Trainee Recruitment Consultant

About the Role

The Associate Academy at Levin is designed for graduates and early-career professionals seeking structured training, hands-on coaching, and a clear career path in recruitment. No prior recruitment experience is required.

Key Responsibilities

As an Associate, you will learn the full 360 recruitment process, including:

• Building relationships with senior-level tech executives and partnering with technology companies.
• Managing the journey from initial contact through to successful placement.
• Developing expertise within a specialist technology market to become a trusted consultant.

You will be trained to:

• Find and engage top talent using LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, CRM tools, market mapping, and phone outreach.
• Build client relationships with hiring leaders, understanding their talent needs and presenting Levin's solutions.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process by providing market insight, coordinating interviews, supporting candidate preparation, and ensuring successful hiring outcomes.
• Develop commercial skills in business development, negotiation, account management, and market research to build client partnerships.

Requirements & Tech Stack

We are looking for recent or upcoming graduates (ideally Classes of 2023–2026) who are eager to build a career in a fast-paced, people-focused, commercial environment.

You could be a great fit if you are:

• Ambitious, resilient, and motivated by clear goals.
• A confident communicator who enjoys building relationships.
• Curious about business, technology, sales, or people.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven, high-energy office environment.
• Excited by performance-based progression and earning potential.
• Coachable, self-motivated, and open to feedback.
• Comfortable learning new technologies and proactively using tools such as Outlook, Teams, and other workplace platforms.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.

No prior recruitment experience is required. Relevant experience can include backgrounds in sales, customer service, leadership, athletics, hospitality, fundraising, or campus involvement.

Qualifications

This role is ideal for recent or upcoming graduates.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $55,000 (non-exempt)
• Commission: Uncapped commission
• Expected first-year OTE: $60,000-$75,000+
• Top performer earnings: $100,000+
• Performance-based promotions: First promotion typically around 10-12 months; top 3 performers to Management (3rd promotion) in 18 months.
• Benefits: 401K, Health and Dental Insurance, FSA, Commuter Benefits.
• Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, 9 national holidays, company shutdown between Christmas and New Year, CSR day, and birthday off.
• Working Hours: 9am-6pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm Friday.
• Remote Work: Wednesday WFH after the first four weeks.
• Wellness: Gym discounts through WellHub from day 1.
• Additional Opportunities: Performance-based relocation opportunities and potential equity for top performers.
• Employee Resource Groups: Parity and Nexus.
• Target-based incentives: International vacations, dining experiences, group activities, and more.
• Mentorship: Levin Ambassadors Initiative.

Location

Manhattan, New York, NY 10017 (full-time, in-office)

Start Date

January 19th, 2027