Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Sales & Business Development

Location: Holborn, Central London
Basic salary: £32,000
Year 1 OTE: £35,000-£42,000 + uncapped commission
Start dates: Multiple start dates available

Looking for a career where your ambition drives your earnings?

At Tradewind Recruitment, we're looking for ambitious, resilient and commercially minded people to join our London team as Trainee Recruitment Consultants.

You don't need a degree, previous recruitment experience or a background in sales. What matters is your attitude, work ethic and willingness to learn.

Whether you're a recent graduate, have some sales experience, are looking to break into a commercial career or want to take the next step in a customer-facing role, this could be your opportunity to build a career with genuine earning potential and clear progression.

But let's be clear: recruitment isn't an easy job.

It's a fast-paced, target-driven sales environment where you'll need to handle rejection, pick up the phone, build relationships, negotiate and consistently work towards results. There will be challenging days, demanding targets and plenty to learn.

If you're competitive, resilient, motivated by success and prepared to put in the work, the rewards can be significant.

What will you be doing?

You'll specialise in education recruitment, working with schools across London to connect them with talented teachers and education support staff.

You'll learn how to build and manage your own recruitment desk, developing the skills needed to become a successful recruitment consultant and salesperson.

Your role will involve:

• Building relationships: Developing strong relationships with candidates and education professionals.
• Candidate generation: Sourcing, interviewing and matching candidates to opportunities.
• Sales and business development: Learning how to identify opportunities, win new clients and develop school partnerships.
• Negotiation and influencing: Managing conversations, overcoming objections and finding solutions that work for clients and candidates.
• Working towards targets: Taking ownership of your performance, developing your commercial skills and earning commission.
• Managing the detail: Coordinating interviews, maintaining accurate records and ensuring recruitment compliance.

You'll initially focus on candidate generation, recruitment processes and compliance before developing your sales and business development skills as you progress.

Training that sets you up for success

We know that becoming a successful recruitment consultant takes more than enthusiasm. That's why you'll receive structured training and ongoing support through our award-winning IMPACT Academy.

You'll develop practical skills in:

• Sales techniques, negotiation and objection handling
• Sourcing, interviewing and candidate management
• Business development and client relationship management
• Resilience, confidence and performance mindset
• Target management, commercial awareness and commission
• Career development and leadership

You'll learn on the job, receive coaching from experienced managers and have the opportunity to build your skills in a supportive, high-performance environment.

Find out more about our IMPACT Academy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxbxhM_edMo&t=14s

What's in it for you?

We believe hard work and performance should be rewarded.

• £32,000 basic salary
• £35,000-£42,000 Year 1 OTE, with uncapped commission
• Commission opportunities from day one
• 35 days' annual leave
• Reduced working hours during school holidays
• Extended wellbeing lunch breaks
• Incentives, team socials and international trips
• Structured training and ongoing development
• A clear career path into senior consultant and management positions

Your earning potential and progression will grow as you develop your skills, build relationships and deliver results.

Why Tradewind Recruitment?

Tradewind Recruitment has nearly 30 years of experience in education recruitment and a strong track record of developing people.

We're proud to be the only teaching agency to have appeared five times in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For.

You'll join an established business with experienced leaders, a focus on development and a culture that recognises achievement.

Who are we looking for?

We're interested in people with the potential to become successful sales professionals.

You could be a great fit if you are:

• Ambitious: You want to achieve more, develop your career and increase your earnings.
• Resilient: You can handle rejection, learn from setbacks and keep going.
• Commercially minded: You're interested in sales, business, negotiation and winning opportunities.
• Confident and persuasive: You can communicate clearly, build rapport and influence others.
• Organised: You can manage competing priorities and pay attention to detail.
• Competitive and driven: You enjoy working towards goals and taking responsibility for your results.
• Coach-able: You're open to feedback, willing to learn and prepared to put in the effort.

Previous sales, customer service, hospitality, retail, telesales or recruitment experience is welcome, but not essential.

All degree subjects are welcome, and a degree is not required. You must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available.

Above all, we're looking for the right attitude, resilience and desire to succeed.