Manchester

Recruitment Consultant

Posted on Tuesday, 6th October 2026

Engineering
Manchester
£26k - 35k per year
Permanent

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Graduate & Sales Experience

Manchester

Looking to start a career in sales, recruitment, or business development?

iO Associates/Precision Resource Group (PRG) is hiring ambitious graduates and candidates with customer-facing or sales experience to join our growing Manchester team as Trainee Recruitment Consultants. No recruitment experience is required, we provide full training through our award-winning six-month development programme designed to help you build a successful long-term career in recruitment and sales.

This is a fast-paced, target-driven role offering uncapped earning potential, structured progression, industry-leading training, and the opportunity to work in a highly rewarding commercial environment.

Whether you come from retail, hospitality, telesales, estate agency, customer service, sport, or have recently graduated, we’re looking for motivated individuals with strong communication skills and a desire to succeed.

What We Offer

  • Uncapped commission structure
  • Realistic Year 1 earnings of £35,000–£40,000
  • Award-winning six-month training programme
  • Clear progression pathway into senior and leadership roles
  • One-to-one coaching and mentoring
  • Monthly lunch clubs, incentives, and team events
  • Holiday incentives
  • Early finish Fridays

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll work in a 360 sales role managing the full recruitment process from start to finish.

Responsibilities include:

  • Business development and generating new client relationships
  • Making outbound sales calls and booking meetings
  • Building long-term partnerships with clients
  • Negotiating commercial terms and recruitment agreements
  • Sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, and networking
  • Interviewing and screening candidates
  • Managing the recruitment process through to placement
  • Building your personal brand within your specialist market
  • Working towards individual and team sales targets

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for ambitious, resilient, and driven individuals who want to build a successful career in sales and recruitment.

Ideal backgrounds include:

  • Graduates
  • Retail
  • Hospitality
  • Telesales
  • Estate agency
  • Customer service
  • Sport or competitive environments

Key qualities:

  • Strong communication skills
  • Confidence and energy
  • Resilience and self-motivation
  • Competitive mindset
  • Commercial awareness
  • Desire to learn and progress

No previous recruitment experience is necessary – full training is provided.

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