Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Package: £27K - £28K Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission (£40-45K OTE Year 1) Our client is a specialist education recruitment agency, focusing on higher education institutions and commercial training providers across the UK. They partner with universities, professional training organisations and private education providers, supporting hiring across teaching, programme delivery and leadership roles. With strong repeat business and long-term client relationships, the market offers consistent demand with strong earning potential from day one. Why Join? • Comprehensive training and ongoing support to help you succeed • Fantastic earning potential with uncapped commission structure up to 30% • Clear career progression mapped out from day 1 so you can grow into Senior Consultant and Leadership roles • Incentives including social events, lunch clubs, and company holidays • A relaxed but results-driven environment without micromanagement • Early finish Friday • Office shutdown between Christmas and New Year using no annual leave • Personal development and wellbeing allowance • Free gym membership The Role: • Sourcing and headhunting top-tier candidates • Building and managing candidate relationships • Supporting senior team members on active mandates • Working closely with clients to understand hiring needs • Developing market knowledge in high-growth industries • Learning how to build and grow your own specialist market The Requirements: No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you! • Experience working in a commercial setting (telephone based experience desirable) • Degree educated • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Ambitious nature and self-driven mindset • Exceptional organisational and time management skills Virtus Talent are here to guide you through the interview process, make sure you are fully prepared for interviews and coach you on how to get your transferable skills and traits across in the interview. We will aim to secure you several interviews with several companies that you like the look of with the view of securing you several job offers.