Recruitment Consultant

Location: Watford Salary: £27,000 basic salary, rising to £28,000 after 12 months OTE: £29,000 - £30,000 in your first year Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

No Recruitment Experience? No Problem.

Are you ambitious, motivated and looking for a career with excellent earning potential and genuine progression opportunities?

The Best Connection, one of the UK's leading employee-owned recruitment companies, is looking for a Recruitment Consultant to join our successful branch team.

Whether your background is in sales, customer service, hospitality, retail, administration or another people-focused role, we'll provide full training, ongoing coaching and industry-recognised qualifications to help you build a successful career in recruitment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business where hard work is recognised, career progression is encouraged and no two days are ever the same.

What You'll Earn

• £27,000 basic salary
• Rising to £28,000 after 12 months
• First year earnings of £29,000 - £30,000 including commission
• Uncapped earning potential as your career develops

Benefits

✅ 30 days annual leave including bank holidays

✅ Rising to 33 days after one year's service

✅ Employee-owned company with potential tax-free annual bonus payments

✅ Industry-leading training and development programme

✅ Level 3 Recruiter Qualification

✅ Structured career progression opportunities

✅ Company pension scheme

✅ Cycle to Work Scheme

✅ Employee discounts on hotels, insurance, energy bills and more

✅ Supportive team environment

✅ Ongoing mentorship from experienced recruitment professionals

✅ Additional branch-specific benefits:

• Working on an established desk
• Excellent hands on support from an experienced team

About the Role

As a Recruitment Consultant, you'll manage the full recruitment process while building relationships with both clients and candidates.

Duties include:

• Managing the full 360 recruitment cycle
• Developing relationships with new and existing clients
• Generating new business through telephone sales and client visits
• Advertising vacancies and attracting candidates
• Interviewing, screening and assessing applicants
• Matching candidates to suitable job opportunities
• Managing client accounts and providing recruitment solutions
• Building and maintaining a strong candidate database
• Negotiating placements and managing offers
• Working towards realistic sales and performance targets with full support

What We're Looking For

We're interested in people with:

• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence speaking to customers and candidates
• A positive and proactive attitude
• Strong organisational skills
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Motivation to learn and develop
• A strong work ethic and desire to succeed

Previous experience in recruitment, sales, customer service, business development, retail, hospitality or administration would be advantageous but is not essential.

A full UK driving licence is preferred but not essentail for client visits.

Why Join The Best Connection?

For more than 30 years, we've helped businesses find great people and helped people find great jobs. Our success is built on developing our employees and rewarding performance.

If you're looking for a long-term career with training, support, progression and excellent earning potential, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start your recruitment career with The Best Connection.