Recruitment Apprentice
Birchwood, Warrington
Start your career. Earn while you learn. Build a future in recruitment.
Are you looking for your first step into a professional career where you can learn quickly, develop real skills and progress?
We’re looking for a motivated and confident individual to join the team as a Recruitment Apprentice. This opportunity allows you to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced recruitment environment while completing a structured apprenticeship programme designed to set you up for long-term success.
As a Recruitment Apprentice, you’ll work closely with experienced recruiters, learning how the industry works while supporting the team in sourcing candidates and managing recruitment processes for some of the UK’s most recognised brands.
No recruitment experience is required — we’re looking for someone with the right attitude, confidence and ambition to grow.
The Role As a Recruitment Apprentice, you will support the recruitment team while learning the full recruitment lifecycle.
Responsibilities will include:
Speaking with candidates via phone and email about career opportunities
Reviewing CVs and identifying suitable candidates for roles
Writing and posting job adverts across job boards and online platforms
Searching job boards, social media and recruitment tools to source candidates
Building and maintaining candidate talent pools
Updating recruitment systems and candidate records
Supporting candidate onboarding processes, including documentation
Working closely with recruitment consultants to understand job briefs and requirementsThis Recruitment Apprentice role will give you practical experience and the opportunity to develop communication, organisation and commercial skills within a supportive team environment.
What You’ll Get
Earn while completing a recognised apprenticeship programme
Full training and ongoing coaching from experienced recruiters
Hands-on experience in a commercial recruitment environment
Supportive team culture focused on development
Clear career progression opportunitiesWhat We’re Looking For To succeed as a Recruitment Apprentice, you’ll need:
A positive and motivated attitude
Confidence speaking with people
Strong communication skills
Ambition to build a long-term career
Willingness to learn and take feedback
A proactive, team-focused mindsetCareer Progression Successful completion of the Recruitment Apprentice programme can lead to progression into roles such as:
Recruitment Resourcer – OTE £35,000
Recruitment Consultant – OTE £70,000
Senior Recruitment Consultant – OTE £70,000+Many successful consultants started their careers as a Recruitment Apprentice, building their knowledge and experience before progressing into high-performing recruitment roles.
About us:
This Recruitment Apprentice role is handled by McCarthy Recruitment, an award-winning multi-sector recruiter. We are committed to unlocking your full potential and finding your perfect role.
Start your journey today. Apply now or find us online:
Web: McCarthy Recruitment
LinkedIn: McCarthy Recruitment
Facebook: McCarthyRecruitment
Instagram: McCarthyrecruitmentThe 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. By applying for this role, you are explicitly consenting for McCarthy Recruitment to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. And your details will be added to our holding database. We process certain personal information about you for our legitimate business interests to identify and contact suitable candidates about positions that may be relevant to them. Details are set out in our privacy policy at privacy. If you wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the processing of your data please contact us at the office and we will respond to your query