Entry Level Recruiter

Calculated Hire; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base + uncapped commission

401K match

Health/dental/vision

Paid holidays

Paid time off

BeGiving program

Brooksource University

Top producer trip

Career training

Financial concierge

Family culture

Job summary

Eight Eleven Group's Brooksource is seeking a Recruiter in Chicago to build talent networks, screen candidates, and align with client hiring needs. You will source, interview, and advocate for candidates across Fortune 500 opportunities, delivering value through flexible timelines and rapid talent placement.

You will coach candidates, conduct multiple interview stages, and provide ongoing onboarding support while thriving in a dynamic, relationship-focused environment with uncapped commission

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with drive to learn.
• Results-driven with problem-solving mindset.
• Interest in IT and consulting industry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the sales team to determine the client’s hiring needs.
• Help develop a strategy to identify niche-skilled candidates that meet expectations.
• Qualify candidates through an intensive internal interview process before presenting to external clients (phone, in-person, virtual).
• Assess applicants' knowledge, skills, and experience to best suit open positions.
• Provide resume coaching, mock interviewing, job offer assistance, and interview feedback to candidates.
• Handle a variety of activities daily and tackle new problems and ventures.
• Provide onboarding and post-placement support to create raving fans in our consultants.
• Hit weekly metrics of phone calls, interviews, and placements.
• Set personal and team goals with your manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Entrepreneurial spirit

Problem solving

Tech interest

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Launched in 2000, Eight Eleven Group committed to 100% organic growth, exclusively promoting from within, while always keeping culture and growth opportunity at the forefront of the business model. What began as a two-person Indianapolis startup, Eight Eleven Group has rapidly expanded to become a market-leading organization within one of the fastest growing industries today: Consulting and Professional Services.

As Eight Eleven Group’s flagship brand, Brooksource was established to provide human capital solutions to the Information Technology industry. Our team takes a relationship-based, solution-driven approach with Fortune 500 clients to help them solve their human capital challenges. We are not just in the business of consulting services - we are in the business of making a meaningful and authentic impact both internally with our employees and externally with our clients and consultants.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Brooksource Recruiter, you will build out talent networks of long-lasting, personal, and professional relationships with potential consultants. We create a next-level experience through the hiring process as they source and screen for qualified candidates to match them with opportunities where they can succeed. Recruiters advocate for their candidates, are accessible, genuine, and take the time to understand how they can add value to their job search and interview process. Our Recruiters bring value to our clients by offering them flexibility of timeline and finding them top talent at a rapid pace. Here’s what you will do:

• Collaborate with our sales team to determine the client’s hiring needs
• Help develop a strategy to identify niche-skilled candidates that meet expectations
• Qualify candidates through an intensive internal interview process before presenting candidate to external clients. This includes phone, in-person, and virtual interviews
• Assess applicants' knowledge, skills, and experience to best suit open positions
• Provide resume coaching, mock interviewing, job offer assistance, and interview feedback to candidates
• Handle a variety of activities daily, as well as the challenge of new problems and new ventures
• Provide extensive onboarding and post-placement support to create raving fans in our consultants throughout the duration of their project assignments with our clients
• Consistently hit their weekly metric goals of phone calls, interviews, and placements
• Set personal and team goals through frequent goals sessions with your manager and recruiter support
• All other job duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Company and/or typical for the position.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Base salary + uncapped commission structure
• 401K match program
• Full slate of benefits, including health, dental, vision plans, and HSA
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal days
• Eight Eleven’s BeGiving Program: 8 hours per quarter for service work/volunteering
• Access to Eight Eleven University: Internal personal & professional development program
• All-expenses-paid Reward Trip each year for top producers and a guest
• Top-notch training programs at every step in your career
• Access to a personal financial concierge
• Genuine, passionate, family-oriented culture

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Competitive, motivated spirit and desire to succeed
• Outstanding communication skills and innate ability to connect with people
• Innovative and entrepreneurial spirit with the desire to learn and grow
• Results-driven, forward-thinking, problem-solving mindset
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, positive and ever-changing work environment
• Lively interest in the technical aspects of the work
• Bachelor’s Degree

EEO STATEMENT

Eight Eleven Group is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Pay Disclaimer:

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Applications will be accepted until at least October 30th, 2026.