Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Graduate Recruitment Consultant- Leeds Basic salary £18,000 + commission. Harrison Sands are now recruiting for a Leeds based recruitment agency who are looking to hire a team of two recent graduates to train with the company and develop their careers as Recruitment Consultants. The company: Our client are a global recruiter who supply to a portfolio of corporate clients worldwide and public sector and professional service clients within the UK. With over 30 years trading experience and 250 staff working for them within the UK and Ireland they are an excellent place to start your career. This company not only offer a fantastic training scheme, specifically for graduates they provide a solid career path as you develop your skills and hone your recruitment knowledge. Offering a basic salary of £18,000 plus commission paid monthly this company also offer a number of other staff rewards including holidays and team events and trips as a thank you for the hard work and success of their consultants. Person specification: This role is specifically open to recent graduates as a trainee position. It is a permanent role and will include regular training and development from the Director as well as Head Office training and work shadowing the Leeds consultancy team, building you up to have the ability to operate as a Recruitment Consultant at the end of your training period. We are looking for two graduates, second class honours or above with a desire to develop a long term career within an industry offering great earning potential and career development. We are open to your degree background but require applicants who have developed through their University life great communication skills, the ability to speak confidently with those at senior level, problem solving and research skills and a drive to succeed. The role of a Recruitment Consultant is client centric so will involve a good deal of communication both over the phone and in face to face meetings, with the expectation that you will be able to negotiate with and sell to clients. Although it isn't essential any experience of sales or telephone based work as part of a University placement or a part time role will be positively considered as will experience of managing or creating your own earning streams while studying (e.g. own business/ blog etc). All applicants must be able to commute to Leeds (office is in walking distance from public transport links) and work Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm