Graduate/Trainee Recruiter

Meet Life Sciences; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO package

Uncapped commission structure

Award-winning training program

Incentives for meals and outings

Opportunities for career growth

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

401(k)

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences is seeking an Entry Level Recruiter to join their dynamic team in New York City. This role includes managing a balanced recruitment desk, engaging with candidates and clients, and benefiting from a robust training process. With a competitive base salary and uncapped commissions, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a vibrant company focused on the Life Sciences sector.

Qualifications

• Previous outbound sales experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a high-performing environment.
• Self-starter with proven track record in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage a 360 desk focusing on candidate delivery and new business development.
• Utilize cold calling, LinkedIn, and market research for recruiting.
• Provide exceptional candidate experiences throughout the recruitment life cycle.

Skills

Sales experience

Proactive networking

Resilience

Team collaboration

Job description

This range is provided by Meet Life Sciences. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$50,000.00/yr - $55,000.00/yr

Direct message the job poster from Meet Life Sciences

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 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:

• Outbound sales experience (highly preferred)

Interview Process:

• Call with internal recruiter --> 20 minute sales assessment (virtual) --> 30 minute zoom interview --> 45 minute zoom interview --> Final on-site

Email: [e-mail]

Featured benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• 401(k)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales, Business Development, and Consulting

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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