Recruitment Consultant

Company: DeverellSmith Group
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Location: London
Job Description:

We’re looking for ambitious, commercially minded people to join deverellsmith as Recruitment Consultants, with a couple of exciting opportunities available within our team.

You don’t need previous recruitment experience, but we’d love to hear from people with a background in sales, business development, estate agency or another target-driven environment. We’re much more interested in your attitude, drive and ability to build relationships. If you’re confident, ambitious, enjoy working with people and want a career where your hard work directly impacts your earnings, recruitment could be a great next step.

You’ll be working with clients across the property industry to help them find talented people for a range of roles. It’s a fast-paced, people-focused and commercial career where you’ll build relationships, develop new business and have the opportunity to take ownership of your market.

A bit about us

deverellsmith is one of the UK’s leading property recruitment specialists. We work with some of the biggest names across residential development, estate agency, build to rent, affordable housing and real estate.

You’ll join an established business with a great network, strong client relationships and a supportive team that will help you develop your recruitment career.

What will you be doing?

  • Build relationships with clients across the property industry.
  • Speak to candidates and help them find their next opportunity.
  • Develop new business and build relationships with prospective clients.
  • Grow your professional network and become an expert in your market.
  • Interview candidates and manage them through the recruitment process.
  • Negotiate salaries, fees and offers.
  • Work towards targets and earn commission on the business you generate.
  • Take ownership of your own area of the market as you develop.

Who are we looking for?

  • You’ll have some experience in sales, business development, estate agency or a similar commercial role.
  • You’re motivated by earning potential and want to be rewarded for the results you deliver.
  • You have a natural sales mindset and enjoy winning business, influencing people and building relationships.
  • You’re competitive and target-driven, with a genuine desire to succeed.
  • You’re confident speaking to new people and comfortable picking up the phone.
  • You’re proactive and resilient
  • You’re commercially minded and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
  • You’re ambitious and want a career with clear progression and strong earning potential.

Previous recruitment experience isn’t essential. If you’ve worked in estate agency, property sales, business development or another sales-focused environment, you’ll likely have plenty of transferable skills.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to build a career you’re excited about and enjoy yourself along the way.

  • Uncapped commission and bonuses – the better you do, the more you earn.
  • Strong earning potential – £35,000–£40,000 OTE in Year 1, £60,000–£70,000 in Year 2 and £80,000+ in Year 3.
  • Clear career progression – with plenty of opportunity to take on more responsibility as you grow.
  • Hybrid working – three days in the office and two from home.
  • 3pm finishes every Friday.
  • Unlimited holiday – with a minimum of 28 days to make sure you take proper time off.
  • Regular incentives – opportunities to qualify for lunches, activities and other rewards every two months.
  • Two company trips abroad each year – celebrating our top performers with trips such as skiing and Ibiza.

If you’re currently working in sales or business development and looking for a new challenge with greater earning potential and long-term career progression, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026