Recruitment Apprentice

Summary

Perfect Placement is the UK’s leading automotive recruitment specialist, we’re offering a great apprenticeship for a driven individual who wants to kickstart a career in recruitment. You’ll gain hands-on experience, earn while you learn, and work towards a nationally recognised qualification - while being part of a fun and supportive team!

Wage

£15,000 a year

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After 1 year of employment the salary will increase in line with National Minimum Wage. Once you are in the recruitment role, there is the opportunity to increase your earnings through commission.

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday between the core hours of 8am - 5.30pm. Further details of working pattern to be discussed upon application.

37 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Phase 1: Getting to Grips with Recruitment

Finding top talent - Searching CV databases for skilled candidates
Writing job adverts - Creating engaging posts to attract the right people
Handling enquiries - Speaking with job seekers and clients via phone and email
Learning the trade - Understanding the motor industry and how we recruit

Phase 2 (Circa month 6-9): Stepping Into Recruitment

Working with a skilled consultant - Learning directly from an expert recruiter
Speaking with candidates - Matching them to their perfect roles.
Building client relationships - Engaging with businesses and helping them hire
Managing the recruitment process - From job application to job offer

Where you’ll work

Perfect Placement UK Ltd
Nautilus House 10 Central Avenue St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

JUICE TALENT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Your training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
Manage resources within budget requirements.
Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
Manage resources within budget requirements.
Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.

Your training plan

Training will take place in our lovely offices based in St Andrews Business Park.

You will have dedicated time each week (circa 6 hours) to complete the course requirements and benefit from some fantastic learning resources and leading training.

More training information

You will initially join within the Recruitment Support team, where you will act as a Resourcer for our company. This will give you good skills and knowledge to complete the second half of your apprenticeship when you will join the recruitment team and start acting in a recruitment capacity.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Team working

About this company

Perfect Placement UK Ltd is the UK's leading automotive recruitment specialist, providing top-quality recruitment services to the motor trade industry. With years of expertise, we connect skilled candidates with leading employers across the UK, ensuring the right fit for both clients and candidates. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering exceptional service while offering a supportive and fun work environment. We value professional growth, and with structured development programs such as our apprenticeship, we invest in building successful careers for the next generation of recruitment professionals. Join us to be part of a dynamic, results-driven team where your success is our priority!

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After this apprenticeship

Upon completing this apprenticeship, you'll be fully equipped to step into a Recruitment Executive role, with fantastic earning potential through commission and bonuses. The apprenticeship is structured in two key stages - starting with resourcing and recruitment support, then progressing to a hands-on recruiter role, where you'll build relationships with clients and candidates and learn on the job.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PERFECT PLACEMENT UK LTD

Ashley Camies

ashley@perfectplacement.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312163.

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Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025

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