Trainee / Graduate Recruitment Consultant – London✦

Company Overview

Maxwell Marshall is a specialist recruitment consultancy working with investors, startups, and high-growth companies across emerging and frontier markets.

We partner with global technology startups across fintech, cleantech, medtech and related sectors, as well as private equity, venture capital, development finance and infrastructure funds. We have placed talent in 25+ cities across 5 continents and are now entering our next phase of growth.

Following a record-breaking start to the year, we are hiring ambitious trainee recruiters to join our London team.

The role

As a Trainee / Graduate Recruitment Consultant, you will be trained from the ground up to become a high-performing, self-sufficient recruiter. From day 1, you will work on live searches for global clients and progressively take ownership of your own desk.

What you will be doing

• Learning how to source, assess and place top-tier talent

• Supporting searches for high-growth startups and leading investment funds

• Building relationships with candidates and clients

• Conducting market research and outreach

• Managing interview processes and offers

• Taking increasing ownership of your own desk as you develop

You will thrive here if you

• Are driven, proactive and hungry to learn

• Communicate clearly and confidently

• Show resilience and bounce back quickly

• Enjoy problem-solving and thinking on your feet

• Want long-term progression and responsibility

Training & progression

• Structured 6-month training programme led by our Managing Director

• Ongoing coaching and mentorship

• Clear progression to fully fledged consultant

• Opportunity to build and lead your own desk

• Exposure to international markets

What we offer

• £27,000 base salary, rising to £30,000 post-probation

• Uncapped commission and regular salary increases

• Early finish Fridays and tones of incentives

• 31 days annual leave including public holidays

• Supportive, high-performance team culture

• Regular socials, events and annual team trips

This role is ideal for graduates or early-career professionals who want to grow fast, learn a commercially valuable skillset, and build a long-term career in recruitment within a global, growth-oriented business.