Graduate Recruitment ConsultantStart date: October 2024Location: City of LondonSalary: £25,000+ commission OTE up to £50,000 in first yearSkills Alliance is now hiring aspiring Recruitment Consultants for our Graduate intake for our London HQ, starting in October 2024. We're looking for motivated, resilient and enthusiastic individuals looking to kickstart their recruitment careers in the Life Science market.Why Skills Alliance?We have a vibrant office that is rapidly growing, located in Central London (10 mins from St Pauls Cathedral). Here at Skills we work hard on creating a positive, fun and hard working culture. We conduct 2 employee engagement surveys a year and the main point which continuously stands out from these surveys is that our staff love the people and culture in the business. We offer extensive training and development opportunities from our L&D team, and also work only mid to senior level appointments as well as retained searches. This means higher fees and in return the opportunity to earn much more commission.About Skills Alliance:Skills Alliance Group is a global Life Science, Medical Device & Technology, and Animal Health recruitment company encompassing three business units: SA Executive, SA Staffing & SA Consulting.We provide innovative recruitment solutions that facilitate our clients need to hire exceptional talent quickly. To date we count many of the leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biopharma and CROs as our partners, and we are proud to be contributing to the discovery, development and distribution of safe and effective therapeutics across the globe - and are now looking for graduates who want to work directly with these exciting and innovative clients.What we offer:High earning potential: £25,000 basic increasing with each promotionEarly finish on FridaysSummer Fridays (4pm finish)Christmas and Summer partiesLoads of social events such as monthly drinks, quarterly director drinks and team nights outPaid menstrual leaveFive a side football clubStrong DE&I and ESG board with charity events like Tough Mudder and drag bingoCharity daysFlexi-time and hybrid working, (2 days work from home per week/3 days in office)Private health insurance and a health & wellness programmeMental wellbeing day offTime off on your birthdayIncentives: such as 4x yearly lunch clubs, 2x yearly all paid for holiday incentives (previous destinations include Croatia, Ibiza, South of France & Marbella) and a quarterly Breakfast Club.Career progression: based on meritocracy. We believe in promoting on merit and not tenure. Promotion to Consultant within 6 months and Senior Consultant often at 12 monthsUncapped commission: structure up to 30% and no cap at all on how much you actually make. You also earn commission from day one.International office relocation: we actively encourage and help with relocation for our employees who want to work in any of our other offices (New York, Leeds, Seattle and Frankfurt).Duties of a Graduate Recruitment Consultant:Business Development and building business relationshipsHeadhunting and identifying suitable candidatesNegotiating and objection handlingQualifying candidates and building candidate networksArranging and preparing candidates for interviewsLead & referral generatingBecoming the expert in your marketWhat skills do you need?Experience within a sales, retail sales, sports, customer facing or hospitality environment is desirableAbility to listen, learn and apply new ideas quicklyPrevious sales experience would be highly advantageousAbility to achieve set targets and working to deadlinesEntrepreneurial, ambitious and enjoy a fast-paced, but challenging atmosphereIf you are looking for a career with fast progression based on meritocracy, a fun, social culture and the opportunity to work in a busy and exciting market - apply to this posting or reach out at claudia.giles@skillsalliance.com