English-Speaking Recruitment Consultant (Cologne)

Location:

Region: Cologne
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Recruitment
  • Job Type: Consultant
Salary: €34000 - €37000 Per Annum

Application Details:

Expiry Date: 31/10/2025
Job Reference: ET011010COL

English-Speaking Recruitment Consultant (Cologne)

No Experience Needed | Fast Career Progression| Unlimited earning potential

 

Are you ambitious, competitive, and ready to kickstart a rewarding career in sales and business?

G2 Recruitment GmbH is launching a brand-new office in Cologne, and we're hiring now for a 2025 start. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the founding team, make your mark from day one, and help shape the success of a new market - all with the support of Lewis Pettitt, our Head of Cologne, who fast-tracked his own career to open an office just three years after joining g2.

 

Whether you’re a graduate, working in sales, retail or hospitality, or just ready for a change - recruitment is the perfect blend of people, business, and performance.

 

Who is g2?

  • g2 Recruitment are part of the G2V Group, an award-winning group of staffing specialists comprising g2 Recruitment, Vivid Resourcing and Lumicity. Our teams operate across the world in 25 offices in the UK, EU and USA. Our story is one of steady growth, anchored in hiring and developing talented professionals and a commitment to our specialisms.

 

What you'll be doing:

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle: from client briefings to interview feedback
  • Drive business development by identifying and engaging new clients in your market
  • Source, qualify, and present top candidates for open roles
  • Build strong relationships to become a trusted expert in your vertical (e.g. Automation, Automotive, Industrial Machinery, Pharmaceutical)
  • Collaborate with teammates to share market insights and support overall team success
  • Expand g2’s footprint in established sectors while exploring new market opportunities

 

Skills we look for:

  • Clearly defined motivators that suit a target-driven environment.
  • Motivated by a meritocratic culture.
  • Sociable and confident personality.
  • A solutions-focused, resilient mindset.
  • A competitive background; sport, business & university.
  • Precise & direct communicator.

 

Non-negotiable Requirements:

  • Desire to be in a sales-based role, previous experience is not essential.
  • Willingness to be in the office full time.
  • You must live in or be in the process of relocating to Cologne.
  • Must be a commutable distance away from 50667 Köln (40-minutes D2D).
  • Must possess the right to work in Germany (g2 Recruitment are not able to provide VISA sponsorship for non-EU citizens)

 

Benefits:

  • €35k Basic Salary (€2k Uplift For B2 German Speakers)
  • Employee Assistance Program:Because your mental health and wellbeing matter. Our EAP offers confidential support, counselling services, and expert advice to help you navigate both personal and professional challenges.
  • Uncapped commission structure: We believe in rewarding hard work. With our attractive salary package accompanied by an uncapped commission structure, you’ll be in control of your financial success from day one. Top performers can earn six figures within their first 2/3 years.
  • Tailored Training Scheme: At g2, we are committed to your development. From day one, you will receive 10-week long training from industry experts, designed to set you up for success in recruitment and beyond.
  • Fast-Track Career Progression: Whether you're interested in developing into a senior consultant, team leader, or sales manager, we provide clear and attainable career progression at every level.
  • Vibrant Team Culture: Join a thriving team of like-minded, ambitious individuals who thrive on collaboration and competition. g2's Cologne office offers a supportive environment where you’ll be encouraged to exceed your goals while having fun along the way.
  • Endless social incentives: We believe in rewarding hard work with unforgettable incentives. From luxury trips abroad to exciting team nights out and Michelin star dinners, your success will be celebrated every step of the way.
  • Desk-side with industry experts: With Lewis Pettitt being g2's million £ biller, he is the industry's top performer who leads from the front and by example.

 

Interview process:

  • Initial phone call with Talent Acquisition.
  • In-depth interview via MS Teams with Talent Acquisition.
  • Final stage: in-person interview at our Munich office, including “day in the life” experience.

 

Ready to launch your career with one of Europe’s top recruitment brands?

Send your CV to emma.tairovicova@g2recruitment.com

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.

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