About this role
Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Sports Graduates Wanted
Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Sports Graduates Wanted Location: London
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 basic + uncapped commission
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Industry: Recruitment / Sales
Experience: Graduate / Entry Level
Are you a competitive sports graduate looking for a career where your winning mentality can translate into serious financial rewards? If you've spent years competing in sport, pushing yourself to improve, working relentlessly towards results and performing under pressure, recruitment could be the perfect next challenge.
We are looking for ambitious graduates with a sporting background to join our high-performance recruitment team. No previous recruitment experience is required — we're looking for the attitude, work ethic and competitive mentality that separates high performers from everyone else.
Why Recruitment? Recruitment is a results-driven, target-focused and highly competitive industry. Your success is directly linked to the effort you put in.
You'll be responsible for building relationships with businesses, identifying talent, winning new clients and successfully placing candidates into exciting opportunities.
Think of it as competitive sport — but your performance, results and earning potential are in your hands.
What You'll Be Doing Building and managing relationships with clients and candidatesDeveloping new business through outbound calls, networking and business developmentIdentifying and attracting high-quality candidatesConducting interviews and assessing candidatesNegotiating salaries and managing the recruitment processWorking towards individual and team targetsDeveloping your own market and becoming an expert in your chosen sectorCompeting for monthly and quarterly incentivesWorking closely with high-performing colleagues to achieve team goals What We're Looking For We are particularly interested in graduates with a sporting background, including athletes, sports scholars, team players, captains and competitive individuals.
You don't need recruitment experience. What matters to us is:
Competitive mentality – you want to win and hate losingStrong work ethic – you're prepared to put in the hours to achieve your goalsResilience – you can handle rejection and bounce back quicklyAmbition – you want a career where progression is earned through performanceCommunication skills – you're confident speaking to new peopleResults-driven mindset – you care about measurable outcomesTeam mentality – you know how to perform individually while contributing to a wider teamCoachability – you're willing to learn, take feedback and constantly improve Why Join Us? We offer a genuine high-performance environment where your progression isn't determined by how long you've been in the business — it's determined by what you achieve.
You'll receive structured training, ongoing coaching and the opportunity to progress quickly into senior and leadership positions.
You'll also have:
Competitive basic salaryUncapped commissionFast-track career progressionRegular incentives and competitionsHigh-quality training and developmentTeam events and rewardsA performance-driven cultureClear promotion targetsThe opportunity to build a highly successful career in recruitment Your Sporting Background Is Your Competitive Advantage Sport teaches you things that can't always be taught in a classroom.
Discipline. Resilience. Competition. Accountability. Teamwork. Mental toughness. The ability to perform under pressure.
These are exactly the qualities that create successful recruitment consultants.
If you're a graduate who wants to compete, earn, progress and build something for yourself, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to start your career as a Graduate Recruitment Consultant.
Sports graduates, athletes and competitive individuals are particularly encouraged to apply.