Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Manchester

Location:

Region: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Recruitment
  • Job Type: Consultant
Working Arrangement: On-site
Salary: £25,750

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/05/2026
Job Reference: CS010520263

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Manchester

Launch your career in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment!

Our Manchester office, based in Spinningfields, is one of our fastest‑growing offices, supporting clients across the UK and EU in hiring top talent across Engineering and Technology markets. This is a fast‑paced, people‑focused role where your earnings and progression are driven by your ambition and work ethic.

As part of the G2V Group, you’ll receive market‑leading training, clear progression opportunities, and the chance to build a high‑growth career from day one.

What We Offer

  • Competitive starting salary (£25,750).
  • Uncapped commission structure: Year 1 OTE: £40K–£45K, Year 2 OTE: £60K–£70K, Year 3 OTE: £100K+.
  • 10‑week structured training programme: Training academy week, One‑to‑one mentoring and deskside coaching, Ongoing development tailored to your goals.
  • Performance‑driven progression structure (Senior level often achieved within 18–24 months).
  • High‑performance culture with: Team socials, Incentive lunch clubs, European incentive trips, Supportive & competitive team environment.

What You’ll Do

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle across Engineering and Technology markets.
  • Build and grow your own client portfolio through targeted outreach and business development.
  • Source and place freelance candidates across technical disciplines.
  • Develop long‑term relationships with clients and candidates, becoming a trusted market advisor.
  • Gain niche market expertise and identify new opportunities to scale your desk.

Who We’re Looking For

  • Ambitious, driven individuals.
  • Strong communicators with confidence and resilience.
  • Target‑driven and financially motivated.
  • Proactive, competitive, and eager to learn quickly.
  • Based in or open to relocating to Manchester (Spinningfields office).
  • No prior recruitment experience required - full training provided.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re motivated, and ready to grow within a high‑performance environment, apply today!

Also hiring in Bristol, Nottingham, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Munich, and Cologne.

 

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

Candidates

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