Oliver James
Junior Recruitment Consultant
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Accelerator Programme - Junior Recruitment Consultant
📍 Manchester HQ - Spinningfields
Are you currently working in sales and looking for a career where your earning potential, progression and success are directly linked to the effort you put in?
Oliver James is launching our Accelerator Programme - a structured pathway designed specifically for ambitious sales professionals looking to break into recruitment and build a long-term career within a high-performance, global business.
We're looking for commercially minded, driven individuals who thrive on building relationships, enjoy working towards targets and want to develop a career with uncapped earning potential.
What makes our Accelerator Programme different?
You'll begin your journey with our dedicated 12-week Academy, designed to give you all the tools, training and support needed to become a successful recruiter before joining your specialist market.
As part of the programme, you'll benefit from:
- A structured 12-week Academy before joining your team
- A dedicated Academy Manager to support your development
- Learning alongside a cohort of like-minded peers
- Industry-leading training in recruitment, sales and business development
- The opportunity to recruit into some of the world's most lucrative markets
- Joining a high-performance, global business with a proven track record of developing top recruiters
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What will you be doing?
Recruitment is ultimately a sales role centred around building and maintaining relationships with both clients and candidates.
You'll be responsible for:
- Headhunting and engaging top talent within your specialist market
- Building and developing relationships with candidates and clients
- Selling Oliver James' services to businesses across Insurance, Banking, Financial Services and Technology
- Generating leads, referrals and commercial opportunities
- Managing interview processes from initial briefing through to offer stage
- Negotiating fees, contracts and offers
- Acting as a trusted advisor to clients and candidates within your market
- Learning how to build and manage your own recruitment desk as a business
What are we looking for?
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- Previous sales experience
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ambition, resilience and a competitive mindset
- A desire to learn and develop within a fast-paced environment
- Confidence working towards targets and goals
- A genuine interest in building a career within recruitment
What's in it for you?
- Generous monthly and quarterly commission payments
- Transparent promotion pathway with clear progression opportunities
- Tailored training and development throughout your career
- Dedicated in-house trainers and coaches
- Monthly socials and office-wide events
- Lunch Clubs and performance incentives
- Legendary annual company events
- International relocation opportunities
- The chance to learn from some of the best recruiters in the industry
At Oliver James, we believe in giving people the platform, support and opportunity to build exceptional careers. If you're ambitious, motivated and looking to make the move from sales into recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or get in touch to find out more.
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