Apprentice Recruitment Consultant

RUBIX PERSONNEL LIMITED

SUFFOLK (IP6 0AJ)

Closes in 12 days (Thursday 13 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 October 2025


Summary

Kickstart your recruitment career with a fast-paced Ipswich based agency. Ideal for ambitious, target-driven individuals who thrive on high-volume calls. Gain hands-on experience, develop key sales and client skills, and grow within a supportive, energetic team. Shape your future in recruitment—apply now and start your journey!

Wage

£16,000 a year

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Salary is offered at a minimum of £16000 to a maximum of £21000 dependant upon experience.

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

Key Responsibilities:

  • Source and pre-screen candidates using platforms like CV Library and Reed to match client vacancies
  • Conduct high-volume cold calls to potential candidates and clients, promoting opportunities and building relationships
  • Support recruitment consultants with shortlisting, interview scheduling, and providing updates to candidates and clients
  • Create, post, and monitor job adverts across multiple platforms to attract top talent
  • Maintain and update CRM and ATS systems, ensuring accurate candidate and client records
  • Provide professional guidance and feedback to candidates throughout the recruitment process via phone and email
  • Assist with administrative tasks, including compliance checks, reference requests, and processing agency worker timesheets
  • Work towards personal and team targets, contributing to the consultancy’s growth and your own career development

Where you'll work

7B HILLVIEW BUSINESS PARK
CLAYDON
SUFFOLK
IP6 0AJ

Training

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

Training provider

GLP TRAINING LTD

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

The training follows a blended learning model, delivered primarily on-the-job during working hours. A structured learning and assessment plan ensures progress is regularly evaluated throughout the course.

  • Monthly 1-to-1 meetings (approx. 2 hours) with a GLP Trainer, either face-to-face or virtually
  • Online learning modules and group sessions
  • Building an electronic portfolio of work-based evidence
  • Final assessment by an external examiner, comprising a resourcing project assignment and a professional discussion to complete the qualification

More training information

GLP Training equips individuals with the skills, confidence, and credentials they need to launch or advance their careers through expert-led, hands-on training.

  • Trusted by employers nationwide
  • Innovative digital tools and flexible delivery
  • Real employer partnerships for real career outcomes
  • Proven track record of success across sectors

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

A drive to earn money. A car driver would be beneficial.

About this employer

Rubix M&E, originally founded as Rubix Personnel in 2015 by Milo Williams, was established to fill a gap in the market for a specialist recruitment agency focused on Mechanical and Electrical sectors. With expertise in areas such as Utilities, Renewables, and Gas, Rubix M&E delivers tailored recruitment solutions that streamline the hiring process for both clients and candidates.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is potential to transition into a permanent Recruitment Consultant role within the business. Ongoing development is actively encouraged, with clear pathways to progress into senior recruitment or management positions as your career evolves.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLP TRAINING LTD

JOANNE ALLSOPP

joanne.a@glptraining.co.uk

07375693641

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349002.

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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 13 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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