Sales Executive

Start Your Sales Career in Recruitment | Harnham Academy 🚀

Earn commission from day one. Get industry‐leading training. Progress fast.

Are you ambitious, motivated, and looking for a career, not just a job?

If you enjoy sales, relationship‐building, and working towards clear goals, recruitment offers an exciting, high‐earning career with real progression.

Following the success of our previous intakes, Harnham Academy is reopening applications for our July 2026 start.

Sales Executive (Recruitment) – Harnham Academy

📍 Location: Wimbledon, London

💷 £26,000 base salary + commission

📈 Progression: Structured promotion pathways from day one

Why Harnham?

Harnham is a market‐leading specialist recruitment consultancy within Data, Analytics, AI, and Technology. We partner with some of the world’s most innovative and high‐growth businesses, helping them build high‐impact teams while developing long‐term, trusted relationships.

You’ll be joining a business known for:

• Industry‐leading training & development
• A high‐performance, supportive culture
• Clear progression and earning potential
• Specialist market expertise (not generalist recruitment)

At Harnham, people who work hard, learn quickly, and show ambition progress fast.

About the Role

You’ll join one of Harnham’s specialist Data & AI teams through our structured Academy Programme, designed to give you strong foundations in sales, recruitment, and market knowledge.

This is a consultative sales role, where you’ll:

• Build relationships with candidates and clients
• Influence decision‐making and manage pipelines
• Develop deep knowledge in a niche, high‐value market

You’ll be supported throughout by your Manager and our dedicated Learning & Development Lead, combining classroom training with hands‐on experience from day one.

The Harnham Academy Journey

Months 1–3: Learn & Master 180 Recruitment

• Sourcing active, passive, and hard‐to‐find candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and database searches
• Writing and posting compelling job adverts
• Screening, qualifying, and managing candidates through interview processes

Months 3–6: Choose Your Path

• Continue developing as a high‐performing 180 recruiter, building deeper expertise in candidate management

or

• Progress into full 360 recruitment, developing business development skills, managing clients, and owning the full recruitment lifecycle

You’ll receive structured training, clear targets, and ongoing coaching whichever path you choose.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for motivated, people‐driven individuals who are excited to build a long‐term career in recruitment. You might be:

• A recent graduate eager to start a professional career
• Someone with experience in sales or a customer‐facing role
• Highly motivated to succeed and driven by targets and progression
• Someone who genuinely enjoys building long‐lasting relationships and delivering a great experience

Previous recruitment experience isn’t required, attitude, ambition, and a desire to learn are what matter most.

If you’re ambitious, motivated, and excited about a career in recruitment, I’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now or reach out to me directly

blakechallenger@harnham.com