Graduate Recruitment Consultant (2026 Intake)
St Albans, Hertfordshire
£26,800 base salary + uncapped commission + excellent benefits
If you’re ambitious, competitive, and looking for a career where hard work is genuinely rewarded, recruitment could be the perfect next step.
Understanding Recruitment is an award-winning technology, software and digital recruitment consultancy based in St Albans. We partner with some of the most innovative businesses across the tech market and are looking for driven graduates to join our 2026 intake.
Whether you’re graduating in 2026 or looking to start a career in a fast-paced, people-focused industry, you’ll receive the training, support and structure needed to succeed from day one.
In the role, you’ll learn how to:
* Build relationships with candidates and clients
* Source and engage top tech talent
* Manage recruitment processes from interview through to offer stage
* Develop strong communication and commercial awareness skills
* Build deep knowledge of specialist tech markets
You’ll join a structured training programme delivered by our in-house Learning & Development team, alongside ongoing support from experienced consultants, leadership teams, and peer mentoring. Your focus will be on candidate delivery, developing expertise in sourcing, screening and talent engagement.
We’re not looking for previous recruitment experience — we’re looking for potential.
You’ll thrive at Understanding Recruitment if you are:
* Motivated, resilient, and proactive
* Confident communicating with new people
* Competitive and goal-oriented
* Keen to build a long-term career in recruitment
Previous experience in sales, retail, hospitality, sport, or other customer-facing roles can be beneficial, but isn’t essential.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive base salary + uncapped commission
* Unlimited holiday
* Fitness First gym membership
* Michelin star lunches
* International incentive trips
* Clear progression and development pathways
* Flexible working options
* Regular team and company socials
* A supportive, high-performance culture
We’re also an employee-owned business, meaning our people hold a majority share in the company and benefit directly from the long-term success and growth of the business.
If you’re looking for a career where you can learn quickly, progress fast, and be rewarded for your results, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to join our 2026 graduate intake.