Entry-Level Recruitment Consultant | Summer
Listed on 2026-02-08
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HR/Recruitment
HR / Recruitment Consultant, Recruiter, Talent Manager, Tech / IT Recruiter
Compensation: $50,000 + Uncapped Commissions from day 1 (average first year OTE ~$80k)
About us:
Our top-performing team in Los Angeles is growing and looking for entry level Recruitment Consultants to join niche sub-teams in our specialized brands.
Phaidon International started as a 7-person team in London in 2004. Since then, we've consistently been one of the fastest growing recruitment firms, currently the 6th largest permanent recruitment firm in the US. We focus on high-level positions by specializing our consultants into specific niches and territories to develop a true expertise in their field - providing insights and value to both clients and candidates.
The Los Angeles office has consistently excelled in growth and performance gearing up to be the company's next flagship office as expansion along the west coast continues. Over the course of the interview process, you will be matched to a sub-team within one of our brands targeting these industries:
- Supply Chain
- Life Sciences
- Technology
- Regulatory & Legal
- A Bachelor's Degree
- A track record of a solid work ethic
- Experience in a competitive environment
- A strong drive to be in a sales environment
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Evidenced resilience, resourcefulness, and persuasiveness
You will develop your network, maintain non-transactional relationships, and establish yourself as an expert in your market through:
Business Development
- Reaching out (phone, email, messenger) to potential clients to establish a relationship, network, and win new business
- Pitching and negotiating service agreements with key stake holders for potential clients
- Maintaining existing client relationships and updating them throughout ongoing searches
- Pulling and qualifying client hiring needs to understand the role, goals of the company, and necessary experience
Candidate Sourcing
- Headhunting top talent (mid-to-senior and executive level candidates) within your assigned niche and territory
- Networking with passive/inactive talent
- Cold calling active and passive candidates for rapport building, market intel, motivations
- Messaging, emailing, and cold calling candidates to maintain a pipeline of mid-to-senior level candidates within your specialized niche
Process Management
- Introduce candidates to clients
- Coordinate interview process, exchanging feedback between candidate and client
- Negotiate and deliver the offer to the candidate
- Post placement care:
Keep in touch with the candidate after their start to ensure a long-term fit
- $50,000 base salary + unlimited commission (80k average 1st year OTE, 90k-105k 2nd year OTE)
- Equity for employees over 2 years' tenure
- Get rewarded for every one of your wins from placements and headhunts to new clients signed (No threshold, quota, or draw to limit you)
- Merit-based promotions - opportunities to step into management or excel as an individual contributor from your performance.
- Training: A training program made for recruiters, by recruiters to support you from the beginning and through any challenges as your career progresses.
- Benefits: 40+ days of PTO (rollover vacation days, separate sick time, and holidays), Wellhub (Gympass), 401(k) plan with a company match, Medical, Dental and Vision care, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, and Commuter Benefits
- Incentives:
Quarterly 'Lunch Clubs' - a chance to dine at some of the finest restaurants in the area, weekly socials, paid company vacations with destinations such as Ibiza, Punta Cana, and Cancun, and luxury incentives for top performers - Perks: 3 pm finish on Fridays, Gym in the same building as our office, discounted pet insurance and a ½ day on your birthday
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