Junior Internal Talent Acquisition Specialist in Wilmslow

Apprentify Group is a portfolio of six companies, each with its own culture, personality, and people. Across the group, we support around 10,000 learners annually and we're growing fast — but we've never lost sight of the fact that a wrong hire in the wrong culture costs everyone. We believe the best talent isn't always looking. That's why this role is built around headhunting — and around reading people well enough to know not just whether they can do the job, but whether they'll thrive here.

You’ll join a lean, ambitious People team that moves quickly, cares about doing things properly, and isn't afraid to build the plane while flying it.

What we value:

• Curiosity over perfection
• Progress over polish
• People who take ownership without being asked

We celebrate wins loudly and handle setbacks by being honest about what happened — no blame, just learning. Retention across our six companies matters as much as the hire. Each business has its own culture and way of working — you'll need to understand those differences and use them to match the right person to the right environment. Culture fit isn't a nice-to-have here; it's a core part of the job.

This is not a post-and-pray role. You'll be headhunting — primarily via LinkedIn — to source high-quality candidates who aren't actively looking. You'll own the candidate journey from first message to offer, and you'll care about how people feel along the way.

Your core focus:

• Headhunting via LinkedIn and social channels — this is your primary route to market, not job boards
• Building and maintaining a strong social media presence to attract passive talent
• Developing and executing talent attraction strategies across our six client companies
• Managing the full candidate experience — from first contact to onboarding handover
• Owning candidate NPS: you’ll be measured on how people feel about the process, not just whether they accepted
• Retaining candidates through the pipeline — drop-off is a metric you’ll track and own
• Hitting a minimum of 4 role fills per month across the group
• Collaborating with hiring managers to understand culture fit, not just the job spec
• Using AI tools daily to sharpen your workflow: sourcing research, outreach personalisation, job advert drafting, candidate communications, and pipeline reporting

We believe in transparent targets. Here's exactly what success looks like:

• 4+ roles filled per month (minimum threshold for commission)
• £250 commission per role filled — uncapped
• Quarterly bonus up to £1,500 per quarter, tied to NPS score of the candidate experience, social media growth and engagement, quality of hire retention at 90 days
• Passive talent applications generated via social channels

Requirements:

• 1–2 years' recruitment experience — agency, in-house, or a brilliant hybrid of both
• You’ve headhunted before. LinkedIn Recruiter or similar doesn’t intimidate you
• You have a genuine feel for social media — you create content, not just scroll it
• You’re curious about people and what makes them tick — culture fit matters to you
• You can manage multiple roles, stakeholders, and timelines without dropping the ball
• You’re comfortable using AI tools daily — not as a gimmick, but to work smarter and faster
• You’re energised by targets, not threatened by them
• You care about the candidate experience as much as the fill rate

This is NOT for you if:

• You rely on job boards as your primary sourcing channel
• You think candidate comms can wait until it’s convenient
• You want a slow, structured corporate environment
• Social media feels like someone else’s job

Skip the cover letter. Send your CV and a short note on your proudest hire — who you found, why they weren’t looking, and how you got them there.

At Apprentify Group, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We value different perspectives, lived experiences and ways of thinking, and we recognise the positive impact they have on our learners, our culture and our organisation. We are dedicated to removing barriers in our recruitment process and will provide reasonable adjustments where needed to ensure all candidates have a fair opportunity to succeed. If you have any questions about the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, please get in touch with us – we’re here to support you.