Job Description:
Trainee Recruitment Consultant (Engineering Sector) - Derby. This role is ideal for candidates with strong communication skills. You do not need sales experience - but you must be confident speaking to people on the phone, able to build relationships naturally, and professional, articulate, and proactive. Why Join Us? Work closely with major clients in the Rail & Engineering sector, use your technical knowledge in a commercial environment, clear progression into a high-earning recruitment career, structured training and ongoing support from day one. This is a long-term career opportunity, not just a trainee role. The Role: Phase 1: Training & Candidate Management (0-6 months) - Learn the Rail & Engineering recruitment market, speak with engineers and technical professionals daily, source, screen, and qualify candidates, build and manage talent pipelines, support senior consultants on live roles. Phase 2: Client Development & Progression (6+ months) - Build relationships with clients in the engineering sector, support business development activities, manage your own roles and candidate processes, contribute to revenue generation and earn commission. You will gradually move into a more commercial role, with full support and training. What We're Looking For: Strong communication skills (phone and written), confident, personable, and professional approach, organised and able to manage multiple tasks, ambitious and motivated to build a career. Training & Development: Structured 4-week induction, ongoing 1-to-1 mentoring, external training programmes, clear progression path with defined milestones. Package & Benefits: £30K+ OTE Year 1, £40K+ OTE Year 2, uncapped commission (paid monthly), early finish every Friday (3pm), no on-call, 20 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off, increasing holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, team socials & incentives, free parking.
