Graduate Recruitment Consultant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Share scheme participation

Hybrid work four days in Austin

Job summary

FIFTEEN WEST in Austin, TX is seeking a Graduate Recruiter/Researcher to identify and engage specialist professionals. You’ll join a nine-person Austin team, support experienced consultants on active searches, and contribute to live vacancies from day one.

The role offers a $45,000 base salary with first-year earning potential of $75,000–$85,000, plus uncapped commissions and structured training to accelerate your career. Hybrid setup with four in-office days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to start conversations and build relationships with new people.
• Motivated, goal-oriented mindset with an interest in developing a commercially focused career.
• Good organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple conversations and priorities.
• Curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to learn; previous recruitment experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Find and connect with talented professionals using LinkedIn, recruitment platforms, networking, and market research.
• Work on live vacancies from the outset, giving you opportunities to contribute to placements and start earning commission.
• Build relationships with candidates and learn how to understand their career goals, experience, and motivations.
• Develop expertise across growing renewable energy, infrastructure, engineering, and data center talent markets.
• Receive practical coaching from experienced recruiters and build skills that can accelerate your career progression.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organization

Curiosity

Resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

LinkedIn

Recruitment platforms

Job description

$45,000 base | First-year earning potential of $75,000–$85,000

Austin, TX | Hybrid, 4 days in office

Ready to turn your communication skills, ambition, and curiosity into a career with serious earning potential? Join a growing specialist recruitment firm where you’ll receive hands‑on training, work alongside experienced recruiters, and start building your professional network from day one.

You’ll join an established nine-person Austin team and learn how to identify and engage highly sought‑after professionals across specialist technical markets. With a $45,000 base salary and first-year earning potential of $75,000–$85,000, this is an opportunity to build valuable commercial skills while creating a clear path toward recruitment, consulting, or leadership.

The Graduate Recruiter/Researcher will identify, engage, and build relationships with specialist candidates while supporting experienced consultants on active searches.

Role Highlights

• Find and connect with talented professionals using LinkedIn, recruitment platforms, networking, and market research.
• Work on live vacancies from the outset, giving you opportunities to contribute to placements and start earning commission.
• Build relationships with candidates and learn how to understand their career goals, experience, and motivations.
• Develop expertise across growing renewable energy, infrastructure, engineering, and data center talent markets.
• Receive practical coaching from experienced recruiters and build skills that can accelerate your career progression.

You Will Need

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with applications welcomed from recent and upcoming graduates.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to start conversations and build relationships with new people.
• A motivated, goal-oriented mindset with an interest in developing a commercially focused career.
• Good organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple conversations and priorities.
• Curiosity, resilience, and a willingness to learn; previous recruitment experience is not required.

Why You’ll Love It

• $45,000 base salary with first-year earning potential of $75,000–$85,000.
• Uncapped commission giving you the opportunity to increase your earnings as you develop.
• Structured training and hands‑on coaching to help you build recruitment and commercial skills.
• Active vacancies from the start, helping you gain practical experience quickly.
• Direct support from experienced, high‑performing recruitment specialists.
• Clear progression into recruitment, senior research, consulting, or leadership opportunities.
• Join an established nine-person Austin team with continued growth plans.
• Build expertise in expanding technical and infrastructure markets.
• Share scheme participation available from day one, subject to applicable plan terms.
• Hybrid working with four days each week alongside your team in the Austin office.

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.

Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.