what do trainee recruitment consultants do?

Trainee recruitment consultant jobs are fast-paced, competitive and exciting.…but what do they really entail and what are the rewards? 

Recruitment consultant jobs in a nutshell.

Consultants help find fulfilling career moves for job seekers and source the best talent for clients.

Big financial rewards.

Expect to earn a competitive basic salary and reap the rewards with an uncapped bonus. This money motivator really puts recruitment consultants in the driving seat of their career and bank balance.

Variety is the spice of recruitment life.

Recruitment is fun and fast-paced. Consultants use various techniques to attract job seekers within their sector including: advertising, CV searching, headhunting, attending events and networking. Consultants regularly engage with candidates - from understanding their career goals right through to supporting them on their interview journey and negotiating that all-important job offer.

At the other end of the spectrum is generating new client business and nurturing relationships with existing and prospective customers. Recruitment consultants must work hard to build rapport, meet the needs of clients and support them with any challenges which may arise.

Your attitude.

You don’t need a degree or recruitment experience (although sales experience does help). It’s your skills and attitude that will make you a successful recruitment consultant. You’ll need to be: competitive, determined, resilient, enthusiastic, assertive, confident, persistent, self-motivated, driven, tenacious and a good listener to get results.

In a trainee recruitment consultant job, the world’s your oyster.

For hungry go-getters, recruitment offers vast career progression (and even bigger financial rewards). If you’re good at your job you can quickly climb the career ladder and reap the financial and professional rewards.  As a global recruiter, Randstad can also offer exciting international career opportunities.

Feel the benefit.

Working for a big global recruiter like Randstad also brings other big benefits…quite literally.  You can expect a generous and highly attractive suite of benefits to make your package go even further.

The fulfilment factor.

Of course, there’s the ‘sales’ element, but you will also be making a genuine difference to people’s lives. During the recruitment process you’re likely to be a sales person, a mentor, career adviser, a negotiator, a legal eagle and a talent management advisor. That all adds up to an exceptionally fulfilling career.

What’s the catch?

There will always be knock backs but the most successful consultants are able to learn from these situations, and then quickly move on to winning more business and boosting their bank balance.

Promotions, bonus and career development are there for the taking when you join Randstad as a trainee recruitment consultant. If you haven’t spoken to us yet about this fantastic career opportunity, please contact us today. You can also sign up for one of our Taste Recruitment events.

We’ll tell you about all the big financial benefits, the support you’ll enjoy as a trainee recruitment consultant and what you can expect and when. It’s a fun and interactive session, where you’ll get to meet the team and really get a taste for what it’s like as part of our winning team. We have jobs available now, so attending is a great way to fast-track to a job offer.