Entry Level Recruiter

Meet Life Sciences; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Monthly lunch incentives

Award-winning training

Job summary

A leading global recruitment firm in New York is seeking an Entry Level Recruiter to join their team. This role offers a base salary of $50k plus uncapped commission, potentially reaching OTE of $70k-$75k in the first year. Ideal candidates should be resilient, self-directed, and eager to succeed in a fast-paced environment. Comprehensive onboarding and career development support will be provided.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a high performing environment.
• Drive to succeed and grow in a sales/recruitment career.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Responsibilities

• Run your own 360 desk - candidate delivery and new business development.
• Headhunt candidates utilizing cold calling and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Provide exceptional candidate experiences throughout the recruitment life cycle.

Skills

Resilience

Proactivity

Networking

Sales orientation

Education

6+ months in a client-facing role or athletic program

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Specialist - Hiring Recruiters in NYC

Entry Level Recruiter:

Sales Position — Base Salary + uncapped commission WITH NO DRAWS/THRESHOLDS

• OTE of $70k-$75k in year 1 and $100k-$151k in year 2 and 3
• 4 days a week in office, 1 day work from home
• 360 recruitment placing candidates on a contract/permanent basis

Looking to kick-start your career in sales and recruitment? Look no further than Meet.

What is Meet Recruitment:

We are a global, Life Sciences focused recruitment company founded in London, with offices now in New York City, San Francisco, San Diego, and Raleigh. Our client’s range across the top Medical Device companies, to Pharma, Biotech and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) as well.

Here at Meet, we give inexperienced and experienced professionals the opportunity to work in a high performing, fast-paced sales environment which includes hands on onboarding, continuous guidance, career development opportunities, and much more. A few of the things that sets us apart from our industry peers: uncapped commission structure with no draws or thresholds, the ability to receive additional training as you get promoted into senior/lead recruiter and management (if that is of interest), and the ability to work in an award winning environment for our culture.

Meets core values include: Good humans, unapologetically driven, purpose-led, community chemistry, specialized brilliance.

What is Meet looking for within their Entry Level Recruiters?

• Ability to work in a high performing environment.
• Eagerness to be involved with both candidate delivery and new business development - proactively cold calling, sourcing, and negotiating contracts with your own potential clients.
• Ability to be resilient and proactive in addressing new obstacles.
• Ability to be self-directed and work in partnership with team members.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit who has a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive to succeed and grow in a sales/recruitment career.
• Ability to network and engage with people from various backgrounds.

Day to day duties of a Meet Entry Level Recruiter:

• Running your own 360 desk - candidate delivery and new business development.
• Headhunt candidates utilizing cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Adverts, and referrals.
• Market research on companies for business development purposes.
• Gain insight into the Life Sciences space and become an expert in sourcing high quality and relevant candidates for open positions.
• Provide exceptional candidate experiences throughout the entire recruitment life cycle from the initial phone call to closing the offer.
• Work with numerous hiring managers while assisting with their staffing needs.
• Represent Meet and our global clients in order to appeal to and maintain top talent in the industry.
• Administrative tasks in order to keep the pipeline and system up to date.
• Perform tasks as assigned by the manager.

Benefits of working at Meet:

• Generous PTO package which includes the week off between Christmas and New Year’s along with a free day off for your birthday!
• Base salary of $50k in addition to an uncapped commission WITH NO DRAWS/THRESHOLDS. OTE of $70k-$75k in year 1 and $100k-$151k in year 2 and 3
• Award-winning training process and tools to succeed as a recruiter even for inexperienced team members.
• Exciting incentives in which the company covers all expenses including monthly lunches to 5-star restaurants, company vacations, and days out to music festivals.
• The opportunity to be a part of an energetic, motivated team that will offer guidance throughout your career.

Our success in Life Sciences:

• In December 2021 a private equity firm invested in us
• 2022 we signed over 200 clients as a global business
• Sept 2024 our Contract team had a record setting month in revenue generated, and then reached a new record of runners out in December 2024.
• 4 consecutive quarters of revenue growth since the dip in the market
• 2024 we signed 298 terms as a global business (new and re-engaged)
• March 2025 had our highest performing month as a business since August 2022 when the market was booming!
• Life Science companies and Technology companies have grown strong partnerships over the past couple of years, making the North East one of the most stable hub's in Life Sciences

Qualifications:

• 6+ months of experience in a client facing role (can be full time or internship) OR in an athletic program (required)
• Outbound sales experience (highly preferred)

Interview Process:

• Call with internal recruiter -> 30 minute zoom interview -> Final on-site

Email: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales and Consulting
• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting, Biotechnology Research, and Business Consulting and Services

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