Associate Consultant

Hiring Brief – Berlin

Hiring need

• Hiring 8 people for the Berlin team.
• Looking to hire/start ASAP.
• All roles focused on Tech recruitment, predominantly contract positions.
• Reporting directly into Katie.
• Open to candidates from abroad, including Scottish/Irish candidates. German language not essential.
• Graduates can be considered, but they need some previous sales/BD experience.

Ideal candidate

• Previous sales, business development, phone-based customer service or recruitment experience.
• Ideally some BD experience.
• Strong work ethic and highly motivated.
• Career-driven and ambitious.
• Money motivated and wants to progress.
• Proactive and entrepreneurial — needs to be someone who will build their own 360 desk/business, not just pass jobs.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• International experience is a plus.

Role / expectations

• Expected to work 360 recruitment from the start and consistently generate their own business.
• Work sample during interview: candidates will dial through a provided list using a script. This can be done when the wider team aren't in the office.
• Office-based during training, then 1 day remote per week.

Flexible start/finish times Tuesday–Thursday:

• Start between 7:30–8:30am
• Finish between 4:30–5:30pm
• Key expectation: punctuality — no lateness.

Interview process

• Katie – first interview, either Zoom or in person.
• Steve – second stage if successful.
• Final stage – Zoom interview with the wider team.
• Work sample/dialling exercise included in the process.

Candidate sell

• 40+ hour week with strong earning potential.
• Genuine opportunity to make serious money.
• Clear progression — numerous internal promotions.
• Opportunity to join a growing start-up sales office and have a real impact.
• Flexible working hours Tuesday–Thursday.
• Full tech set-up provided.
• Wellness pathway after probation.
• Pension contribution.
• Maternity benefits.
• Monthly socials.
• Opportunity to work across the wider business and collaborate with other teams.

Key message when selling:

This is for someone who is ambitious, money-motivated and wants to build a career in tech recruitment, rather than someone looking for a job where they simply work through existing roles.