Job Description:

Recruitment Consultant – Executive Search

Entry-Level Opportunity for Ex-Athletes

Location: Leeds
Salary: £28,000–£30,000 + uncapped commission
Type: Full-time, Permanent

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The Opportunity

Are you a former athlete looking to take your competitive mindset, discipline and drive into a high-performance career?

We’re looking for ambitious ex-athletes to join our partners in Executive Search as aspiring Recruitment Consultants.

No recruitment experience is required. Our partners provide the training, tools and coaching - you bring the mentality.

Executive Search is fast-paced, competitive and relationship-driven. You’ll work with businesses to identify and attract high-calibre professionals for senior and specialist positions, build relationships with candidates and clients, negotiate opportunities and develop into a trusted advisor within your chosen market.

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Why Ex-Athletes?

The qualities that make great athletes often make great recruiters:

• Competitive mindset – motivated by targets, results and winning.
• Resilience – able to handle setbacks and keep pushing forward.
• Discipline – consistent, focused and hardworking.
• Coachability – hungry to learn, develop and improve.
• Communication – confident building relationships and influencing others.
• Team mentality – competitive while supporting those around you.
• Ambition – driven to build a successful career and achieve long-term goals.

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The Role

You’ll be responsible for:

• Building relationships with senior professionals, executives and business leaders.
• Identifying and approaching high-calibre candidates for senior appointments.
• Sourcing, interviewing and assessing candidates.
• Developing your own network within your chosen market.
• Building strong relationships with clients and understanding their hiring requirements.
• Managing the recruitment process from initial brief through to successful placement and advising clients and candidates throughout the process.
• Negotiating salaries, offers and terms, and developing new business opportunities.
• Working towards individual and team targets.
• Becoming a specialist within your chosen area of Executive Search.

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What We’re Looking For

• A background in competitive sport - professional, semi-professional, university or academy level.
• Ambition and a strong desire to succeed commercially.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence and the ability to build relationships with senior professionals.
• A competitive, resilient and target-driven mindset.
• A willingness to learn, take coaching and constantly improve.
• The drive to build a long-term career in a high-performance environment.

Recruitment experience is not required.

What We Offer

• £28,000–£30,000 base salary.
• Uncapped commission.
• Structured training and ongoing coaching.
• Clear progression based on performance.
• Regular incentives and team competitions.
• A high-performance, team-focused environment.
• The opportunity to build a long-term career in Executive Search.

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Your Next Challenge

You’ve already learned how to compete at a high level. You understand discipline, preparation, pressure and what it takes to perform.

Now it’s time to turn that mentality into a career in Executive Search.

Apply now and start your career in Executive Search.