Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Executive Search - #2084309

Graduate Recruitment Consultant

London | Office-Based

£27,000 base salary + uncapped commission

High-fee market | International opportunities | 29th June start date

Looking for a high-performance sales career with serious earning potential?

Our client is a fast-growing international recruitment firm specialising in the legal sector across Europe and the US. Since launching in 2019, they’ve grown to a team of almost 40 and built a reputation within one of the most lucrative recruitment markets globally.

Operating across private practice and in-house legal recruitment, they partner with leading international law firms and global businesses across London, Europe, and the East Coast US.

They are now hiring multiple Graduate Recruitment Consultants into their London office.

Why Join?

• £27,000 base salary + uncapped commission
• Clear progression from trainee to consultant level within 6–9 months
• Promotion salary increase to £32,000 + 20% commission
• High-fee market with huge earning potential
• International opportunities across Europe and the US
• Company holidays, lunch clubs, and performance incentives
• Collaborative but highly competitive sales environment
• Modern City office location in Heron Tower

This is a business built around performance, ambition, and commercial drive.

The Role

As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you’ll join either the European or US division and work within specialist legal markets.

From day one, you’ll be trained to:

• Build relationships with candidates and clients
• Source and qualify high-level legal professionals
• Develop business and generate opportunities
• Manage interview processes and negotiations
• Work towards promotions and revenue targets

Depending on the team, consultants begin in either a candidate-focused or business development-focused role before progressing into a full 360 position.

This is a fast-paced, phone-heavy sales role suited to people who enjoy competition, targets, and high-performance environments.

Training & Development

You’ll receive structured training alongside hands-on mentorship from experienced consultants and managers.

The business promotes quickly based on results:

• Most consultants reach promotion within 6–7 months
• Top performers have progressed even faster
• High achievers are given genuine autonomy and progression opportunities early

The culture is energetic, ambitious, and sales-driven, with leaderboards, incentives, and regular recognition for performance.

What They’re Looking For

This role suits commercially minded, ambitious individuals who are motivated by progression and financial success.

Successful candidates are likely to be:

• Competitive and driven
• Confident communicators and relationship-builders
• Resilient under pressure
• Coachable and emotionally intelligent
• Commercially aware and highly motivated

Graduates are welcome from any degree background, although sales, sports, hospitality, or customer-facing experience is highly valued.

European language skills including German, French, Dutch, or Flemish are advantageous but not essential.

The Environment

This is a business with a genuine work-hard, high-performance culture.

People who succeed here are ambitious, resilient, and willing to push themselves. In return, they gain access to one of the highest-fee recruitment markets, rapid progression, strong earning potential, and long-term international opportunities.

If you’re looking for a career where effort and performance are genuinely rewarded, apply now.

Recruitment People is here to support you all the way through this process, make sure you feel fully prepared for every interview and coach you on how best to communicate why you are the best person for this outstanding opportunity.

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