Trainee Recruitment Consultant in Yorkshire

If you're the sort of customer-focused person who does what they say they'll do, enjoys building genuine relationships, and is happy to pick up the phone and create opportunities, this could be a brilliant next step. If you live within North Yorkshire / East Yorkshire we would love to hear from you. You don't need recruitment experience for this Trainee Recruitment Consultant as we'll teach you the job. What we can't teach is attitude: how you show up, how you treat people, and the standards you hold yourself to.

You might come from sales and business development, client account management, customer success / customer services, lettings/estate agency, HR/admin etc. Any role where you've built relationships, handled pressure, and delivered a high standard of service. If you've got the right approach, we can teach you recruitment.

What this Trainee Recruitment Consultant role is really about:

This is a people-first, relationship-led sales role within a trusted Recruitment Agency in North & East Yorkshire. You'll be helping local businesses hire well and helping candidates take the next step in their career, by understanding what matters to both sides and delivering a consistently high level of service. It's not a quick win environment, and it's not about being pushy. It's about earning trust, getting the details right, and building a reputation that grows through repeat business and referrals.

What you'll be doing:

• Growing and looking after client relationships (sales & business development)
• Picking up the phone to introduce KD Recruitment to new businesses and book client meetings
• Going out to meet new and existing clients across North & East Yorkshire and becoming a trusted recruitment partner
• Asking the right questions to truly understand the role, the team, and what the right candidate fit looks like
• Keeping clients updated, following through, and delivering a service that makes them want to come back
• Mapping your market to increase business growth and new opportunities
• Attracting, interviewing and supporting candidates (candidate attraction)
• Finding and attracting candidates through advertising, outreach, networking and search
• Interviewing candidates thoroughly, understanding their goals, motivators, and what they're looking for next
• Helping candidates present themselves well (CV advice, interview preparation, honest guidance)
• Marketing strong candidates to your client network and creating opportunities for their next career move
• Managing the recruitment process end-to-end with clear communication and high standards
• Building your own desk (performance & commission)
• Developing a pipeline of clients and candidates
• Working to targets and KPIs with consistency and pace
• Being motivated by commission, because performance here is recognised and rewarded

You’ll enjoy this role if you:

• Like talking to people and can build rapport quickly (on the phone and face-to-face)
• Are naturally curious and you ask great questions and genuinely listen
• Take pride in doing things properly and following through
• Are resilient and self-motivated
• Want to build something as you're hungry to grow a client base and develop a career
• Care about people and want to do work that genuinely makes a difference
• Are values led with honesty and integrity, passionate about what you do and the people you work with, delivering excellence, never stop learning and are socially responsible

What you'll get at KD Recruitment:

• Simply Health plan
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays increasing over time
• Your birthday off
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Flexible working / ability to manage your diary and where you work from to meet the needs of the business, your colleagues and your role from the office / home / other locations
• Business miles and expenses paid
• Full training plan and ongoing support
• A team that works to high standards and backs each other
• A role where relationships and reputation matter
• Uncapped commission with genuine earning potential
• Career progression
• Community engagement opportunities
• Team days out
• Lots of ad hoc reward and recognition
• A fun and engaging place to work

This vacancy is being advertised through KD Recruitment Limited who are operating as an Employment Agency. Due to the volume of applications we receive if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, please assume you have not been shortlisted for this particular role. KD Recruitment Limited is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in relation to job applications and we are also committed to protecting your personal data.