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Director - Global Talent Acquisition & L&D at Skills Alliance
Graduate/Trainee Recruitment Consultant
Salary: £25,500+ commission OTE up to £50,000 in first year
Commission: Up to 50% commission from day one
Skills Alliance is now hiring aspiring Recruitment Consultants for our Leeds office, starting in September or October 2025. We're looking for motivated, resilient and enthusiastic individuals looking to kickstart their recruitment careers in the Life Science market.
Why Skills Alliance?
At Skills Alliance we work hard on creating a positive, fun and hard working culture. We conduct 2 employee engagement surveys a year and the main point which continuously stands out from these surveys is that our staff love the people and culture in the business. We offer extensive training and development opportunities from our L&D programme, and also work only mid to senior level appointments as well as retained searches. This means higher fees and in return the opportunity to earn much more commission.
We have several global offices with locations including: London, Leeds, Seattle and New York. This role is for our Leeds office, which we opened up a year and a half ago and has a start-up feel, but is backed by an established business that has been around since 2005 and is well recognised in the life science market. You'd work alongside market experts and global top performers, with exceptional training and a wealth of market knowledge sat right next to you.
About Skills Alliance:
Skills Alliance Group is a global Life Science, Medical Device & Technology, and Animal Health recruitment company encompassing three business units: SA Executive, SA Staffing & SA Consulting. The Leeds office focuses on: Animal Nutrition, Food ingredients, Chemicals and Agro Chemicals.
We provide innovative recruitment solutions that facilitate our clients need to hire exceptional talent quickly. To date we count many of the leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biopharma and CROs as our partners, and we are proud to be contributing to the discovery, development and distribution of safe and effective therapeutics across the globe - and are now looking for graduates who want to work directly with these exciting and innovative clients.
What we offer:
* High earning potential: £25,500 basic increasing with each promotion
* Early finish on Fridays
* Christmas and Summer parties
* Loads of social events such as monthly drinks and team nights out, five a side football etc
* Strong DE&I and ESG board with charity events like Tough Mudder and drag bingo
* Charity days
* Flexi-time and hybrid working, (2 days work from home per week/3 days in office)
* Private health insurance or monthly wellness budget and a health & wellness programme
* Mental wellbeing day off
* Time off on your birthday
* Incentives: such as 4x yearly lunch clubs, 1x yearly all paid for holiday incentives future potential destinations include Mexico or Cape Town
* Career progression: based on meritocracy. We believe in promoting on merit and not tenure. Promotion to Consultant within 6 months and Senior Consultant often at 12 months
* Uncapped commission: structure up to 50% and no cap at all on how much you actually make. You also earn commission from day one.
* International office relocation: we actively encourage and help with relocation for our employees who want to work in any of our other offices (New York, Leeds, Seattle and Frankfurt).
Duties of a Graduate Recruitment Consultant:
* Business Development and building business relationships
* Headhunting and identifying suitable candidates
* Negotiating and objection handling
* Qualifying candidates and building candidate networks
* Arranging and preparing candidates for interviews
* Becoming the expert in your market
What skills do you need?
* Experience within a sales, retail sales, sports, customer facing or hospitality environment is desirable
* Ability to listen, learn and apply new ideas quickly
* Previous sales experience would be highly advantageous
* Ability to achieve set targets and working to deadlines
* Entrepreneurial, ambitious and enjoy a fast-paced, but challenging atmosphere
If you are looking for a career with fast progression based on meritocracy, a fun, social culture and the opportunity to work in a busy and exciting market - apply to this posting or reach out at bec.barnes@skillsalliance.com
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
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Full-time
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Sales and Business Development
* Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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