Recruitment Consultant Apprentice level 3

About the Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is ideal for someone looking to start or develop a career in recruitment and sales. You will gain practical industry experience while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with ongoing support and development throughout the programme.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Candidate Management

• Source suitable candidates for live vacancies using recruitment databases, job boards, LinkedIn, and other search methods.


• Conduct candidate screening calls and competency-based interviews.


• Match candidate skills and experience against client requirements.


• Prepare and submit candidate CVs and profiles to vendors and clients.


• Maintain a pipeline of active candidates and vacancies.


• Prepare candidates for interviews and provide ongoing support throughout the recruitment process.

Sales & Business Development

• Promote job opportunities and build strong relationships with candidates.


• Handle objections confidently and effectively during candidate conversations.


• Identify opportunities for repeat business and referrals from placed candidates.


• Contact existing workers and candidates to explore additional hiring needs and generate new vacancies.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors, account managers, and clients.

Administration & Reporting

• Keep the CRM/database updated with candidate activity and documentation.


• Advertise vacancies on online job boards and monitor responses.


• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly pipeline and activity reports.


• Monitor candidate placements, working hours, and assignment progress.


• Chase feedback from vendors and clients regarding submitted candidates and interviews.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong communication and telephone skills.


• Confident, outgoing, and target-driven personality.


• Good organisational and time management skills.


• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.


• Self-motivated with a proactive attitude.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Ability to build rapport and influence people.


• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.


• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.


• Basic IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desired Skills & Experience

• A-levels or equivalent preferred.


• Previous experience working in a target-driven and sales environment.


• Interest in recruitment, sales, and business development.


• Ability to work towards KPIs and targets.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Working on multiple live vacancies daily.


• Minimum candidate submissions and interview targets.


• Daily outbound calls and candidate engagement.


• Maintaining accurate recruitment pipelines and reports.


• Achieving weekly placement and revenue targets.

What You’ll Gain

• Full training in recruitment, sales, and fundamentals of business development.


• Hands-on experience within a fast-growing recruitment business.


• Opportunity to develop client management and negotiation skills.


• Career progression opportunities within recruitment.


• Exposure to public sector and local authority recruitment.