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Associate Recruitment Consultant

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Associate Recruitment Consultant
Belfast City Centre
Ready to start a career where your ambition actually pays off?
If you're confident, driven, and thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused environment - this is your opportunity to break into recruitment and build a career with real progression, earning potential, and purpose.
At MCS Group, we're growing - and we're looking for individuals who are hungry to succeed, eager to learn, and ready to start something long-term.
No recruitment experience? No problem. If you bring the attitude, we'll provide the training, support, and platform to help you succeed.
What You'll Be Doing
- Source and engage top talent - Build pipelines of high-quality candidates and guide them through their career journey
- Build strong relationships - Develop trust with candidates and clients, becoming their go-to partner
- Drive business growth - Generate leads, connect with new clients, and showcase MCS Group's expertise
- Manage the recruitment process - Coordinate interviews, deliver feedback, and manage offers through to placement
Reasons to use Rodeo
I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Why Start Your Career with MCS Group?
- Clear, fast-track career progression - Structured promotion targets with genuine opportunities to move up quickly
- Industry-leading training - Learn from experienced consultants and become a specialist in your field
- Uncapped earning potential - Competitive base salary + commission with no threshold
- Excellent benefits - Rewards for top performers (trips this year have included Tanzania and Iceland!), private medical, health cash plan (dental & vision), birthday leave, retail discounts & more
- Inclusive, people-first culture - Bronze Diversity Mark accredited and committed to EDI
- Supportive and high-energy team - A collaborative environment where success is shared
- High performance = high reward - The more you put in, the faster you progress (professionally and financially)
What We're Looking For
We're not focused on background - we're focused on mindset:
- Experience in sales, customer service, retail, hospitality, or similar
- Ambitious, driven, and competitive with a strong desire to succeed
- Confident communicator who enjoys building relationships
- Resilient and motivated in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
- Eager to kickstart a long-term career in recruitment


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Ready to take the first step?
Send your CV or contact Darcy Lorimer at MCS Group (02896935498) for a confidential conversation.
Even if this role isn't quite right, we'd still love to speak - we have a wide range of opportunities available: www.mcsgroup.jobs
MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.
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