Ewan joined us as a graduate in 2015, having completed his degree and spent some time travelling he’d heard lots of about recruitment and wanted to get involved.
Q: When you joined us, you’d heard lots about life as a recruiter, what surprised you about the job?
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The job of a Recruitment Consultant is not for the faint-hearted. The hours are long and although every day possesses different challenges, a lot of the job is very monotonous. That being said, the rewards can be fantastic and earning 6 figures during your third year in the industry is absolutely achievable.

Ultimately, the job of a Recruitment Consultant is to build relationships and attract new business from clients whilst also sourcing the perfect candidate to fill the role. The best people in recruitment have real drive, ambition, resilience and motivation so to us this is the most important requirement

Recruitment is obviously a sales based role and you will be spending a lot of time on the phone so any kind of cold sales experience is extremely beneficial however not essential as full training will be provided.

What we can offer
One of the best commission structures available – we want you to earn lots of money!
Full training both when you start as a rookie and throughout your career
Regular incentives including Lunch Clubs and an annual Winner’s Trip
Cycle to Work scheme
Discounted gym membership
Free Breakfast
Free fruit
Tuck Shop
Annual flu jab
Interest free travel loan
Dress down Fridays

Recruitment is a fast paced and rewarding career and there are lots of different opportunities for bright graduates out there – so why join Harnham as a Recruitment Consultant?

Firstly, we are market leaders for the area we recruit for, and with such a big footprint in a niche market (Data & Analytics) – it opens up unparalleled earning opportunities.

Secondly, we care about putting our Trainee Recruitment Consultants through a detailed and well thought out training programme – and so not only will you truly understand the full recruitment process, you’ll also begin to become an expert in your niche market as well – the combination of which sets our consultants apart.

Lastly, after two years here in the UK you can apply to move to our USA offices - we have offices in both New York and San Francisco.

We’re passionate about learning and development at Harnham. We are committed to giving you the best training in the industry and have training pathways at all levels from Recruitment Consultant to Director.

We offer a market leading graduate programme, that includes digital learning, practical workshops and desk coaching delivered by our Head of Learning and Development, as well as experienced managers from across the business.

About the Graduate Programme

Our 2 year Graduate Programme is designed to take you from recruitment rookie to recruitment master in 24 months through a set of 15 recruitment and sales modules. After 2 years you’ll go onto our fast track program for experienced consultants, where you will have the option to consider team management or continue developing your career as a top biller.

Our training is bite size. In other words you'll learn enough skills and strategies to put into practice and won't be bombarded with PowerPoint slides! Our nurturing support, guidance and feedback will help you along your way.

What to Expect

Month 1

Your introduction to recruitment, with classroom based learning combined with desk based practical learning.

Month 2

Desk based training – with mostly a 180 focus on candidate screening, interviewing and working with a mentor to help your candidates through our client's recruitment processes.

Month 3

Once you’re comfortable working with candidates and are starting to understand your niche area of the market we’ll start introducing client based business development into your work plan.

Month 4

You’ll become a full 360 recruiter, working closing with your mentor and manager with ad hoc training on different areas as you progress.

And beyond..

Throughout your career at Harnham you will receive training as you develop. From more in depth training around topics like business development, counter offers or candidate management through to mentoring and management.

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