Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Kent
Location: Kent, Whitstable
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 base + uncapped commission
Start Date: ASAP
Are you a recent graduate who balanced studies with part-time work, showing resilience, drive, and ambition? If you're now ready to launch your career in a high-performing, people-focused environment-recruitment could be the perfect fit.
At Tradewind Recruitment, we're looking for hard-working, ambitious graduates to join our thriving London office as Graduate Recruitment Consultants. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, rewarding industry where your efforts directly impact your success.
Why Tradewind Recruitment?
We're one of the UK's leading education recruitment agencies, a 5x Sunday Times Top 100 Company, and known for developing top talent through our elite Impact Academy training programme.
If you've juggled coursework, deadlines, and part-time jobs-we already know you have what it takes to succeed here.
What We Offer:
£28,000 - £30,000 starting salary with uncapped commission
£35,000 - £42,000 OTE in your first year
35 days annual leave, plus early finishes during school holidays
Industry-leading training via our Impact Academy
All-expenses-paid international incentive trips
A collaborative, graduate-friendly team environment in central London
Regular social events, wellbeing support, and career progressionWhat You'll Be Doing:
As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you'll be responsible for:
Interviewing and placing education professionals into schools across London
Writing CV profiles and marketing candidates to clients
Building strong, long-term candidate relationships
Supporting the sales team to drive placements and meet demand
Working towards clear KPIs and earning commission from day oneAbout the Impact Academy
Our Impact Academy is a comprehensive training programme designed to help high-potential graduates with little or no recruitment experience build exceptional careers. You'll receive one-to-one mentoring, on-the-job coaching, and classroom sessions covering:
Candidate management
Compliance & safeguarding
Time management & prioritisation
Business development & negotiation (in year 2)Many of our top consultants and managers started as graduates-we promote based on performance, not tenure.
What We're Looking For:
We're keen to hear from graduates who:
Worked part-time or full-time alongside their studies
Are resilient, competitive, and thrive under pressure
Communicate well and love working with people
Are highly motivated by success, personal growth, and making an impact
Are ready to commit to a long-term career path with big earning potentialWhether you've worked in retail, hospitality, customer service or any high-pressure environment during university, that experience counts-it shows you've got grit.
Ready to Start Your Career?
If you're a graduate with a strong work ethic and the ambition to build a high-earning, meaningful career in a company that rewards effort-Tradewind Recruitment wants to hear from you.
Submit your CV to (url removed) to apply now or arrange an interview.
Launch your recruitment career with Tradewind London-where graduates thrive