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Trainee Recruitment Consultant
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Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Belfast City Centre
Are you ambitious, driven, and ready to kick-start a successful career in recruitment?
MCS Group is growing, and we're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our high-performing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career who is eager to learn, develop commercial skills, and build a rewarding long-term career in recruitment.
You may have gained experience in customer service, sales, hospitality, retail, or through a business-related placement. What matters most is your attitude, work ethic, and determination to succeed.
What You'll Be Doing
- Building relationships with candidates and clients, developing trust and becoming a valued recruitment partner.
- Sourcing and engaging talent through a variety of channels, identifying high-quality candidates for our clients' vacancies.
- Learning the recruitment process from initial brief through to successful placement, supported by experienced consultants and structured training.
- Developing business relationships by speaking with prospective clients and identifying new opportunities.
- Managing candidate journeys, providing an excellent experience and maintaining regular communication throughout the hiring process.
- Working towards targets and continuously developing your skills, confidence, and market knowledge.
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What We're Looking For
- A driven, ambitious, and resilient individual who is motivated to build a successful career.
- Previous experience in customer service, sales, hospitality, retail, or completion of a business-related placement would be advantageous.
- A strong desire to learn, develop, and progress within a professional environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to build relationships.
- A proactive mindset, strong work ethic, and willingness to step outside your comfort zone.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
- No recruitment experience is required. If you're eager to learn, willing to work hard, and motivated to build a successful career, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Get at MCS Group
- Clear career progression with structured promotions and development pathways.
- Industry-leading training to turn you into a specialist recruiter.
- Strong earning potential with a competitive base salary and uncapped commission.
- Great benefits, including private medical insurance, health cash plan, birthday leave, retail discounts, enhanced maternity, and more.
- A supportive, high-performance culture where hard work is recognised and rewarded.
- An inclusive workplace - we hold Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to equality and diversity.
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To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Darcy Lorimer at MCS Group 02896935498.
Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs 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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