Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Jan Start - #2196340

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Government & German Engineering Markets

Base salary + uncapped commission | OTE Year 1: £45,000-£55,000 | Full-time, On-site | Manchester (Spinningfields)

Vivid Resourcing is looking for driven graduates or ambitious individuals to join our recruitment team in Manchester. You'll be placed on one of two specialist desks - Government contracting or German Engineering - connecting major organisations with the specialist contractors they need, where a single placement can generate £20,000-£50,000 in revenue.

This is a commercial, results-driven role. You'll build relationships with hiring managers, actively headhunt scarce specialists, and close deals. Demanding, varied work with real responsibility from day one.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Manage your own desk from first conversation to placement
• Actively headhunt specialist contractors and match them to live projects
• Build relationships with decision-makers in your chosen market

WHAT WE OFFER

Base salary + uncapped commission:

• Year 3 OTE: £125,000-£130,000+
• Incentives and company trips - previous destinations include Barcelona, Morzine and Marbella
• Clear progression based purely on performance - no waiting times, no seniority
• Full training and structured onboarding, with 1:1 coaching from day one - average time to first deal is 3.5 months

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Recent graduate or someone with 1-2 years' experience
• Competitive, target-driven and motivated by earnings
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, social, high-energy environment
• Not afraid to pick up the phone and build relationships
• No recruitment experience needed - full training provided