Entry Level Recruitment Consultant (No exp is needed)

FIFTEEN WEST; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Hands‑on coaching

International trips

Job summary

FIFTEEN WEST is seeking a driven entrant to join our U.S. and U.K. Energy Technology recruitment practice as a 360 recruiter.

You’ll learn sourcing, client development, interviews, offers, and placements, building a revenue‑generating market from scratch. With structured training, hands‑on mentorship, and uncapped commissions, you’ll develop networks with professionals and high‑growth businesses, aiming to own your client base and desk over time.

Qualifications

• Motivation to build a career in sales, recruitment, or any performance‑led commercial role.
• Proactive approach, open to feedback, and willing to take ownership of development.
• Resilience and persistence when facing rejection, shifting priorities, and targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to build long‑term relationships with varied personalities.

Responsibilities

• Learn the complete 360 recruitment process from sourcing to placements.
• Build relationships with professionals and high‑growth firms across Energy Technology, CleanTech, SaaS and related markets.
• Develop new business through proactive outreach and turning opportunities into assignments.
• Operate in a high‑value specialist market and contribute to client and candidate networks.
• Aim to own your own client base, professional network, and recruitment market over time.

Skills

Sales mindset

Communication skills

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Job description

Start your career in a commercial role where your performance can directly influence your earnings, progression, and responsibilities. You’ll join a growing specialist recruitment business operating across the U.S. and U.K., focused on the rapidly expanding Energy Technology and CleanTech markets.

With structured training, hands‑on mentorship, and uncapped commission, you’ll learn how to build relationships, win new business, negotiate, and manage recruitment processes from start to finish. No previous recruitment or energy‑sector experience is required; the focus is on your commercial potential, motivation, and willingness to learn.

You will develop into a full 360 recruiter, building a specialist network of candidates and clients while creating their own revenue‑generating market.

Role Highlights

• Learn the complete 360 recruitment process, from candidate sourcing and client development through interviews, offers, and successful placements.
• Build relationships with professionals and high‑growth businesses across Energy Technology, CleanTech, SaaS, and the wider energy transition.
• Develop new business through proactive outreach, identifying hiring needs and converting opportunities into recruitment assignments.
• Work within a high‑value specialist market
• Build toward owning your own client base, professional network, and specialist recruitment market.

You Will Need

• Strong motivation to build a career in sales, recruitment, or another performance‑led commercial environment.
• A proactive approach, with the confidence to act on feedback, ask questions, and take responsibility for your development.
• Resilience and persistence when dealing with rejection, changing priorities, and challenging targets.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to build credible, long‑term relationships with different personalities.
• A competitive mindset combined with the ability to collaborate and contribute positively to a team.

Why You’ll Love It

• $45,000 base salary plus uncapped commission.
• First‑year earning potential of $75,000–$85,000+, based on performance.
• Commission opportunities of up to 40% of billings.
• Hands‑on coaching from experienced 360 recruitment leadership.
• Clear progression toward building and managing your own specialist market.
• Autonomy to develop your desk without unnecessary activity‑based KPIs.
• Performance incentives, lunch clubs, and international trips.
• International business with continued investment in U.S. growth.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. We strive to create and maintain a workplace where everyone can use their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and where all decisions are based on merit.