing Executive Search Consultants.
You'll gain exposure to high-profile clients, work on complex recruitment projects and develop commercial skills that will benefit you throughout your career.

What's in it for you? £27,000 basic salary
£50,000 OTE in your first year
Uncapped commission with exceptional long-term earning potential
Structured training academy delivered by the Directors
Clear career progression based on performance
Monthly team incentives including cocktail making, paintball, axe throwing, cinema nights and more
Company holidays and team trips
Luxury incentives including Selfridges vouchers, £1,000 Bicester Village shopping sprees and prizes worth up to £10,000
EMI Share Scheme
Character offices close to St Albans town centre with free parking
Early finish Fridays for top performers
Christmas and New Year office closure
Birthday half-day and increasing annual leave for every year of service
Friendly, supportive culture with a genuine focus on personal development

What you'll be doing Building relationships with professionals across Private Banking, Legal and Compliance
Sourcing, interviewing and managing high-calibre candidates
Managing the full recruitment process from initial contact through to successful placement
Arranging interviews and managing candidate and client feedback
Conducting market mapping and executive search projects
Identifying new business opportunities through networking and market intelligence
Building long-term relationships with clients and candidates
Developing into a specialist Executive Search Consultant

Who they're looking for This role is ideal for graduates who are looking for a long-term career within a professional, high-performance environment.
You'll be:
Degree educated
Ambitious, self-motivated and commercially minded
A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
Resilient and comfortable working towards targets
Interested in sales, finance or business
Someone who enjoys building long-term relationships
Keen to develop into a successful Executive Search Consultant
Previous sales experience is an advantage but isn't essential. The business is far more interested in your attitude, ambition and willingness to learn.
If you're graduating in the next few months, we'd still love to hear from you.

Why choose Executive Search? Executive Search is one of the most rewarding areas of recruitment.
You'll work with senior professionals, develop an impressive commercial network and build specialist expertise within a high-value market. Your progression is based on your performance, giving you the opportunity to increase both your responsibility and earnings far quicker than in many traditional graduate careers.
If you're looking for a Graduate Recruitment Consultant job , Graduate Executive Search role , Trainee Recruitment Consultant position , or an entry-level sales career with exceptional training and uncapped earning potential, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to begin your Executive Search career.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

St Albans

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

15-09-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English