Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Kent
Location: Kent, Whitstable
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 base + uncapped commission
Start Date: ASAP
Are you a recent graduate who balanced studies with part-time work, showing resilience, drive, and ambition? If you’re now ready to launch your career in a high-performing, people-focused environment-recruitment could be the perfect fit.
At Tradewind Recruitment, we’re looking for hard-working, ambitious graduates to join our thriving London office as Graduate Recruitment Consultants. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, rewarding industry where your efforts directly impact your success.
Why Tradewind Recruitment?
We’re one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies, a 5x Sunday Times Top 100 Company, and known for developing top talent through our elite Impact Academy training programme.
If you’ve juggled coursework, deadlines, and part-time jobs-we already know you have what it takes to succeed here.
What We Offer:
*£28,000 - £30,000 starting salary with uncapped commission
*£35,000 - £42,000 OTE in your first year
*35 days annual leave, plus early finishes during school holidays
*Industry-leading training via our Impact Academy
*All-expenses-paid international incentive trips
*A collaborative, graduate-friendly team environment in central London
*Regular social events, wellbeing support, and career progression
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be responsible for:
*Interviewing and placing education professionals into schools across London
*Writing CV profiles and marketing candidates to clients
*Building strong, long-term candidate relationships
*Supporting the sales team to drive placements and meet demand
*Working towards clear KPIs and earning commission from day one
About the Impact Academy
Our Impact Academy is a comprehensive training programme designed to help high-potential graduates with little or no recruitment experience build exceptional careers. You’ll receive one-to-one mentoring, on-the-job coaching, and classroom sessions covering:
*Candidate management
*Compliance & safeguarding
*Time management & prioritisation
*Business development & negotiation (in year 2)
Many of our top consultants and managers started as graduates-we promote based on performance, not tenure.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re keen to hear from graduates who:
*Worked part-time or full-time alongside their studies
*Are resilient, competitive, and thrive under pressure
*Communicate well and love working with people
*Are highly motivated by success, personal growth, and making an impact
*Are ready to commit to a long-term career path with big earning potential
Whether you’ve worked in retail, hospitality, customer service or any high-pressure environment during university, that experience counts-it shows you’ve got grit.
Ready to Start Your Career?
If you’re a graduate with a strong work ethic and the ambition to build a high-earning, meaningful career in a company that rewards effort-Tradewind Recruitment wants to hear from you.
Submit your CV to to apply now or arrange an interview.
Launch your recruitment career with Tradewind London-where graduates thrive.