Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Overview

Sales-driven recruitment consultant trainee focusing on business development and talent acquisition.

Key Responsibilities

• kpi management
• account growth
• pipeline building
• recruitment cycle
• business development
• talent acquisition

Tasks

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll channel your sales drive and commercial mindset into recruitment—learning how to run a full desk, win new business, and place top talent with leading clients. -Target Driven Delivery: Work to KPIs and revenue goals, ensuring consistent performance. -Account Growth: Develop existing accounts by identifying cross-selling opportunities and building strong relationships. -Pipeline Building: Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and clients to ensure repeat success. -Full Recruitment Cycle: Manage the process end-to-end—from first client call to final placement. -Business Development: Use your sales skills to win new clients through calls, emails, and meetings. -Talent Acquisition: Learn to source, qualify, and place candidates across technical and engineering markets.

Requirements

• communication
• uk authorization
• sales experience
• manchester
• boolean
• target‑driven

What You Bring

Are you a sales professional with 1–2 years of experience, looking to take your career in a new direction? Whether you’ve worked in business development, inside sales, telesales, or any fast-paced sales environment, recruitment could be the next fruitful step in your career. If you’re used to hitting targets, booking meetings, handling objections, and driving revenue—and now want to transfer those skills into a career with greater earning potential and long-term progression—this could be your next big move. -Confident Communicator: Comfortable handling objections, booking meetings, and influencing decision-makers. -Work Authorisation: Must have valid authorisation to work in the UK (NES Fircroft cannot provide visa sponsorship). -Sales Background: 1–2 years of proven experience in a sales environment (inside sales, telesales, business development, insurance sales, etc.), with that classic “smile and dial” attitude. -Location: Must be based in Manchester and able to work in a hybrid model (office + home). -Learner’s Mindset: No recruitment experience required—we’ll teach you everything you need to know. -Creative Sourcing: Use innovative sales-style outreach to attract top candidates (Boolean search skills are a plus).

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Benefits

-Supportive Team: Be part of an inspiring, high-energy sales culture. -Career Progression: Structured training, mentorship, and a clear sales-to-leadership pathway. -Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working, flexible hours, and lunchtime workout sessions. -Travel Opportunities: International trips and attendance at award shows in Lisbon, Houston, Dubai, and New York. -Attractive Compensation: Competitive base salary with uncapped commission.

About Nes Fircroft

-Began as Northenden Engineering Services before evolving through rebrands and international expansion. -Merged with Fircroft in 2020 to become a global powerhouse. -Operates over 80 offices in 45 countries, deploying workers on major projects. -Supports long-term contracts, permanent hires, managed services, global mobility, and payroll. -Backed by a history of nine strategic acquisitions, enhancing reach in sectors like chemicals and digital technology. -Delivers talent into high-profile projects such as offshore wind farms, petrochemical plants, mining developments, and pharmaceutical facilities.

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Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship provided; must already have valid uk work authorization.