Opportunities For Graduates
We offer rewarding Graduate Recruitment Consultant opportunities in London, OTE earning potential of £35,000–£45,000 in year one! If you're looking for graduate recruiter jobs, a graduate scheme or graduate jobs in London and have a talent for sales, our unique on-the-job training will give you a flying start to a fast-track career in enterprise technology recruitment.
As a Next Step Academy Graduate, you'll receive high-quality recruitment training designed to give you the best possible start to your career. You'll receive structured support, coaching and development as you learn the skills needed to become a successful trainee recruitment consultant.
We're looking for motivated and passionate graduates or recent graduates with some work experience, a talent for sales and the drive to succeed. Joining our Next Step Academy is an opportunity to start a rewarding career in a growing technology recruitment sector, with clear opportunities to develop your skills, increase your earnings and progress your career.
Our graduate recruitment programme offers structured intakes throughout the year. If you're interested in joining us, send us your CV and covering letter using the application link at the bottom of this page.
Next Step Academy
Our Next Step Academy is designed to give graduates the practical training, mentoring and support they need to build a successful career in recruitment. You'll learn on the job while developing your sales, communication, candidate management and business development skills.
You'll be supported by experienced recruitment professionals and given the opportunity to develop within a specialist technology recruitment environment. The aim is to help you build the confidence and commercial skills needed to progress from a graduate into a successful recruitment consultant.
Find out more about the Next Step Academy and how our graduate training programme can help you take the next step in your career.
What We're Looking For?
- Recently graduated with a minimum 2:1 degree
- Some proven sales or work experience
- Proven professional or personal achievement
- Resilience, drive and ambition
- Sociable, a confident communicator and organised
- Money motivated
- Determination to succeed at the highest level
- Confident, outgoing with strong communication skills
- A positive “can do” attitude
Find Out More About Taking The Next Step
Visit our Next Step Academy page to find out more.
See how previous graduates have developed their careers at Next Ventures and progressed within technology recruitment.
What Can You Expect During Your First Year?
Your first year combines structured recruitment training with practical, hands-on experience. You'll learn how to identify and engage candidates, build professional relationships, understand technology markets and work with clients, while developing your sales and negotiation skills.
As your knowledge and confidence grow, you'll take on greater responsibility and begin building your own market and network, providing a strong foundation for progression within technology recruitment.
What Does a Graduate Recruitment Consultant Do?
A Graduate Recruitment Consultant helps businesses find specialist talent while building strong relationships with candidates and clients. The role combines sales, communication, business development and recruitment.
As a trainee recruitment consultant, you'll learn how to identify suitable candidates, understand client requirements, source talent and manage the recruitment process from initial conversation through to placement. You'll also develop commercial skills by speaking with businesses, understanding their hiring needs and building long-term relationships.
Why Start Your Recruitment Career in London?
London is one of the UK's leading centres for technology, business and enterprise, making it an excellent environment to start a career in recruitment. Working from our London headquarters gives graduates exposure to a fast-paced professional environment and the opportunity to work with organisations operating across the technology sector.
For ambitious graduates, a career in London technology recruitment can provide access to a broad professional network, valuable commercial experience and opportunities to develop within a growing industry.
Graduate Recruitment Consultant Salary and Career Progression
Year 1 OTE is currently £35,000–£45,000, with the potential to reach £100,000+ OTE by your third year. Your earning potential can increase as you develop your skills, build your network and progress within the business.
How quickly can I progress as a recruitment consultant?
Progression depends on your performance, development and ability to consistently achieve your targets. Our fast-track approach means ambitious graduates can take on greater responsibility as they build their recruitment skills, market knowledge and client and candidate networks. Over time, this can lead to progression from trainee recruitment consultant to consultant, senior consultant and leadership or management roles.
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Common Graduate recruitment consultant questions
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You will need to be resilient and resourceful with confident communication skills. Like most sales roles there are strong financial rewards for hitting targets so being motivated by money is positive. Drive to succeed and to help you candidates and clients meet their goals all make the ideal consultant.
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Trainee recruitment consultants in our academy start on £22,000 basic with achievable commissions this can easily rise to £35,000 in your first year. With our fast-track career approach this can rapidly increase to six figure salaries by your third year.
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Next Ventures focus on enterprise technology for large businesses and corporations. There is huge demand for the technologies that drives the success of these organisations. This demand in turn needs the implementation talent that our industry supplies so we are experiencing consistent growth, year on year. Such growth results in huge opportunity for successful recruiters to progress their careers rapidly with a clearly defined promotion path.
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Our training to be a recruitment consultant takes place in our London headquarters so you will enjoy the bustling environment of a city office with free refreshments including fresh fruit and beer fridge Friday. There are monthly lunch clubs at top London restaurants for hitting very achievable targets. Quarterly and annual incentive trips to fabulous international destinations with all expenses paid. In addition prizes and vouchers in recognition of outstanding work.
Ready to Start Your Career in Technology Recruitment?
If you're looking for graduate jobs in London and want a career where your development and performance can directly influence your progression and earning potential, we'd like to hear from you.
To apply, submit your CV and covering letter through our application form. Tell us about your background, achievements and why you think you'd be a great fit for a career in recruitment. Our team will review your application and, if you're shortlisted, we'll be in touch to discuss the next steps.
