iO Associates
Recruitment Consultant
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Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Graduate & Sales Experience
Location
Manchester
About the Role
Looking to start a career in sales, recruitment, or business development?
iO Associates/Precision Resource Group (PRG) is hiring ambitious graduates and candidates with customer-facing or sales experience to join our growing Manchester team as Trainee Recruitment Consultants. No recruitment experience is required, we provide full training through our award-winning six-month development programme designed to help you build a successful long-term career in recruitment and sales.
This is a fast-paced, target-driven role offering uncapped earning potential, structured progression, industry-leading training, and the opportunity to work in a highly rewarding commercial environment.
Whether you come from retail, hospitality, telesales, estate agency, customer service, sport, or have recently graduated, we're looking for motivated individuals with strong communication skills and a desire to succeed.
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What We Offer
- Uncapped commission structure
- Realistic Year 1 earnings of £35,000-£40,000
- Award-winning six-month training programme
- Clear progression pathway into senior and leadership roles
- One-to-one coaching and mentoring
- Monthly lunch clubs, incentives, and team events
- Holiday incentives
- Early finish Fridays
What You'll Be Doing
As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you'll work in a 360 sales role managing the full recruitment process from start to finish.
Responsibilities include:
- Business development and generating new client relationships
- Making outbound sales calls and booking meetings
- Building long-term partnerships with clients
- Negotiating commercial terms and recruitment agreements
- Sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, and networking
- Interviewing and screening candidates
- Managing the recruitment process through to placement
- Building your personal brand within your specialist market
- Working towards individual and team sales targets
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What We're Looking For
We're looking for ambitious, resilient, and driven individuals who want to build a successful career in sales and recruitment.
Ideal backgrounds include:
- Graduates
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Telesales
- Estate agency
- Customer service
- Sport or competitive environments
Key qualities:
- Strong communication skills
- Confidence and energy
- Resilience and self-motivation
- Competitive mindset
- Commercial awareness
- Desire to learn and progress
No previous recruitment experience is necessary - full training is provided.
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