Recruiter/Personalberater – Köln (English Speaking)

Location:

Region: Cologne
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Recruitment
  • Job Type: Consultant
Salary: €34000 - €37000 per annum

Application Details:

Expiry Date: 05/08/2025
Job Reference: CS – Cologne_1751968869

Recruiter/Personalberater – Köln (English Speaking)

g2 Recruitment GmbH is expanding! Join our brand-new Cologne office this September.

We're looking for ambitious, English-speaking individuals to be part of our exciting new chapter in one of Germany's most innovative cities. Partnering with SMEs and global leaders in Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation, we connect top talent with cutting-edge opportunities across the DACH region.

About g2 Recruitment GmbH

We're part of the G2V Group, an award-winning global staffing specialist. With 21 offices across the UK, EU, and USA, our growth is driven by a commitment to hiring and developing exceptional people.

Why Join Us in Cologne?
The Cologne office is being led by Lewis Pettitt, one of g2's top performers. Having joined the business just three years ago, Lewis played a key role in growing our Munich office and is now spearheading the launch of Cologne, proof of the fast-track career progression and leadership opportunities available at g2.

  • Competitive Salary & Uncapped Earnings: €34,000 basic for non-degree holders, €35,000 for Bachelor's degree holders, €37,000 for candidates with a degree and B2-level German proficiency. First-year OTE: €45-55k; second-year OTE: €70-80k; third-year OTE: €90-100k.
  • Supportive Culture: Team-led by top performer Lewis Pettitt, with regular team events, monthly socials, lunch clubs, and individual incentives.
  • Comprehensive Training: 10-week in-house programme combining classroom learning and one-on-one coaching.
  • Tailored Career Development: Promotions based on merit, with clear paths for future leaders.
  • Sector Expertise: Specialise in high-demand markets like Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation, with opportunities to grow your niche.

Your Role as a Recruitment Consultant

As a Recruitment Consultant, you'll manage the full recruitment lifecycle and become an expert in your specialist market:

  • Partner with clients to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions
  • Use business development techniques to win new clients and grow your market
  • Source, qualify, and present top-tier candidates to meet client demands
  • Build lasting relationships with clients and candidates alike
  • Collaborate with your team to share insights and achieve collective success
  • Focus on high-growth sectors like Industrial and Machinery Automation

What We're Looking For

  • Goal-driven individuals with a passion for sales
  • Resilient, adaptable, and solution-oriented mindset
  • Excellent communication skills - clear, direct, and professional
  • Must live in or be relocating to Cologne (within a 40-minute commute of Apostel-Viertel)
  • Right to work in Germany (we cannot sponsor visas for non-EU citizens)
  • German language skills are a plus but not essential

Ready to be part of something new?
Join us in shaping the future of recruitment in Cologne. Apply now or contact Calum Stuart at for more information.

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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