Recruitment Consultant Apprenticeship

BBS RECRUITMENT LTD

Hertfordshire (EN6 2HE)

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 16 September 2025


Summary

BBS Recruitment is a fast-growing and dedicated recruitment agency. Skilled in providing professionals of a high calibre for private and public sector organisations. BBS Recruitment Apprentice Scheme gives individuals the opportunity to “fast track” into the recruitment industry, whilst earning a valuable NVQ in the first 14 months of the position.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

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

  • Identifying and attracting exceptional candidates through a multitude of sources
  • CV screening
  • Networking and social media
  • Advertising vacancies effectively to maximise relevant interest
  • Turning CVs into effective "sales documents"
  • Network building
  • Candidate qualification
  • Presenting your services to candidates and creating added value services
  • Gaining referrals and business leads from your candidate network
  • Recruitment administration

Where you'll work

114 Mutton Lane
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 2HE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

RM TRAINING (UK) 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.

Work based learning with monthly apprenticeship session with industry specialist coach.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Mathematics (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Good written skills
  • Professionalism
  • A persuasive “can do” attitude

About this employer

BBS Recruitment is a fast-growing and dedicated recruitment agency. Skilled in providing professionals of a high calibre for private and public sector organisations.

https://bbsrecruitment.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship and Recruitment NVQ you will have the opportunity to achieve the position of Recruitment Consultant within BBS Recruitment - with a structured career path leading into management for the right calibre of individuals.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RM TRAINING (UK) LIMITED

Sam Stokoe

sam@rmtraining.co.uk

01702 782001

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342238.

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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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