Recruitment Consultant Apprentice

Ditch the Classroom, Start the career!

Are you ready to earn, learn, and grow?

Driver Hire, a huge name in transport and logistics, is looking for a motivated and ambitious Apprentice Recruitment Consultant to join our vibrant team. Forget boring entry-level roles—this is a fully funded Level 3 Apprenticeship that actually leads to a proper career. If you’re a people person, full of energy, and ready for a clear path to promotion, we need to talk!

The Role: Get Paid to Learn the Business

You'll get hands-on training from day one, learning exactly how a successful business runs:

Key Responsibilities

As an Apprentice Recruitment Administrator, your day-to-day duties will include:

• Providing support to senior team members throughout the end-to-end recruitment process
• Handling a high volume of inbound and outbound calls with candidates and clients
• Conducting candidate interviews and assessing suitability for available roles
• Explaining registration procedures and application processes clearly and professionally
• Maintaining accurate and compliant records using in-house IT systems in line with GDPR requirements
• Assisting with driving licence verification, reference requests, and candidate database management
• Advertising job vacancies across job boards and social media channels
• Attending job fairs, career events, and community recruitment activities
• Identifying new leads through candidate conversations and CV screening
• Re-engaging with previously registered candidates and nurturing ongoing relationships
• Coordinating interview schedules and managing candidate availability
• Contributing ideas and suggestions to support candidate attraction strategies
• Carrying out general administrative tasks as required across the business
• Joining the out-of-hours on-call rota once sufficient training has been completed (not required immediately)

Essential:

• Confident and professional communication skills, both over the telephone and in person
• Strong organisational ability and effective time management
• A proactive approach and comfort with making regular outbound calls
• Excellent written and spoken English, particularly for drafting and reviewing CVs
• A genuine enthusiasm for helping people and solving problems

Desirable:

• Experience or confidence using social media platforms in a creative capacity
• A desire to build a long-term career within recruitment, logistics, or business administration
• Previous experience in an administrative, customer service, or telephony role (not essential)

• In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 3 Recruiter qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures.
• Our training is all completed remotely via teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you.
• Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard during this apprenticeship which is included in your weekly working hours.

Full-time role within the business.

• Weekly pay
• A structured five-day working week within a seven-day operation
• A welcoming, team-oriented working environment
• Practical, industry-recognised experience with the UK's largest specialist logistics recruiter
• A clear pathway to long-term employment within a reputable and well-established local business
• Full training and ongoing support throughout your apprenticeship

Driver Hire is a leading recruitment agency specialising in the transport and logistics sector. We are seeking an organised and customer-focused individual to support daily branch operations, working closely with drivers and client companies.