Recruitment Consultant Apprenticeship (Sales and Business Development)

Employer Tempting Recruitment - Croydon
Job Type Apprenticeship
Closing Date 07/12/2026
Positions available 1
Job Location Croydon, CR0 2BX
Wage Information Between £18,000.00 and £21,000.00 per year
Potential Start Date 14/12/2026

A Brief overview of the role

Start your long-term career in client-side recruitment with a fast-paced London agency! Perfect for ambitious, sales-driven candidates who love hitting targets and making high-volume calls. You’ll gain hands-on experience, build essential skills, and thrive in a supportive, energetic team while shaping your future career.

Skills we would like you to have

Experienced in sales or high-volume calling (door-to-door, telesales, car sales, etc.)
Strong communication skills with a professional telephone manner
Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks
IT proficient (Word, Outlook, Excel)
Resilient, self-motivated, and a team player with a can-do attitude

Qualifications Required for the role

GCSE Maths and English 4 or above (or equivalent)

Personal qualities we would like you to have

Ambitious, motivated, and confident in a target-driven environment
Persistent, confident and doesn't get discouraged easily when faced with setbacks
Enjoys speaking with people daily
Looking to build a long-term career in client-side recruitment
Eager to learn and develop new skills
Honest, reliable, and trustworthy
Motivated to succeed and contribute to team goals
Adaptable and open to feedback
Excellent work ethic and strong sense of responsibility
Curious and proactive in problem-solving
Able to work independently and use initiative

Job Description

We are looking for candidates with previous sales experience, for example in door-to-door sales, call centres, business-to-business sales, or charity sales.
Responsibilities for this role include:
Source and pre-screen candidates using platforms like CV Library and Reed to identify the best talent for client vacancies.
Conduct high-volume cold calls (up to 70/80 call per day) to potential candidates and clients, promoting opportunities and building relationships.
Support recruitment consultants with shortlisting, arranging interviews, and providing updates to both candidates and clients.
Create, post, and monitor engaging job adverts across multiple platforms.
Maintain and update CRM and ATS systems, keeping candidate and client records accurate and up to date.
Provide guidance and feedback to candidates throughout the recruitment process, managing correspondence professionally via phone and email.
Assist with admin compliance, reference requests, processing agency worker timesheets.
Work towards personal and team targets, contributing to the consultancy’s growth while developing your own career.

Future Prospects

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is the potential to progress into a permanent Recruitment Consultant role within the business. Continued development and career progression are encouraged, with opportunities to grow into senior recruitment or management positions over time.

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A Description about the Employer

Tempting Recruitment first opened our doors in 2018 and since then we have gone about rapidly growing our business and market space. We have offices based in Croydon, London and Dartford, Kent, but our reach stretches throughout the whole of the United Kingdom. We are a vastly experienced and friendly team who strive to be successful at what we do.