Recruitment Consultant Apprentice
EQ GROUP LIMITED
Manchester (M4 6LZ)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 August 2026
Contents
Summary
EQ Academy is a six-month accelerated development programme designed for ambitious individuals aged who want to build a career in business, sales, recruitment and technology.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (Thursday WFH) with built in time for studying
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
From day one you’ll be working on live projects, supporting consultants, engaging with healthcare professionals, using AI tools and learning how modern businesses create opportunities and grow.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have the skills, knowledge and confidence to progress into a Recruitment Consultant position.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Market Intelligence & Research
- Mapping healthcare and technology markets
Researching organisations, talent pools and trends
Building market reports and intelligence projects
Supporting strategic growth initiatives - AI & Technology
- Working with our Hey Holi platform
Using AI tools to improve productivity and outcomes
Supporting automation projects
Learning how technology is transforming recruitment - CRM & Operations
- Managing candidate and client data
Building talent pipelines
Maintaining CRM systems
Supporting consultant workflows - Candidate Engagement
Connecting with professionals through LinkedIn
Supporting outreach campaigns
Building relationships with candidates
Booking introductory conversations - Business Development Support
- Researching prospective clients
Creating market maps and target lists
Supporting outreach activity
Helping consultants generate new opportunities - Personal Brand Development
- Learning modern LinkedIn strategies
- Creating professional content
- Building confidence and communication skills
- Developing commercial awareness
Where you'll work
1 Silk Street
Manchester
M4 6LZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ESTAR GROUP LIMITED
Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
What We’re Looking For:
- We care far more about attitude than experience.
You might be right for EQ Academy if you are:
- Ambitious and driven
- Naturally curious
- Confident communicating with people
- Interested in business, technology or healthcare
- Comfortable learning new systems and tools
- Competitive in a healthy way
- Looking for a long-term career rather than just a job
- No recruitment experience required
- No degree required
- Just potential, energy and a willingness to learn
About this employer
EQ Group builds and backs specialist recruitment and talent businesses across modern healthcare, healthtech and high-growth sectors.
Founded by entrepreneurs who have built, scaled and exited successful recruitment companies, we’re creating the next generation of recruitment businesses powered by AI, technology and exceptional people.
Our brands operate across the UK and US, supporting some of the fastest-growing healthcare organisations in the world.
Now we’re looking for the next generation of talent to join us.
https://eq-group.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company laptop and tech covered
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Your Career Path:
- Months 1-2 Talent & Growth Associate
- Months 3-4 Managing projects and outreach independently
- Months 5-6 Operating with increasing ownership and responsibility
- Month 6+ Promotion to Recruitment Consultant
- Future Opportunities
- Senior Consultant
- Team Leader
- Business Manager
- Brand Director
- Future Founder opportunities within the EQ Group ecosystem
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESTAR GROUP LIMITED
Jonathan Smith
jonathan.smith@estareducation.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047791.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)