Tribeca Recruitment
Trainee Recruitment - London / New York
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Trainee Recruitment Consultant – London | Future Opportunity to Relocate to New York
£30,000–£32,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission
Realistic OTE: £50,000+ Year 1 | £70,000–£80,000+ Year 2
Central London | International Career Path | Private Equity & Technology Markets
About the Company
Are you an ambitious graduate looking for a career where your progression, earnings, and opportunities are determined by your performance rather than simply time served? This is an opportunity to join one of London’s leading specialist recruitment firms, partnering with venture capital, private equity-backed, and high-growth technology businesses across the UK and US. You’ll work alongside experienced consultants, receive exceptional training, and build relationships with some of the world’s fastest-growing companies. As the business continues its expansion across North America, you’ll also have the opportunity to work the US market from London, with the potential to relocate to New York as your career develops.
About the Role
Recruitment is one of the few careers where you can combine commercial success with genuine relationship building. Every day you’ll advise clients on hiring strategy, identify exceptional talent, and help people make life-changing career moves. Your success is recognized quickly through rapid progression, uncapped commission, and increasing responsibility. If you’re competitive, curious, and enjoy speaking to people, recruitment offers one of the fastest routes to building a rewarding career.
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Responsibilities
- Building relationships with candidates and clients across the UK and US
- Headhunting exceptional talent for specialist vacancies
- Managing recruitment processes from initial briefing through to offer
- Advising clients on market trends and hiring strategies
- Developing your own specialist market with the support of experienced mentors
- Working with venture capital and private equity-backed businesses experiencing rapid growth
Qualifications
We’re interested in attitude and potential more than previous recruitment experience.
Required Skills
- Commercially minded and ambitious
- Confident communicators who enjoy building relationships
- Competitive and motivated by achievement
- Resilient, determined, and able to overcome setbacks
- Curious with a genuine desire to learn
- Organised with strong attention to detail
- Positive, energetic, and eager to build a long-term career
Preferred Skills
Award-Winning Training: From day one, you’ll join a structured training program designed to fast-track your development. You’ll receive coaching in:
- Business development
- Executive search and headhunting
- Candidate management
- Negotiation
- Sales and relationship building
- Market mapping and research
- Personal branding
- Commercial recruitment strategy
You’ll work alongside experienced consultants who will mentor you throughout your career.
Pay range and compensation package
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- £30,000–£32,000 basic salary
- Uncapped market-leading commission
- £50,000+ realistic first-year earnings
- £70,000–£80,000+ second-year earning potential
- Clear, merit-based promotion pathway
- Opportunity to relocate internationally, including New York
- Quarterly all-expenses-paid incentive trips
- Annual international top performers’ trip
- Monthly Directors’ Lunch Club
- Early finish every Friday
- Team socials and company events
- Beer Fridge Fridays
- Modern Central London offices
- Supportive leadership focused on long-term development
Equal Opportunity Statement
This is a business that promotes on performance, not tenure. Whether your ambition is to become a top biller, build your own team, relocate internationally, or move into leadership, you’ll have a clear pathway and the support to achieve it. If you’re looking for a career that offers exceptional earning potential, rapid progression, and the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most exciting high-growth businesses, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.
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