Your career at Robert Half - frequently asked questions
From day one, you'll be welcomed into a supportive and collaborative environment where your success matters. Our structured onboarding programme will help you quickly get to know the business, your team, and your role, giving you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to hit the ground running. As your career develops, you'll benefit from ongoing training, coaching, and development opportunities, with experienced colleagues and leaders who are invested in helping you grow.
Whether you're starting your career in recruitment or bringing experience from sales, business development, or another relationship-focused role, we'll help you build on your strengths and achieve your career goals.
Working at Robert Half is fast-paced, people-focused, rewarding, and full of opportunity. Every day, you'll build meaningful relationships with clients and candidates, helping businesses find great talent and supporting people as they take the next step in their careers. You'll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team that celebrates success, supports one another, and encourages entrepreneurial thinking. Backed by industry-leading technology, market insights, and expert training, you'll develop strong networks, create opportunities, and deliver results.
At Robert Half, your effort is recognised, your achievements are rewarded, and your career growth is in your hands.
As a recruitment consultant at Robert Half, you’ll bring businesses and talented professionals together. Most of our recruitment consultants work as 360-degree recruiters, meaning you’ll build relationships with both candidates and clients. You’ll get to know your specialist market, understand what businesses are looking for and identify the right people for their roles, while also supporting candidates throughout their career journey.
Your role can include:
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and candidates
Understanding clients’ hiring needs and providing tailored recruitment solutions
Identifying and engaging with talented professionals for current and future opportunities
Guiding candidates through the recruitment process and helping them find their next career move
Developing new business and growing your professional network
Managing the recruitment process from initial conversations through to successful placement
Staying up to date with your market and becoming a trusted source of insight for both clients and candidates
It’s a role that combines relationship building, business development, and problem-solving, giving you the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s careers while helping businesses find the talent they need.
If you enjoy working with people and are motivated by achieving goals, a career in the recruitment industry as a recruitment consultant could be a great fit for you.
Robert Half specialises in recruitment across:
Finance and accounting
Technology and IT
Legal
Risk & compliance
Digital, marketing and creative
Administrative and office support
Human resources
Working within a specialist area gives you the opportunity to build deep market knowledge, develop strong professional networks and become a trusted partner to clients and candidates. Depending on your market and line of business, you may recruit for permanent or contract positions, helping organisations find the talent they need across a variety of hiring needs.
Explore our different lines of business to find the area that best matches your interests, experience, and career goals.
You don’t necessarily need previous recruitment experience to build a successful career at Robert Half. Many skills gained in sales, business development, account management, and customer-focused roles transfer well into recruitment.
Previous experience that could provide a strong foundation includes:
B2B sales
Business development
Account management
Client acquisition
Relationship management
Customer retention
Sales and customer service
Sales or business development management
Area management
Real estate or property sales
Insurance sales
If you’re a natural relationship builder, enjoy working towards goals and are motivated by helping people and businesses succeed, recruitment could be a great career for you.
