Graduate Recruitment Consultancy & Agency Jobs
Recruitment Consultancy
Start salary: £22,000 - £26,000
Professional salary: £36,000-£60,000
Required qualifications: A good 2:1 degree in any discipline for graduate schemes and entry-level positions. Recruitment consultancies often don't operate schemes, so check their website and other specialised websites for vacancies.
Jobs available: Over 108,000 are employed in recruitment roles, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.*
Recruitment consultancies range from the high-street brands like Adecco and Office Angels to enourmous multinational recruitment companies such as Hayes which place hundreds of thousands of applicants every year for both temp and permanent roles. In between there are 'head-hunter' agencies which recruit specialised individuals for highly specific roles for anything from research and academic positions to chairman of a FTSE 100 company.
Recruitment can prove a very lucrative career choice - especially at the high end - as you will get a commission which is often based on the salary of the individual that you place. You'll have to have great networking and people skills, the hard-hitting mentality of a sales-person, a good eye for detail (for checking through all those CV's) and a good memory so you can link CV's with jobs at a moments notice.
Graduate Recruitment Employers
| Reed | Reed is family-owned and run and has grown organically, rather tha... | more |
| Robert Half | Founded in 1948, we are the world's first and largest specialised ... | more |
| Michael Page | The Michael Page Graduate Recruitment Scheme began in 1992 and ena... | more |
| Euro London | Whether you’re looking for a position utilising your multili... | more |
Graduate Recruitment Case Studies
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Andrew Armes - Why World WideEver wanted to know how you can maximise your chances of getting a job? We speak to a multi-award winning recruitment specialist who gives us some top tips on how to differentiate yourself from fellow graduates in the job market. ... more |
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Sharon Fidler - Recruitment Consultant"I joined Angela Mortimer’s graduate training scheme about five years ago. Since then, I have moved from temporary to permanent recruitment consultancy. I lead my own team and am responsible for mentoring my colleagues and helping them fill roles effectively." ... more |
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Ross Golding - Recruitment Consultant"I place candidates in permanent roles within sales and trading. The positions include brokers, traders, investment banking origination associates and new business development executives in fields such as interest rate derivatives, equity derivatives, financial solutions, and hedge funds (amongst others). " ... more |
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Razuana Siddiq - Recruitment Consultant"I love the fact everything about recruitment moves so quickly and is constantly changing. The market is fiercely competitive, which means I must always be on top of everything, ensuring I know the market and the clients inside out. I also really enjoy the contact with people at every stage of the recruitment process. " ... more |
Graduate Recruitment Advice
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Your guide to who has jobs, who wants interns and who needs trainees.... more |
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Think Before You Click - The Negative Side of Facebook The next time you’re about to upload pictures of your birthday party/night... more |
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Nailing That Position- Top Tips for Getting Picked For Graduate Training Schemes If you’re currently stressing over applying for and going for interview... more |
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Finding the perfect job can be a case of trial and error. But what do recruiters... more |
