Apprentice Recruitment Consultant
THE BEST CONNECTION GROUP LIMITED
Staines upon Thames (TW18 4LG)
Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)
Posted on 11 September 2025
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Summary
We are offering an opportunity for an apprentice who is looking for their first role in recruitment. You will be visiting new clients at their premises to build a clear picture of their needs, answering any queries customers may have and be responsible for delivering a high standard of service, ensuring needs are met.
- Wage
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£27,000 a year
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Starting salary of £27,000, rising to £28,000 after a year and £30,000 after two years (subject to satisfactory reviews). First-year on-target earnings: £29,000 - £30,000 with commission.
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with an hours lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Visiting new and existing clients at their premises to build a clear picture of their needs
- Identify, assess and select appropriate temporary workers, ensuring they match client requirements
- Delivering a high-quality service in line with company values
With support, working towards realistic sales targets tailored to your experience
Where you'll work
10 Kingston Road
Staines upon Thames
TW18 4LG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
- Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
- Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
- Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
- Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
- Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
- Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
- Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
- Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
- Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
- Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
- Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
- Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
- Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
- Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
- Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
- Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
- Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
- Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
- Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
- Manage resources within budget requirements.
- Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
- Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
- Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
- Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
- Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
- Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
- Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
- Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
- Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
- Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
- Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
- Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
- Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
- Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
- Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
- Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
- Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
- Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
- Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
- Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
- Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
- Manage resources within budget requirements.
- Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
Training schedule
- Recruiter Level 3 Apprenticeship
- Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Recruitment or Level 3 Certificate in Recruitment Practice
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Recruitment
- You will spend between 8 -10 days in your first year at our People Services Centre in the West Midlands with our in-house training team
- Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Join one of the UK’s largest and most successful recruitment businesses, with a nationwide network of over 85 branches and a team of 700 talented professionals. Thrive in a supportive team environment with endless opportunities to grow and succeed. Benefit from exceptional training and guidance from our award-winning Training Team, ensuring you’re equipped to achieve your full potential!
Company benefits
30 days paid holiday, increasing to 33 days after a year. Company pension scheme. Employee assistance program – including counselling, legal, and financial advice. Lifestyle benefits Cycle-to-work scheme.
After this apprenticeship
✔ Challenging & Rewarding Career – Work with businesses to provide workforce solutions and change lives by connecting candidates with great opportunities
✔ Full 360 Recruitment Experience – Gain hands-on experience in both client and candidate management
✔ Uncapped Earning Potential – Competitive commission structure based on success
✔ Structured Career Growth – Clear salary progression and long-term development
✔ Industry-Leading Training – Gain professional recruitment qualifications
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE BEST CONNECTION GROUP LIMITED
Stevie Turley
stevie.turley@thebestconnection.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341657.
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Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025)
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