Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Birchwood, Warrington
Year 1 OTE £35k–£40k | Year 2 £40k–£60k+
You don’t need recruitment experience to succeed in this role.
You do need people skills, drive, and ambition.
If you’re currently working in retail, hospitality, customer service, sales or account management and you’re thinking “I want more progression, better earning potential, and a career I can grow with”, keep reading.
At McCarthy Recruitment, we hire potential over pedigree. Many of our most successful consultants started outside recruitment and built brilliant careers with us.
What does a Recruitment Consultant actually do?
In simple terms, you connect great people with great businesses.
You’ll:
* Build relationships with candidates and clients
* Understand what businesses really need, not just what’s on a job spec
* Support people through career moves that genuinely change their lives
* Manage multiple roles at once, prioritising and problem-solving daily
* Work closely with a supportive team who will train you properly
There’s no cold calling script culture here. This is a consultative, relationship-led role.
This role could be perfect if you…
* Enjoy talking to people and building rapport quickly
* Are organised, proactive and commercially aware
* Want a role where effort = reward
* Are ambitious and want clear progression
* Feel ready to move beyond shift work / capped salaries / limited development
Recruitment experience is not essential, full training is provided.
What’s in it for you?
* Uncapped commission (your earnings grow as you do)
* Up to 33 days holiday
* Clear progression and structured development
* Weekly boxing sessions and free personalised fitness and nutrition support with a PT
* Annual international training conferences (visiting places like South Africa, Abu Dhabi, New York)
* Annual team build weekend
* Regular incentives, awards and birthday celebrations
* Established, exclusive client relationships
* Flexibility and trust, no micromanagement
* Free on-site parking
We’re proud of our culture. We support each other, celebrate wins properly, and give people the tools to build careers, not just hit targets.
Interested but not sure you “tick every box”?
Apply anyway. We care more about attitude and potential than a perfect CV.
The Legal Bit
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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