
Morgan McKinley
At Morgan McKinley UK we value the strategic mindset, client-management skills, and commercial acumen built in B2B environments. If youโre looking to apply these skills to a new challenge, we want to hear from you." Do you already master the hardest part of business: pipeline generation, qualification, overcoming objections, and closing. In recruitment, you use those exact same skills, but the product you are selling is highly emotional and high-value: human capital. Location: Bristol Position Type: Full-time, Permanent - Hybrid following successful completion of training. Reports To: Team Manager About the Role Are you looking to pivot your career into an industry where your earnings and career progression are directly tied to your work ethic? Recruitment is a commercial, fast-paced sales profession where high performers can double their base salary in their first full year and build rapid routes into management. We are hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist who wants to transition from another professional background (e.g., hospitality, estate agency, retail management, customer service, or general sales) into a high-earning, B2B consultative recruitment role. You do not need prior recruitment experience. We provide a full, structured training academy designed to take you from market novice to high-billing specialist consultant. Key Responsibilities Business Development: Identify, map, and reach out to prospective corporate clients through cold outreach, phone calls, LinkedIn networking, and market research to win new hiring mandates.Candidate Sourcing & Screening: Headhunt, source, and interview specialist professionals using databases, job boards, and proactive social outreach.Pipeline & Relationship Management: Manage candidate and client pipelines through the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle (briefing, shortlisting, interview coordination, salary negotiation, and onboarding).Market Mapping: Become an expert in your niche sector, tracking industry trends, company expansions, and talent shortages.Target Achievement: Consistently hit daily and weekly activity metrics (calls, presentations, meetings booked) and achieve quarterly billing revenue targets. Who We Are Looking For Career Changers Welcome: Background in target-driven and customer-facing environments such as estate agency, hospitality management, customer support, automotive sales, retail management, or sports coaching.High Commercial Ambition: Driven by performance-based financial rewards, clear promotions, and generous commission.Resilience & Grit: Comfortable handling rejection, solving difficult problems, and maintaining momentum in a fast-paced environment.Persuasive Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the confidence to speak with executive-level decision-makers.Urgency & Work Ethic: Self-motivated, disciplined with time management, and proactive in driving your own day-to-day activity.Clear Progression Framework Promotion milestones in our business are based entirely on performance metrics and billings, not tenure: What We Offer Commission: Tiered, very generous schemeStructured Training: Dedicated 12-week onboarding programme, shadowing top billers, and 1-on-1 mentorship.Incentives & rewardsClear Career PathGenerous Benefits