Talent & Career Consultant

Collar Talent; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 62,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Team outings

Catered lunches

Remote work opportunities

Job summary

Collar Talent is seeking entry-level talent in Solon, Ohio, offering a base of $48,000 with monthly, quarterly, and annual bonuses. Typical first-year earnings reach about $62,000+ as you progress through a structured career path from Hiring Specialist to Senior Hiring Specialist and beyond.

The role emphasizes relationship-building and strategic candidate engagement to drive career opportunities. Advancement is performance-based, with potential to exceed $100,000 at Market Leader levels.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional experience preferred.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Competitive, proactive and motivated by results.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Use a proven multi-channel approach to engage prospective candidates.
• Have meaningful conversations about careers, goals and motivations.
• Evaluate experience, skills, education and professional capabilities.
• Become a trusted career resource to the people you work with.
• Present career opportunities effectively and guide candidates through interview and hiring.
• Develop consultative communication, influence and negotiation skills.
• Use modern technology to manage relationships, workflows and activity.

Skills

Communication skills

Sales mindset

Relationship-building

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

$48,000 Base Salary + Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Bonuses

Typical First-Year Earnings: $62,000+

Are you competitive, ambitious, and looking for a career where your effort and performance directly impact your income and advancement?

At Collar Talent, we're helping companies find exceptional talent while helping our own employees build meaningful, rewarding careers. Since 2019, we've combined relationship-driven recruiting with proprietary technology, AI-enabled tools, and a culture focused on developing future leaders.

This isn't a role where you'll wait years for a promotion. Many of our team members have advanced from entry-level positions to Senior Hiring Specialist within 12-24 months, increasing their earnings from approximately $55,000 to $75,000-$80,000 annually. High performers have a path to Market Leader opportunities with compensation exceeding $100,000 and significant growth potential.

A Career Path You Can Actually See

Your path can look like this:

At each step, we'll teach you something new:

• Hiring Specialist
• Learn our proprietary workflow and master candidate engagement, communication and professional candidate validation.
• Senior Hiring Specialist
• Develop advanced consultative relationship skills, become a trusted career resource and learn professional placement consultation.
• Develop leadership and management skills to coach and lead a small, high-performing team.
• Market Leader
• Build and lead a nationwide niche market, develop employer relationships, grow a team and create new opportunities for continued growth and earnings.

Advancement is based on performance, development, and results, not tenure.

Technology Gives You an Edge. People Drive the Results.

Collar Talent is a relationship-driven business with a very modern toolkit.

We've invested in proprietary marketing technology, advanced sourcing tools, workflow automation, market intelligence, CRM technology and custom AI-enabled solutions. The goal isn't to replace the human side of our business. It's to eliminate tedious work and give our people more time to do what humans do best:

• Build relationships
• Understand what motivates people
• Solve problems
• Create career opportunities
• Deliver results for candidates and clients

We believe technology should amplify talented people, not replace them.

Key Responsibilities

• Use a proven multi-channel approach to engage prospective candidates
• Have meaningful conversations about careers, goals and motivations
• Evaluate experience, skills, education and professional capabilities
• Become a trusted career resource to the people you work with
• Present career opportunities effectively and guide candidates through the interview and hiring process
• Develop consultative communication, influence and negotiation skills
• Use modern technology to manage relationships, workflows and activity

These aren't just recruiting skills. They're sales, communication, consulting and relationship-building skills that can compound throughout your career.

No Cold Calling

Unlike many recruiting firms, candidate leads are generated through our proprietary marketing and technology platform. Your focus is building relationships and creating opportunities, not searching for leads.

Who Thrives Here?

You don't need recruiting experience to succeed at Collar Talent.

Many of our strongest performers share traits such as:

• Former collegiate athletes
• Competitive, goal-oriented individuals
• People who genuinely enjoy building relationships
• Naturally curious problem-solvers
• Coachable professionals who want to improve
• People who take ownership of their results
• People who want their performance to impact their earnings

If you've started your career in sales, customer service, business development, recruiting or another relationship-driven role, your experience may translate extremely well.

How We'll Invest in You

Many early-career professionals are hired, handed a laptop and expected to figure things out. That's not how we develop people.

You'll receive:

• Structured onboarding and training
• Hands-on coaching
• Direct access to company leadership
• Clear performance expectations
• Regular feedback and coaching
• Leadership development as your career progresses

Starting Compensation

• Monthly, quarterly and annual bonus opportunities
• Typical first-year earnings of approximately $62,000
• Proven progression to approximately $75,000-$80,000 at the Senior Hiring Specialist level
• Market Leader opportunities approaching and exceeding $100,000, with significant upside tied to market growth

Benefits & Culture

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Floating holidays
• Team outings and happy hours
• Catered lunches
• Performance-based remote work opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred
• 1+ years of professional experience preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Competitive, proactive and motivated by results
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment