Graduate Recruitment Jobs
Start your graduate career in recruitment with Barrington James in Horsham. Uncapped commission, fast progression, and global opportunities. Apply today.
Your Career Path
Where Could You Be In 5 Years ?
In five years, you could move from learning the fundamentals of recruitment to owning a specialist market, building trusted client relationships and progressing into leadership, management or international opportunities. At Barrington James, your growth is shaped by your ambition, consistency and performance.
Graduate Consultant
Kickstart your career as a Resourcer or Associate Consultant, focusing on 180 recruitment by sourcing candidates for live vacancies. This role will help you build your confidence on the phone and start developing a strong network within your target market.
Consultant/ Senior Consultant
As a Consultant, you’ll manage the full recruitment process, building client relationships, winning business, and placing candidates. Progressing to Senior Consultant, you’ll develop a strong market network, mentor junior team members, and focus on driving growth and expanding client partnerships.
Senior Sales Manager
As a Senior Sales Manager, you’ll focus on helping and developing other managers as they continue to build their desks and teams. Your role will be crucial in supporting the wider business growth, and you’ll become a key figurehead within your market, driving success and leading by example.
Associate Director/ Director
Graduate Recruitment Careers
Your Earning Potential Starts on Day One
Training & Development
The Barrington James Launch Academy
No prior recruitment experience required.
Our Launch Academy gives graduates the structure, training and live recruitment exposure needed to build confidence, capability and performance from day one.
Weeks 1-2
Foundations
Introduction to life sciences recruitment, the market landscape, candidate sourcing, and your first client conversations.
Weeks 3-4
Building your desk
Business development fundamentals, candidate management, and how to run a recruitment process end to end.
Months 2-3
Live activity
Working live roles with senior mentor support, building your candidate network, and your first placements.
Month 3+
Autonomy & growth
Own your desk, set your own targets, and begin working toward your first promotion with a clear progression framework.
Common Questions
What Graduates Ask Us?
Starting a graduate career in recruitment can raise a lot of questions, especially if you are new to sales, recruitment or the life sciences industry. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions graduates ask before applying to Barrington James.
Do I need a science degree to work for Barrington James?
No. While a science background can be helpful, we hire graduates from all disciplines. What matters is drive, communication, and a willingness to learn the market.
Can graduates progress quickly at Barrington James?
Progression is merit-based, not tenure-based. Our fastest graduates have moved to Consultant within 9 months. The average is around 12.
Does Barrington James offer international relocation opportunities?
Yes, we have offices in New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Raleigh, and across Europe. Relocation opportunities open up from consultant level onwards.
Do I need prior recruitment or sales experience to join Barrington James?
No. We hire on potential, not experience. Our training programme is designed specifically for people who are new to the industry.
What does the first 90 days at Barrington James look like?
You will spend the first few weeks in structured training through our Launch Academy before moving into live activity with mentor support. By the end of month three, most graduates are running their own processes and working toward their first placement.