Full Job Description
Recruitment Consultant - Earn £80K+ in Your First Year - Graduates Wanted!
Basic Salary: £27,000-£35,000 | OTE Year 1: £80K+ | Year 2: £150K+ | Year 3: £200K+
Looking for a high-earning, fast-track graduate career in London?
If you're ambitious, confident, and ready to get out of the 9-5 mindset, recruitment could be the career for you. This role offers immediate responsibility, structured training, and the opportunity to earn serious money from day one.
Join a booming industry where recent grads regularly take home £80K+ in year one — no sales experience needed.
Edmund & Evans is one of the UK’s top-rated Rec2Rec agencies, specialising in launching graduate careers in recruitment. With 225+ five-star Google reviews, we place high-potential graduates into Trainee Recruitment Consultant roles at top-performing firms across London.
Our graduates go on to succeed in high-performance sectors such as:
- Executive Search
- Private Equity & Finance
- Legal Recruitment
- Technology & FinTech
- Life Sciences & Healthcare
- Education & Public Sector
- Energy, Construction & Infrastructure
Whatever your strengths and interests, we’ll match you with a recruitment firm and market where you can build a long-term, high-earning career.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you’ll learn to manage your own clients and candidates from day one:
- Speak to graduates and professionals to match them to the right roles
- Write job adverts that attract high-quality applicants
- Prepare candidates for interviews and help clients make the right hires
- Build your own client portfolio and develop relationships with decision-makers
- Hit clear weekly targets and earn commission from every deal you close
- Learn how to run a recruitment desk like a business owner
What You’ll Get
- Base salary between £27K-£35K depending on experience
- Uncapped commission - earn £80K+ in Year 1, with top performers earning £150K+ in Year 2
- Clear promotion path - most trainees are promoted within 6-12 months
- 12-week structured training with ongoing one-to-one mentorship
- Central London offices with great transport links and a social, ambitious team
- Incentives & rewards - trips to Miami, Dubai, Ibiza, Vegas, plus monthly lunch clubs, socials and sports events
- Choice of sectors - including tech, finance, legal, life sciences, construction, education, executive search, and more
Who We’re Looking For
- A degree in a relevant or rigorous subject (e.g. business, economics, law, psychology,
- Driven and ambitious, with clear personal goals
- Confident and resilient (sales or sport experience is a bonus, not essential)
- Great communicators who enjoy talking to people
- Competitive - someone who wants to win and isn’t afraid of a challenge
- Ready to work hard and be rewarded for it
Why Recruitment?
- Big money fast - earn what you’re worth
- Real career progression - you could be a manager in 2-3 years
- Build a network - work with high-growth businesses and ambitious candidates
- Develop commercial skills - in sales, marketing, negotiation, and business
Apply Now
If you want to start a career where you control your earnings, your promotions, and your future, apply today. We’ll help you find the right firm, the right market, and give you everything you need to succeed.
Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, if you do not hear back within 3 working days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.