Entry Level Recruitment Consultant | Fall Start!

About the role

Phaidon International is a multi-award-winning talent partner, recognized for service and growth. Backed by private equity, we're now entering our most ambitious chapter yet. We are smart, driven people, with world-class training, and a relentless focus on specialist markets where the demand for great talent never slows down. You'll join one of our six industry-leading brands who operate in some of the most exciting and high-growth industries in the world. Here you'll build deep expertise in your niche to become a true market authority.

Responsibilities

• Client Development: Build and manage relationships with hiring managers and business leaders across your specialist sector, from Fortune 500 giants to fast‑growing start‑ups; negotiate agreements, understand talent needs, and become their go‑to talent partner.
• Candidate Engagement: Identify and headhunt top mid‑to‑senior and executive‑level professionals; make proactive outreach, build pipelines of exceptional talent through genuine relationship‑building.
• End‑to‑End Process Management: Own the full recruitment cycle, from introductions and interviews through to offer negotiation and post‑placement support.
• Embrace Technology and Data: Use best‑in‑class tools and data to identify opportunities, track market trends, and sharpen outreach while leveraging your expertise and relationships.

Requirements

• Ambition: desire to build something, earn well, and grow fast.
• Communication: confident, clear, able to adapt style.
• Professionalism: show up prepared, follow through, carry yourself with maturity.
• Work ethic: demonstrated through sport, part‑time work, internships, or academics.
• Show Up and Deliver Consistently: make calls, have conversations, put in the work day after day.
• Own Your Results: take responsibility for desk, relationships, outcomes; raise issues, learn, come back stronger.
• Be Resilient: stay focused despite unpredictable outcomes, learn from setbacks.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree or 2 years of sales experience.

Skills

Strong communication, relationship‑building, negotiation, resilience, and a results‑driven mindset.

Benefits

• Uncapped commission from day one.
• Award‑winning internal training.
• Leading healthcare benefits.
• Invaluable access to major clients from day one, with lifelong network potential.
• Investment in technology that amplifies performance.
• Environment focused on continual improvement and learning from top performers.
• Commercial model that rewards performance regardless of role.
• Physical workspace designed for high performance, encouraging collaboration.

Pay

$55,000 base salary plus uncapped commission; first‑year OTE expected $70k‑80k.

Schedule

Full‑time position with a Fall start date.