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Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment Consultant

  • Location:

    Berkhamsted

  • Sector:

    Tech, Sales, Retail, Executive Search

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    Up to £35,000

  • Contact:

    Michael Bolton

  • Contact email:

    mike@recruitfit.co.uk

  • Contact phone:

    07943341026

  • Job ref:

    MB-607

  • Published:

    6 days ago

  • Expiry date:

    2026-05-07

​Senior Recruitment Consultant – Global Executive Search

 

Location: Berkhamsted (UK office, international travel included)
Salary: £35,000 (DOE) + uncapped commission
Commission Structure: 20%-25% on revenue
Benefits: Quarterly team events, performance vouchers, tech kit, flexible Friday WFH
Vacancies: 2 senior consultant hires in the retail tech team (joining growing global expansion plans)

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Why?

  • Award‑winning expertise: Named Best Tech Recruiter 2024 at the Global Business Tech Awards

  • Exclusive retained model: You’ll partner on mission-critical searches with long-term clients globally (over 50% based in the USA)

  • Proven methodology: PRINCE2‑inspired, structured training supports new joiners from Researcher upwards and ensures high-impact project delivery

  • Growth culture: Clear path from Researcher → Consultant → Senior Consultant → Team Lead → Director; genuine elevation based on billing and cultural fit

  • Outstanding culture and progression: With high Glassdoor scores for training, support and career development; employees highlight strong upward mobility, a caring management style and international opportunity

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What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead pure headhunting connecting passive candidates with senior, sales, technical, and C‑Suite roles in retail tech.

  • Work on retained agreements, freeing you from cold-calling churning role, clients rely on you for deep consultative partnership.

  • Travel internationally, attending industry events and meeting key stakeholders across USA, UK, EU, APAC.

  • Build and grow client accounts from day one while leveraging a strong research support team.

  • Hit and exceed KPIs, with real opportunity to manage a team and own new markets

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Who We’re Looking For

  • At least 4 years of 360° recruitment experience (retained or contingency), ideally in professional services Perm recruitment. (white collar).

  • Ambitious, driven, hungry, excited by mission-critical, senior-level search and client interaction.

  • Proven track record

  • Strong sales acumen and the ability to flourish with consultative, client-centric approaches.

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What You’ll Get

  • Base salary (Up to £35k), with an exceptional uncapped commission model. OTE £80k+

  • Ongoing structured training, including project management frameworks and deep exposure to executive search methods.

  • Great work–life support - 25 annual leave days + birthday + bank holidays, festive closure, plus team socials and incentives.

  • Career trajectory that rewards performance, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit.

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Ready to take the next step?

If you're an ambitious recruiter with a sales mindset and want a career where strategy, travel, and international growth meet genuine support and progression, join and help transform executive recruitment on a global scale.

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Application Process

  1. Initial TEAMS call (circa 30 mins) with divisional lead

  2. DISC profiling stage (personality profiler)

  3. In-person interviews with divisional leads and director

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Apply Today

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