European Recruitment Executive (October Start Date) in London

Graduate / Trainee Recruitment Consultant — European Markets

Start Date: October 2026

Location: Blackfriars, London, EC4Y 0DS

Working: Office-based with hybrid working available

Start Your Career with X4 Group

Are you driven by results? Do you speak a European language and want to put it to work in a career where your effort is rewarded, your earning potential is uncapped, and the only limit on your progression is how hard you're willing to work?

At X4 Group, we're building a team of ambitious graduates and early-career professionals including native and fluent speakers of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and other European languages - who want to compete for results and build something real. Whether you're a recent graduate, finishing university, or ready to make your first move into a professional career, this is your chance to step into a high-performance environment where output speaks louder than experience, and where your language skills open doors from day one.

No previous recruitment experience needed. We hire for drive, attitude and results-focus and we'll give you the training to turn that into a genuinely lucrative career, working directly with clients and candidates across the European market.

Founded in 2008, X4 Group is an award-winning specialist recruitment consultancy with over 150 people across London, New York, Berlin and Devon. We partner with ambitious businesses across four specialist brands, Technology, Engineering, Life Sciences and Alpha, helping them secure exceptional talent across borders.

The Role

As a Graduate / Trainee Recruitment Consultant on our European Markets desk, you'll get structured training from day one and quickly start taking on real ownership across the full recruitment process, working in your language(s) with clients and candidates across Europe.

You'll build expertise across:

• Building and managing relationships with European clients and candidates, often in their own language.
• Sourcing top talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals and market research.
• Interviewing candidates and getting under the skin of what drives their careers.
• Owning the recruitment process end-to-end, from brief to successful placement.

As you prove yourself, you'll take on more of your own clients, candidates and market - building the commercial instincts and relationship skills that define a top-performing recruiter, with the option to spend time working from our Berlin office as your career develops.

Who We're Looking For

No recruitment experience required. We want people who perform under pressure, thrive on a challenge, and are driven to deliver results in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

You might be:

• Fluent or business-fluent in English plus one or more European languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and other languages are all of interest).
• A recent graduate or finishing university, including graduates of European universities now based in the UK.
• Looking to make your first move into a professional career.
• Coming from sales, retail, hospitality, customer service, or another performance-driven environment.
• Someone who's motivated by building relationships and hitting clear targets.
• Driven by progression and serious earning potential.

We're looking for people who are:

• Ambitious and relentless in going after their goals.
• Resilient — you take a setback, learn from it, and come back stronger.
• Confident communicators who thrive working with people, in more than one language.
• Organised, self-motivated and hard-working.
• Naturally competitive, with a real appetite to deliver results.
• Coachable — hungry for feedback and always looking to improve.

Training & Development

Your first role sets the foundation for your whole career, and we treat it that way. You'll get an industry-leading Learning & Development programme, backed by experienced coaches, L&D professionals and your wider team.

Your development includes:

• Structured training from day one.
• Recruitment and industry-specific training.
• Sales and business development coaching.
• Candidate sourcing and LinkedIn Recruiter training.
• Interviewing and candidate assessment.

Our goal: turn you from a trainee into a high-performing recruitment professional who delivers consistently at the top of the market

Why X4 Group?

Alongside a clear career path and serious training, you'll get:

• Competitive base salary with uncapped commission.
• Dedicated coaching from experienced recruitment leaders..
• Direct exposure to European markets, using your language skills every day.
• A high-performance, multicultural culture where results are recognised and rewarded.
• Recognition and rewards for individual and team performance.
• Industry conferences and networking events.

Our Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary + uncapped commission.
• Generous annual leave package.
• Christmas office shutdown.
• Hybrid working..
• Mental health and wellbeing support.
• Monthly Lunch Clubs.
• Two luxury incentive holidays each year.
• Industry conferences and networking events.
• X4 Sports Clubs.
• Regular company socials and team events.
• Charity days and duvet days.
• Ongoing professional development.

Working Hours

As a European Markets consultant, your hours will be:

• Monday – Thursday: 8:30am – 6:00pm
• Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Ready to Deliver?

If you want a career where your language skills and hard work are both rewarded, results speak for themselves, and you're surrounded by people who push you to perform at your best, we want to hear from you.

Submit your CV, and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

Start your career with X4 Group, where we "Empower people to succeed."