Career Change from Retail to Recruiting

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays (Closed on Thanksgiving/

Black Friday

Trips to tropical destinations

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC in Oak Brook is hiring a Staffing Manager (Recruiter) to own full-cycle recruiting for accounting, finance, and HR roles. You will source, interview, and build relationships with candidates while collaborating with the sales team to understand client needs.

You will match candidates to opportunities and ensure successful placements with excellent service. The role offers base salary plus uncapped commissions, comprehensive benefits, ESOP, and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience
• Enjoys sales, wants to sell
• Ability to communicate at all levels in an organization
• Excellent social outreach via email and social media with strong phone skills
• Entrepreneurial, self-driven and team oriented

Responsibilities

• Source, recruit, interview and build relationships with accounting, finance, and HR professionals
• Discuss job opportunities with clients and uncover needs with your sales team
• Match candidates to jobs and present qualified options
• Follow up to ensure successful placements and ongoing client service
• Develop and maintain strong relationships to drive repeat business

Skills

Sales experience

Recruiting

Full-cycle recruiting

Client relations

Job description

Retail Leaders—Does this sound familiar?

• You’ve had a great career in retail but are ready for a new challenge and curious about your career options outside of the mall.
• You enjoy sales and want to learn something new and further develop your skills.
• You love your team…but would rather spend nights, weekends, and holidays with your family and friends.
• You are dreading working Black Friday and hearing the same holiday tunes on loop.
• Seeing another retailer file for bankruptcy has you craving a more stable industry?

Several of our top employees nationwide had successful careers in retail prior to joining CFS.

They like that they are still interacting with people, selling, and growing their careers but also enjoy the unlimited income potential, better work/life balance, and learning something new.

We are hiring a Staffing Manager (Recruiter) in Oak Brook.

The Position:

• Full-cycle recruiting role, focusing on finding accounting, finance, and HR talent for our clients
• Source, recruit, interview and build relationships with accounting, finance, and HR professionals
• Work with your sales team and clients to uncover job opportunities and understand their needs
• Match making — identify and present qualified candidates to job opportunities
• Follow up —ensure successful placements, provide great service, and continue building relationships

About CFS:

• 100% Employee-Owned Company – Every employee shares in the success and growth of the business through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), creating long‑term wealth‑building opportunities.
• Competitive compensation package including base salary + uncapped commission.
• Comprehensive benefits, 401(k) with match, employee ownership, incentive contests, and opportunities to earn tropical destination trips.
• A supportive environment that provides the tools, training, and resources you need to succeed, along with the autonomy to execute.
• Comprehensive onboarding and on‑going professional development throughout your career.
• Strong track record of promoting from within into division leadership and branch management roles.
• National‑wide company with a local, family‑oriented culture; at CFS, you are a name, not a number.
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence in Accountability, Positive Mindset, and Discipline/Hard Work.
• Our Vision: Grow, Have Fun, Make Money, and Provide Opportunities to People.
• Award‑winning workplace, including:
  • Top Workplaces USA Award Winner (2023-2026)
  • Best Practice Institute “Most Loved Workplace”
  • Staffing Industry Analysts “Best Staffing Firms to Work For”
  • Recognition from Newsweek, Forbes, FlexJobs, the ESOP Association, and Zippia

Ideal Fit:

• 2+ years of experience
• Enjoys sales, wants to sell
• Ability to confidently and effectively communicate at all levels in an organization
• Good at connecting on social media and via email, but even better at picking up the phone and making things happen
• Likes to manage her/his/their work like it is her/his/their own business
• Driven, competitive, self‑motivated, and a team player
• Good sense of humor

Benefits Include:

• Compensation: base salary + uncapped commission. $75,000-$100,000+ expected earnings.
• Health, dental, vision, life insurances. FSA/HSA, commuter benefit.401K + match. Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP).
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays. (We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving and Black Friday!)
• Other perks: CFS swag, team outings, sales contests, and prizes (including trips to tropical destinations)

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