About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Sales (IT Staffing).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Entry Level Sales Consultant — Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an Entry Level Sales Consultant for an outside sales role focused on business development, relationship building, and consultative selling within the IT staffing sector. This is a full-time, field-facing position based in Washington, DC that offers structured training, mentoring, and a clear performance-based path to higher earnings and leadership.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client’s entry-level outside sales program trains recent graduates and early-career professionals to build and manage client relationships with Fortune 1000 companies. Key responsibilities include:

• Prospect and generate new business through phone outreach, LinkedIn, email, referrals, and in-person networking
• Meet hiring managers and executives for discovery meetings, coffee, and client visits
• Host and participate in relationship-building events (client happy hours, networking events, outings)
• Shadow experienced Account Managers on client site visits and business development activities
• Collaborate with internal recruiting teams to match candidates to client hiring needs
• Negotiate opportunities, expand existing engagements, and manage territory growth
• Develop consultative staffing solutions grounded in client business needs

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Who We’re Looking For (Qualifications)

We seek motivated, coachable candidates who are career-oriented and ready to learn professional sales skills.

• Bachelor’s degree (new graduates—including 2027—encouraged to apply)
• Internship, externship, or relevant professional experience preferred
• Leadership experience in student orgs, athletics, volunteering, or prior work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities
• Organized, process-oriented, and detail-focused
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Comfortable working in the field and meeting clients in-person across Washington, DC

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Training & Career Development

Confidential Client invests heavily in new sales hires via a structured onboarding and ongoing development program:

• Greatness Guide: immersive onboarding with cold-call bootcamp, role plays, and live coaching
• Field training: shadowing, client site visits, and hands-on business development
• One-on-one mentorship and ongoing leadership coaching
• Continuous professional development: workshops, strategy meetings, and advancement planning

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Compensation & Benefits

Confidential Client offers competitive pay and performance upside:

• Competitive base plus uncapped quarterly commission
• Year 1 On-Target Earnings (OTE): $55,000 - $65,000
• Year 2 OTE: $75,000 - $85,000
• Year 3 OTE: $120,000+
• Incentive Unit (IU) Program and President’s Club trips for top performers

Standard benefits (subject to eligibility): medical, dental & vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, benefits eligibility within first 90 days, monthly cell phone reimbursement, employee discounts, and more.

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Culture & Growth

Confidential Client values continuous learning, healthy competition, accountability, collaboration, respect, curiosity, and growth. Advancement is performance-based — many leaders started in this exact role. If you’re coachable, persistent, and eager to build a sales career, you’ll find mentorship and measurable pathways to promotion.

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Location & Work Type

• Job location: Washington, DC (field-based / outside sales)
• Employment type: Full-time
• Must be eligible to work in the United States

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.