Job Description:

Recruitment Consultant – Defence & Automation Recruitment

Entry-Level Opportunity for Ex-Athletes

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £28,000–£30,000 + uncapped commission

Type: Full-time, Permanent

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The Opportunity

Are you a former athlete looking to take your competitive mindset, discipline and drive into a high-performance career?

We’re looking for ambitious ex-athletes to join our partners in Defence & Automation Recruitment as aspiring Recruitment Consultants.

No recruitment experience is required. Our partners provide the training, tools and coaching - you bring the mentality.

Recruitment is fast-paced, target-driven and competitive. You’ll build relationships with candidates and clients, identify opportunities, negotiate deals and develop into a specialist within the defence and automation sectors.

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Why Ex-Athletes?

The qualities that make great athletes often make great recruiters:

• Competitive mindset – motivated by targets and winning.
• Resilience – able to bounce back from setbacks.
• Discipline – consistent, focused and hardworking.
• Coachability – hungry to learn and improve.
• Communication – confident building relationships.
• Team mentality – competitive while supporting those around you.
• Mental toughness – comfortable operating outside your comfort zone.

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The Role

You’ll be responsible for:

• Building relationships with professionals and clients across the defence and automation sectors.
• Sourcing and interviewing candidates.
• Developing your own network within specialist engineering and technical markets.
• Managing the recruitment process from start to finish.
• Negotiating salaries and offers.
• Developing new business opportunities.
• Working towards individual and team targets.
• Becoming a specialist within your chosen area of defence or automation recruitment.

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What We’re Looking For

• A background in competitive sport - professional, semi-professional, university or academy level.
• Ambition and a strong desire to succeed commercially.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A competitive, resilient and target-driven mindset.
• A willingness to learn, take coaching and constantly improve.
• A positive, proactive approach.
• An interest in working within specialist and technically driven industries.

Recruitment experience is not required.

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What We Offer

• £28,000–£30,000 base salary.
• Uncapped commission.
• Structured training and ongoing coaching.
• Clear progression based on performance.
• Regular incentives and team competitions.
• A high-performance, team-focused environment.
• The opportunity to build a long-term career in defence and automation recruitment.
• The opportunity to develop specialist knowledge within technically advanced and highly specialised markets.

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Your Next Challenge

You’ve already learned how to compete. Now it’s time to turn that mentality into a career in business.

Apply now and start your career in Defence & Automation Recruitment.