Join Harnham's Trainee Recruitment Academy

Role: Recruitment Consultant

Location: Wimbledon, Southwest London

Salary: £26,000 base plus uncapped commission

Start Date: January 12th 2026

If you are looking to learn, earn and progress then look no further than Harnham's Recruitment Academy where you will enrol onto a learning programme that is designed to make you a top sales performer. It will consist of classroom based training and on-desk practical learning.

What you'll be doing

During your first months you will learn how to:

• Sell job opportunities and pitch job roles to candidates

• Build key stakeholder relationships and influence decisions

• Run interview processes from start to finish

• Gain insight into the most talked about markets - AI and Data

• Progress towards acquiring and managing your own client relationships

You will join one of our specialist Data and AI teams, sitting alongside experienced successful recruiters who you can learn from.

What you can expect

Months 1 to 3

In your cohort you will be with our Learning & Development trainers 4 days a week. The focus will be on teaching you how to source and screen candidates.

Months 4 to 6

You will move into Sales/Business Development training and will learn how to source and pitch your services to clients.

After the initial 6 months training academy you will be on your way to becoming a 360 Recruitment Consultant, taking ownership for both clients and candidates and earning uncapped commission on every placement you make.

Why Harnham

• Clear and transparent progression opportunities

• Structured training programme that offers a supportive learning environment

• Uncapped commission with no threshold

• A culture built on recognition, growth and team success

• Offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix and Amsterdam so option to relocate to one of our offices in the future

You do not need to have any recruitment or sales experience, just the right mind-set (competitive, driven and resilient).

Apply to join the January 29th 2026 Harnham Academy intake by submitting an application or by emailing me directly at laurencleary@harnham.com