Graduate Headhunter

  • Executive Headhunters
  • Altrincham, Cheshire
  • Oct 11, 2025
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Looking for a fast-paced career with excellent rewards Join Executive Headhunters as a Graduate/Trainee Headhunter and take the first step towards success.

Location: Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 (office-based 4 days a week)

Salary: Up to £26k, dependent upon experience, plus excellent commission scheme.

About Us:

We are an established, successful Headhunting organisation with an enviable reputation for providing high-calibre candidates to our clients in a wide range of industry sectors. Due to continued expansion, we now have opportunities for bright, ambitious individuals to join us as Graduate/Trainee Headhunters.

We are embracing technology, incorporating AI, automation and the latest marketing tools into our day-to-day practices. We are one of only a handful of AESC accredited recruitment practices in the UK, and we also belong to an international network of headhunting businesses, giving us a global reach.

According to a year-long study conducted by McKinsey & Co., involving 77 companies and almost 6,000 managers and executives, the most important business resource over the next 20 years will be talent: smart, sophisticated commercial people, who are technologically literate, and operationally agile. But as demand is increasing, conversely, the supply of talent is dwindling.

Many companies struggle to attract the right quality of staff through traditional recruitment methods because only a fraction of the people they are seeking to attract are actively looking for new positions. Traditional recruitment techniques simply do not reach these exceptional candidates.

Many companies realise that they need to attract talent from this large, hidden source. However, to do so requires refined expertise and that is why our clients engage Executive Headhunters as their recruitment partner.

Graduate/Trainee Headhunter:

In order to succeed in this challenging and rewarding industry, you will need to be:

- Bright and able to adapt quickly in a fast-moving environment

- Educated to Degree level

- Comfortable and confident using the telephone

- Some experience of telephone-based work will be useful but not essential

- Genuinely interested in learning about new things and new people

- Exceptionally organised and able to work to strict deadlines

- Friendly and professional at all times

- Driven to succeed through hard work and determination

In return, we can offer:

A comprehensive training programme, working alongside established headhunters with real opportunities to progress quickly through the organisation. Our friendly team will offer guidance and support at all stages of your development. We also offer an excellent basic salary plus a fantastic rewards package and a Christmas shutdown which doesn t come out of your holiday entitlement.

To learn more about this Graduate Headhunter opportunity, click Apply now!