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Highfield Professional Solutions

Recruitment Consultant

4 x 8hr days£24k - £26kHybrid · Southampton, UK

Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Critical Infrastructure Sectors

Southampton, SO32

£24,000 – £26,000/annum + uncapped commission

Realistic On Target Earnings (OTE) for your first year £40,000 – £60,000/annum

If you’re ambitious, motivated, and love working with people, a career as a recruitment consultant might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

No recruitment****experience? That’s totally fine. You’ll get full training, ongoing support, and everything you need to succeed as a consultant here.

We’re growing our team and are looking for an ambitious Trainee****Recruitment Consultant to join us.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Building relationships with clients and candidates

  • Matching the right people with the right opportunities

  • Learning valuable skills in sales, negotiation, and business development

  • Developing your own client portfolio and becoming their go-to recruitment expert

  • Working towards targets and earning uncapped commission on every placement

Apply if you are:

  • Competitive, confident, and driven to achieve big things

  • Great with people and a lover of fast-paced environments

  • Not afraid to pick up the phone and make things happen

  • Wanting to build a career, not just coast through a job

  • A full UK driving licence holder

We’re especially keen to hear from people with experience in sales, customer service, call centres, hospitality, retail, and construction.

What you’ll get:

  • Realistic On Target Earnings (OTE) £40,000–£60,000 in Year One

  • Uncapped commission on every placement you make – no limit to what you can earn

  • Structured training and ongoing coaching

  • Clear career progression – promotions based on performance, not time served

  • Early Friday finishes, regular socials, and team incentives

  • Monthly wellbeing allowance

  • Supportive, high-performing team culture where you’ll genuinely enjoy coming to work

  • Travel opportunities to meet clients and candidates face-to-face

“Before applying to be a Recruitment Consultant, I worked in Project Management for a local construction company. My hard work wasn’t reflected in my pay, and I couldn’t see a clear career path ahead, so I gave recruitment a go. Highfield offered something different to other agencies – a smaller team, more flexibility, and a culture where individual achievements are rewarded. I worked hard and made my first placement within a month, and was promoted soon after I passed my probation. 12 months later I won the award for Largest Weekly Margin Growth and am one of the top billers in the company.”

Benny Read

If you want to learn fast, push yourself, and build a career with real earning potential – this is the place to do it.

Ready to take the next step?

Apply today or contact Elle Jones for a chat about this recruitment role.