Entry-Level Recruiter

Oliver James Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Structured training

High-energy culture

Lunch clubs & team events

1.5 hour lunch breaks

Job summary

Oliver James Group in New York is hiring ambitious Analysts to join our expansion across specialist markets. You’ll start with a 12-week Accelerator program designed to equip you with core skills for a 360 recruitment role, before transitioning into your aligned desk with ongoing coaching and support.

The role involves headhunting high-quality candidates, building client relationships, managing the full recruitment lifecycle, and negotiating offers.

Qualifications

• Candidates are commercially driven with an interest in sales and building relationships.
• They are coachable, open to feedback, and eager to learn and develop as a high-performing consultant.
• Strong communication and resilience in a target-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Headhunt and engage high-quality candidates through calls, LinkedIn, and referrals.
• Build and develop client relationships through proactive business development.
• Qualify roles and manage the full recruitment lifecycle from brief to placement.
• Advise clients and candidates as a consultative partner within your market.
• Negotiate offers, fees, and contracts.
• Generate leads and commercial insights to grow your desk.

Skills

Head hunt

Client relationships

Business development

Recruitment lifecycle

Negotiation

Lead generation

Job description

Be First in Line for Our January Accelerator Cohort

If you’re motivated by building relationships, driven by results, and want a role where your effort directly impacts your earnings and career trajectory: Oliver James offers a high-performance environment where you can do exactly that.

We’re hiring ambitious, commercially minded individuals to join our New York team as Analysts, supporting our continued growth across specialist markets.

The Opportunity

As an Analyst, you will join one of our established specialist teams, aligned to a specific market where you’ll build deep expertise from day one. Your desk will be determined prior to joining, based on a combination of your strengths, interests, and business needs, setting you up to develop into a true market specialist.

You’ll begin with our 12-week Accelerator program, designed to equip you with the core skills needed to succeed in a 360 recruitment role, before transitioning into your aligned team with ongoing coaching and support.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Headhunt and engage high-quality candidates through calls, LinkedIn, and referrals
• Build and develop client relationships through proactive business development
• Qualify roles and manage the full recruitment lifecycle from brief to placement
• Advise clients and candidates as a consultative partner within your market
• Negotiate offers, fees, and contracts
• Generate leads and commercial insights to grow your desk

Success in this role comes from operating with pace, resilience, and a phone-first, high-activity mindset.

What We’re Looking For

You’re commercially driven, with a genuine interest in sales and building relationships, and you’re motivated by performance, progression, and results.

You bring a competitive edge and resilience, allowing you to stay focused and proactive in a high-pressure, target-driven environment. At the same time, you’re coachable and open to feedback, with a strong desire to continuously learn, develop, and refine your approach as you grow into a high-performing consultant.

What’s In It For You

At Oliver James, we pride ourselves on creating the perfect environment for our people to thrive, and believe in giving them the authority and accountability to be responsible for the speed and success of their own career progression and development.

As an OJ employee, you will benefit from:

• Clear, transparent progression – over 60% of our NYC team promoted in 2025
• Uncapped commission paid monthly and quarterly
• Structured training and development at every stage of your career
• A high-energy, social culture that celebrates success
• Incentives including lunch clubs, socials, and team events
• 1.5 hour lunch breaks

You’re not starting from scratch, you’re joining a business with momentum, strong leadership, and real market credibility.

You’ll be placed into a specialist desk from day one, giving you a clear path to becoming a top performer faster than in a generalist environment, and our 12-week Accelerator program offers a hands‑on, high-impact runway designed to get you productive quickly.