Find an apprenticeship
EQ ACADEMY APPRENTICESHIP

How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Recruitment Consultant Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship builds a strong foundation in modern recruitment practice. Learners gain skills in sourcing and attracting candidates, managing relationships, and applying effective screening and assessment methods. They'll also learn to handle rejections professionally and support onboarding for a great candidate experience.
Market Intelligence & Research
- Mapping healthcare and technology markets
- Researching organisations, talent pools, and trends
- Building market reports and intelligence projects
- Supporting strategic growth initiatives
AI & Technology
- Working with our Hey Holi platform
- Using AI tools to improve productivity and outcomes
- Supporting automation projects
- Learning how technology is transforming recruitment
CRM & Operations
- Managing candidate and client data
- Building talent pipelines
- Maintaining CRM systems
- Supporting consultant workflows
Candidate Engagement
- Connecting with professionals through LinkedIn
- Supporting outreach campaigns
- Building relationships with candidates
- Booking introductory conversations
Business Development Support
- Researching prospective clients
- Creating market maps and target lists
- Supporting outreach activity
- Helping consultants generate new opportunities
Personal Brand Development
- Learning modern LinkedIn strategies
- Creating professional content
- Building confidence and communication skills
- Developing commercial awareness.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLP TRAINING LTD
Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Course contents
- Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
- Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
- Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
- Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
- Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
- Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
- Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
- Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
- Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
- Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
- Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
- Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
- Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
- Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
- Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
- Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
- Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
- Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
- Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
- Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
- Manage resources within budget requirements.
- Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
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.
Start with a chat, not a search bar
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.
See breakdownIt searches the market for you
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.
Your Apprenticeship will be delivered through a flexible remote model, allowing full engagement with colleagues, clients, and candidates as you develop.


Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
EQ Academy
EQ Academy is a six-month accelerated development programme designed for ambitious individuals aged 18-21 who want to build a career in business, sales, recruitment, and technology.
This isn’t about making coffee or sitting in training rooms. From day one, you’ll be working on live projects, supporting consultants, engaging with healthcare professionals, using AI tools, and learning how modern businesses create opportunities and grow.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to progress into a Recruitment Consultant position.
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
About EQ Group
EQ Group builds and backs specialist recruitment and talent businesses across modern healthcare, healthtech, and high-growth sectors. Founded by entrepreneurs who have built, scaled, and exited successful recruitment companies, we’re creating the next generation of recruitment businesses powered by AI, technology, and exceptional people.
Our brands operate across the UK and US, supporting some of the fastest-growing healthcare organisations in the world.
Now we’re looking for the next generation of talent to join us.
https://eq-group.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Career progression opportunities
- Senior Consultant
- Team Leader
- Business Manager
- Brand Director
- Future Founder opportunities within the EQ Group ecosystem
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is: GLP TRAINING LTD Joe Essery joe.e@glptraining.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046048.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills