Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Entry Level Role | London

Basic Salary: £30,000–£35,000

On-Target Earnings (OTE): £60,000 Year 1 | £80,000 Year 2 | £120,000+ Year 3

Launch your graduate career in recruitment – one of London’s highest-earning graduate sectors

Are you a recent graduate looking for your first sales job or an opportunity to break into recruitment? Do you want structured training, rapid career progression, and the potential to earn £60K or more in your first year?

At Edmund & Evans, we specialise in placing graduates into Graduate Recruitment Consultant roles at award-winning recruitment firms across London. We are one of the UK’s top-rated Rec2Rec agencies, with over 240 five-star Google reviews, helping graduates like you build successful careers in recruitment.

What’s on offer

• Basic salary between £30,000 and £35,000 (depending on experience)
• Uncapped commission with realistic £60K+ OTE Year 1
• Promotion to Recruitment Consultant in 6 to 12 months
• Bespoke 12-week graduate training programme
• Modern offices in Central London
• Incentives, including trips to Las Vegas, Dubai, Miami and Ibiza
• Regular lunch clubs, team socials, and sports events

We have opportunities for graduates in the following recruitment sectors:

• Technology recruitment
• Finance and FinTech recruitment
• Life sciences and healthcare recruitment
• Education recruitment
• Executive search and private equity recruitment
• Energy and construction recruitment
• Many more London-based recruitment sectors

What you will do

• Identify and engage top talent using industry-leading recruitment tools
• Write effective job adverts to attract candidates
• Build long-term relationships with clients and candidates
• Take ownership of your own recruitment desk
• Work towards targets with ongoing support from experienced mentors

What we are looking for

• Degree educated (any subject)
• Confident, outgoing, and ambitious
• Competitive nature (sports or sales experience a bonus)
• Resilient and motivated by goals and rewards
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Why recruitment is a great career for graduates

• Fast progression to senior roles – management in as little as two to three years
• Unlimited earning potential with uncapped commission
• Dynamic, fast-paced environment where no two days are the same
• A graduate-friendly industry with lots of support and development

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates within three working days.