Graduate Recruiter (January start)
FIFTEEN WEST
About the Role
Join an established recruitment scale-up at an exciting stage of growth. Work from a Bryant Park office alongside experienced consultants and accessible senior leadership. You will enter a business with proven markets, existing client relationships, and warm opportunities to develop. Previous recruitment experience is not required.
Role Highlights
- Build and manage relationships with candidates and hiring organizations across an established specialist market.
- Develop new opportunities while benefiting from warm leads and existing commercial relationships.
- Learn permanent, contract, and specialist recruitment techniques through practical, structured training.
- Manage recruitment processes from initial conversations through interviews, offers, and successful placements.
- Build your own market presence with clear opportunities to progress into leadership or become a high-performing individual contributor.
Key Responsibilities
- Build relationships with candidates and businesses across the Tech market.
- Develop into a commercially successful recruitment professional.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong ambition and a genuine interest in building a long-term career in recruitment.
- Commercial curiosity and motivation to work in a performance-led environment.
- Confidence communicating with different people and building relationships naturally.
- Resilience, competitiveness, and the ability to learn constructively from feedback.
- Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer visa sponsorship.
Qualifications
- Previous recruitment experience is not required.
- You will receive structured training, practical coaching, and the opportunity to build a long-term career.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $50,000–$60,000
- Uncapped commission
- Average first-year earnings around $90,000, with significant upside for high performers.
- Direct exposure to experienced recruiters and senior leadership.
- Clear routes into management or high-billing individual contributor careers.
Location
- New York, NY | Bryant Park | Office-based