Job Description:

Trainee Recruitment Consultant — Retail Construction Desk

The role

Optio Resourcing is looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our team and train on our retail construction desk. No prior recruitment experience is needed. We'll give you full training, and you'll be working on live roles across the retail construction and fit-out sector from day one.

What you'll be doing

• Learning the full recruitment process, from taking a job brief through to placing a candidate
• Sourcing and screening candidates for live retail construction roles
• Building relationships with candidates and clients across the sector
• Managing your own desk as you progress, with support from experienced consultants
• Hitting activity and performance targets as you build toward billing

What we're looking for

• Strong communication skills and a confident phone manner
• Resilience and a genuine drive to succeed in a sales-driven environment
• Someone organised, who can manage their own workload
• No recruitment experience required; full training provided
• Previous sales, customer service, or target-driven experience is a plus, but not essential

Package

• £25,000 base salary
• Uncapped commission on top
• Full training and ongoing development
• Office-based, standard business hours

About Optio

Optio Resourcing is a specialist recruitment agency covering construction and retail fit-out staffing, from site labour through to senior management, working nationwide with main contractors in the retail construction space.