Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Manchester

Manchester
1 year ago
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Calling out to all ambitious, money-driven professionals looking to secure themselves a successful recruitment career!

Is it important for you to be in a supportive work environment with a strong training scheme?
Are you motivated by career progression, financial rewards, and endless social incentives?
g2 Recruitment has everything to offer, click APPLY now to become part of the fun!What makes g2 different?

Endless social reward scheme: weekly office socials, quarterly holidays, monthly lunch clubs to Michelin star restaurants, Christmas parties and personalized incentives
Modern and well-designed office spaces: A fully equipped kitchen with large social areas, pool tables/darts boards/table tennis and unlimited coffee - you will ENJOY coming into work!
6-week individually tailored training program along with being directly managed by experts in their own field - all of our hiring managers have 5+ years of recruitment experience.
An uncapped commission structure with endless earning opportunities, no capped earnings, target driven-pay-outs or team shares!
In house Learning and Development team: They will support you every-step of your professional journey.
Half-day on your Birthday!
A fast-track career progression: Your progress is based on individual performance, put the effort in and you will be rewarded!
A convenient, central office location: Based in Manchester City centre (M2 4EW), we are a stone-throw away from all public transport!
Monday-Friday schedule: no work on weekends and bank holidays!Who you'll be working with:

Connor Fitzgerald is one of our Sales Team Leads heading up our UK Building Services team, with over 6 years' experience at g2 Recruitment he's developed a team of 7, most notably Jack Yates who's been with the business for 3.5 years being promoted to a Management Consultant in May 2024 who heads up a team of 2. It's fair to say you'll be joining a well layered team within an ever-growing Engineering & Architecture market which at this time of the year is at its peak.

Connor has got the most out of new consultants to his team by his constant tutelage, drive to want to deliver the best & his player manager approach how he'll be doing exactly what he tells you to do. This has led to his team winning g2 team of the month 3 times in 2024 & if you're looking for a leader not a boss in relation to your next role, Connor will be your man!

What will you be doing?

Specialising in Business & IT in the Benelux , you will gradually become a market expert, consulting clients and candidates through the hiring life-cycle.
As a 360 consultant, you will manage the whole recruitment process from start to finish. Just like managing your own business!
You will reach out to potential clients (on a COLD CALL basis), build strong relationships, and consult them on their hiring needs.
You will manage candidates from initial screening calls, arranging interviews to extending out offers and providing feedback.
You will be selling your services, expertise and stakeholders to one another whilst negotiating the best rates for all parties to win.
You will be spending the majority of your day on the phone, directly communicating with every stakeholder as often as possible.A little about g2 Recruitment:

g2 Recruitment, part of the wider g2V group, is one of the biggest players in the world-wide recruitment industry. With 24 offices globally across the UK,EU and the US, we are a business passionate about breeding industry champions across every team! Being the biggest privately owned recruitment agency supporting a 100% organic growth structure, every member of our teams has been brought in at entry-level working their way up to management internally - there is no one better to manage than an expert that has been in your shoes before! Our top-tier, 6-week individually tailored training programme is our foundation for developing high-earning recruitment professionals from scratch (we say the less you know coming into the role, the better!). Providing support for consultants at every seniority level, you will receive training throughout your whole career journey.

We do not look for previous experience or expert recruiters, we look for high potential individuals with a high motivation to progress within their career and make the most of our uncapped commission structure!

Interview process:

You will have an initial interview with one of our Internal Recruiters. During these calls we will dive into your current situation, motivations and how we could be a good fit for YOU.
The next step is a telephone interview with a hiring manager which could lead directly onto a final stage interview in the office to meet the Senior Management Team and experience 'a day in the life of a Recruiter.If you possess all these soft-skills and are keen to get your career in recruitment started - send your CV to and we will get the application process started!

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law

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