EQ Academy

EQ Academy is a six-month accelerated development programme designed for ambitious individuals who want to build a career in business, sales, recruitment and technology.

Wage: £16,640 a year
Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (Thursday WFH) with built in time for studying 40 hours a week
Start date: Monday 7 September 2026
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

About the Role

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What You'll Do at Work

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.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• 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

Where You'll Work

1 Silk Street
Manchester
M4 6LZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider
ESTAR GROUP LIMITED

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)

What You'll Learn

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.