Junior Recruiter (English Speaking) – 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: CSC0110

Junior Recruiter (English Speaking) – Cologne

Junior Recruiter – Cologne

We’ve just opened our new office in central Cologne and are looking for ambitious individuals to help shape its success from the very beginning. This is a unique opportunity to build your recruitment career while playing a key role in the growth of a fresh, high-potential team.

At g2 Recruitment GmbH, we connect skilled Engineers and Developers with top employers across Germany and Europe, focusing on specialist markets like Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation: industries driving innovation and transformation.

You’ll be joining the G2V Group, an award-winning international recruitment business with offices across the UK, EU, and USA. With expert training, global support, and a high-performance culture, you’ll have everything you need to grow quickly and achieve your goals.

Your Role

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for both clients and candidates: from taking job briefings to delivering interview feedback
  • Use a variety of business development techniques to identify and approach new clients with tailored recruitment solutions
  • Identify and qualify candidates to present to clients across the DACH region
  • Build long-term relationships with clients and candidates in your specialist vertical market
  • Collaborate with colleagues to share market insights and support team goals
  • Work within established sectors such as Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation, while also identifying new market opportunities

What We Offer

  • Competitive starting salary: €34,000 (no degree), €35,000 (Bachelor’s), €37,000 (Bachelor’s + B2-level German)
  • Uncapped commission structure with realistic earnings: Year 1: €50K–€55K, Year 2: €70K–€80K, Year 3: €90K–€100K
  • Comprehensive training: onboarding programme, open office environment to encourage social learning, classroom training, deskside coaching & 1-on-1 sessions
  • Clear career progression: promotions based only on merit, from Junior Consultant to Team Leader and beyond
  • Weekly & monthly business reviews for continuous development
  • Culture beyond earning opportunities: monthly team socials, lunch clubs, additional incentives & genuine friendships created between consultants

Who We’re Looking For

  • Fluent English speaker (essential, our Cologne office operates in English)
  • German language skills are a plus, but not essential
  • Must possess the right to work in Germany (g2 Recruitment are not able to provide VISA sponsorship for non-EU citizens)
  • Based in Cologne or planning to relocate (within 40 minutes of Neumarkt)
  • Strong communicator with a proactive, sales-oriented mindset
  • Driven by goals, personal growth, and success
  • Resilient, ambitious, and eager to learn

Why Cologne?

The office is led by Lewis Pettitt, one of g2’s top performers. After playing a key role in the success of our Munich office, Lewis is now spearheading this new launch: an example of the rapid career growth and leadership opportunities available at g2.

Whether you're just starting out or looking for a fresh challenge, this is your chance to grow with us in one of Europe’s most exciting recruitment hubs.

Be Part of Our Next Chapter

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a big impact in one of Germany’s most dynamic cities, we’d love to hear from you.

Also hiring in: Munich, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, London, Birmingham, Cardiff

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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