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Meet your future career

If you have the drive to go further, excellent communication skills and the desire to see your hard work and success rewarded and recognized, meet your future at Robert Half. 

Do you have what it takes to be a recruitment consultant?

As a recruitment consultant, you will create meaningful connections and build lasting relationships with candidates and customers, enabling you to consistently find the right person for the right job and create brighter futures around the world.​ Your energy and drive are essential. The capabilities you bring and continue to develop shape your career in recruitment at Robert Half.​

What does a recruitment consultant do?

You’ll drive growth through proactive business development

Generating recruitment opportunities, expanding your professional network, and building a strong talent pipeline.

You’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle

From initial pre-screening, interviews and feedback to the finalization of placements and aftercare.

You’ll maintain and grow existing client relationships.

You’ll gain a deep understanding of client needs, provide strategic recruitment advice, and manage the full hiring process: presenting profiles, arranging interviews, supporting the offer process and ensuring post-placement satisfaction.

Skills we look for

We evaluate skills to help us understand your abilities and natural talents, giving us an insight into how well suited you are for a particular role.

Strong communication & negotiation skills

Goal-oriented

Adaptable & resilient​

Sales or customer service background

Highly motivated

Problem solving mindset

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that working in recruitment is hard with long hours?
While recruitment is sometimes perceived as a profession with long hours, our focus is on helping our employees work smart, stay productive, and achieve their goals in a sustainable way. We provide the tools, support, and resources needed to help you perform at your best, build a successful career, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Recruitment is a career where your effort, ambition, and achievements are recognized and rewarded, creating exciting opportunities for growth, development, and long-term success.
How much bonus does a recruitment consultant make?
Recruitment consultants have much greater earning potential because the bonus plans we offer are un-capped. The bonus structure also works on a tier-system, which becomes more lucrative the more you contribute - so what you put in, you directly get out.
How long until I feel comfortable in the role if I have never worked in recruitment before?
About three months. We offer a very robust training program as part of your onboarding. With our tried and tested 13-week plan and ongoing training, you will quickly understand our metrics and KPIs, and get up to speed in the role in just a few short months.
Money does motivate me but what other satisfaction can I hope to get from a role in recruitment?
Helping people is very rewarding. Helping a candidate find a new job or assisting a client recruit new talent is an amazing accomplishment. The office environment is also great – feeling that you are part of a team with incredible support is a great motivation as well.
What are the personality traits that help someone be successful in a recruitment consultant role?
Recruitment can be challenging and highly competitive. Our most accomplished recruiters are highly resilient. They also have a drive and motivation to be successful, work collaboratively and want to be able to measure success based on merit, rather than tenure.

Why do people choose Robert Half?​

We are dedicated to development, diversity and shared success. If you have the determination, ambition and communication skills to bring people and businesses together, you’ll discover that Robert Half values every person and invests in every future.​

Because we're supportive and inclusive​

Your experience matters. We work hard on our company culture, so that you can build great relationships and great futures. Whatever you need to make your life at work better, we will always seek to support you in every way we can.​ Learn more

Because we reward you for your work

Your hard work matters. We reward and celebrate successes, big and small, and make them count through continuous recognition and excellent compensation and benefits packages. ​ Learn more

Because we’re driven by shared purpose​

What you do matters. You’re part of a team united by a common goal: helping people and businesses thrive. That shared sense of purpose is what makes choosing Robert Half meaningful.​ Learn more

Want to join Robert Half?

Whether you’re an experienced recruiter or new to the industry, we’re always looking for people to join Robert Half. View our open jobs