is currently looking for a

Business Development Trainee

Zurich office

current university student

What is the Traineeship with Robert Walters?

Are you a proactive university student eager to jumpstart your career in sales and business development while continuing your studies? Robert Walters offers a unique traineeship that allows you to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

As a Business Development Trainee, you will:

• Become an expert in your sector, working with exciting clients and candidates.
• Work closely with a team of top-performing consultants, learning from their extensive business development and recruitment expertise.
• Develop your sales skills by identifying new business opportunities, building strong client relationships, and contributing to the expansion of our client base.
• Improve your ability to negotiate and close deals, ensuring both clients and candidates find the right solutions.
• Learn the entire recruitment process, from sourcing candidates to conducting interviews, while consistently focusing on driving business growth.
• If you're passionate about sales and client relationships, this traineeship is the perfect steppingstone into a successful career with Robert Walters.

Requirements for the Business Development Trainee role:

• We are looking for confident and articulate individuals with the capability to speak to important clients & candidates
• You must be well presented, have a strong work ethic and take pride in everything you do.
• You are fluent in Swiss-German with a good level of English, any other languages are a bonus
• We are looking for ambitious students with a business and sales mindset
• Pro-active and motivated to be successful
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• You can work a minimum of 3 days/week (min. 60% - max. 100%)
• The minimum period for the traineeship is 6 months, but we'd love to keep you on board

Why work for Robert Walters Zurich?

• Robert Walters has offices in 31 countries and is recognized as a global leader in professional recruitment.
• You will have the chance to gain recruitment and sales experience in a (part-time) role alongside your university studies
• The Robert Walters offices around the globe have won awards including Excellence in Wellbeing and being listed as a Great Place to Work.
• We have a positive work culture where teamwork and collaboration is very important to us.
• We have international opportunities for employee's interested in relocating to another one of our offices around the globe.