Recruiter/Sales Trainee
The Recruiter/Sales Trainee at Confidential Client is responsible for managing the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, and coaching candidates to align with client needs. This role emphasizes building trusted relationships with professionals to support their career advancement while working in a performance-driven environment with comprehensive training and incentive programs.
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, HR & Recruitment.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
You’ll join a high-energy, entry-level recruiting and sales training program working for a Confidential Client in the HR & Recruitment industry. This role owns the full recruiting lifecycle and blends candidate sourcing, relationship-building, and consultative client work — a strong fit for motivated, coachable people who want a performance-based career in talent acquisition and staffing.
- Own full-cycle recruiting: meet hiring managers, source candidates, screen, and manage placements.
- Build and maintain a network of consultants and professionals aligned to in-demand skill sets.
- Coach candidates through interviews, manage reference checks, and prepare consultants for new assignments.
- Stay proactively engaged with placed consultants — check in on start days and maintain relationship to support retention.
- Track candidate and client interactions in ATS and other recruiting tools; update hiring managers on candidate status.
Responsibilities
- Meet with hiring managers to gather role requirements and hiring priorities.
- Source qualified professionals using phone outreach, LinkedIn, job boards, and internal databases.
- Screen candidates by phone/video, evaluate skills and cultural fit, and conduct reference checks.
- Present opportunities and prepare consultants for interviews and onboarding.
- Maintain ongoing consultant engagement and perform check-ins during assignments.
- Build a pipeline of talent for repeat placements within specialty areas.
- Hit performance targets set by the sales/recruiting team and participate in training and coaching.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.
- Experience in customer service, sales, or team-based environments is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working in a performance-based environment with measurable goals.
- Coachable, persistent, and able to manage multiple candidate relationships simultaneously.
Compensation & Benefits
This role includes a paid training period and a performance-driven compensation plan.
- Paid 13-week training program to start (hourly paid).
- Initial base salary after training: $70,304 (as stated by the client).
- Estimated figure shown for the posting: $53,521 per year (estimated).
- Unlimited commission potential and performance-based incentives.
- Quarterly bonuses and top-performer recognition (all-expenses-paid annual trip).
- Company-funded investment plan with paid dividends.
- Healthcare, dental, vision, and 401(k).
- 20 days paid time off (accrued per year).
- Cell phone allowance after first year, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, and monthly wellness check-ins.
Note: Individual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, location, and other job-related factors.
Why This Role?
- Fast path into recruiting and sales with structured training and clear performance upside.
- Work with a national network of clients and consultants in engineering, sciences, and corporate functions.
- Strong earning potential through base salary + uncapped commission and bonuses.
- Opportunity to build long-term relationships and grow into senior recruiting or sales roles.
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.
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