Trainee Recruitment Consultant - Graduate Entry

Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Graduate Scheme 2026 | London £30,000–£35,000 Basic  Uncapped Commission | Up to £80,000 OTE Graduate Recruitment Consultant | Trainee Recruitment Consultant | Graduate Sales | London Graduating in 2026 and looking for a commercial career with strong training, clear progression and genuine earning potential? Edmund & Evans partner with a select group of established recruitment and executive search firms across London.

We’re currently hiring ambitious graduates for 2026 Graduate Recruitment Consultant and Trainee Recruitment Consultant opportunities across a range of specialist markets. These are not generic graduate schemes. You’ll join a professional recruitment business, receive structured training and develop the commercial skills needed to build a long-term career. What’s in it for you? Depending on the business and role, packages can include: £30,000–£35,000 starting salary Uncapped commission Up to £80,000 first-year OTE Structured graduate training programmes One-to-one mentoring from experienced consultants Clear promotion targets and regular progression reviews Hybrid working opportunities Company holidays and incentive trips Lunch clubs and performance incentives Gym and wellness benefits Pension scheme Modern London offices Regular team events and socials Leadership and management opportunities as you progress The opportunity As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be trained to become a specialist within your chosen market.

Recruitment combines sales, business development, relationship management, negotiation and market knowledge . Rather than following a fixed corporate graduate programme, your progression is largely based on your development and performance. You’ll work with experienced recruiters, managers and directors who will teach you how to build relationships with candidates and clients, develop your own market and eventually manage recruitment processes from start to finish.

For ambitious graduates, this can provide a clear route from trainee level into senior consulting, management and leadership positions. What will you be doing? You’ll be trained to:
Source and engage high-quality candidates Build relationships with clients and hiring managers Interview and assess candidates Understand businesses and their hiring requirements Manage recruitment processes from start to finish Negotiate salaries, fees and job offers Develop new client relationships Build your own professional network Become a specialist within your chosen market You won’t be expected to know how to do this on day one.

Our partner businesses invest heavily in training and development, giving graduates the support needed to learn the role properly. Specialist markets Opportunities are available across a range of established and high-growth sectors, including:
Technology Financial Services Executive Search Hedge Funds & Investment Management Legal Life Sciences Construction Renewable Energy Professional Services Depending on the market, recruitment fees can range from £10,000 to £100,000 per placement , which is one of the reasons specialist recruitment can offer significant long-term earning potential. Training and development Graduate training varies between our partner firms but can include:
Structured onboarding and graduate training One-to-one mentoring Sales and negotiation training Candidate sourcing and headhunting Business development coaching Market and sector training Client relationship management Regular progression reviews Leadership development as you progress No previous recruitment experience is required. What are we looking for? These opportunities are best suited to graduates who are ambitious, commercially minded and comfortable working…