Financial Services Recruiter

Financial Services Recruiter & Sales Professional | Entry Level - February 23rd Start

Location: 181 W Madison St Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60603

Compensation: $45,000 + uncapped commission from day 1 ($70-80k 1st year OTE)

Our team in Chicago is growing! We are looking for an entry level Recruitment Consultant to join our Selby Jennings team. This is a sales position.

Selby Jennings started as a 7-person team in London in 2004. Since then, we've consistently been one of the fastest growing recruitment firms, currently the 4th largest in the US. We focus on high-level positions by specializing our consultants into specific niches and territories to develop a true expertise in their field - providing insights and value to both clients and candidates. The Chicago office has consistently broken records with some of the highest value placements in the company consistently coming from the Core Technology, Front Office, Investment Banking, and Insurance niche-subteams that make up the Chicago Selby Jennings team

What does a Recruitment Consultant do at Selby Jennings?

Over the course of the interview process, you will be matched to a sub-team within our specialized brand.

You will develop your network, maintain non-transactional relationships, and establish yourself as an expert in your market by doing these core recruitment functions:

Business Development

• Reaching out (phone, email, messenger) to potential clients to establish a relationship, network, and win new business
• Pitching and negotiating service agreements with key stake holders for potential clients
• Maintaining existing client relationships and updating them throughout ongoing searches
• Pulling and qualifying client hiring needs to understand the role, goals of the company, and necessary experience

Candidate Sourcing

• Headhunting top talent (mid-to-senior and executive level candidates) within your assigned niche and territory
• Networking with passive/inactive talent
• Cold calling active and passive candidates for rapport building, market intel, motivations
• Messaging, emailing, and cold calling candidates to maintain a pipeline of mid-to-senior level candidates within your specialized niche

Process Management

• Introduce candidates to clients
• Coordinate interview process, exchanging feedback between candidate and client
• Negotiate and deliver the offer to the candidate
• Post placement care: Keep in touch with the candidate after their start to ensure a long-term fit

What Selby Jennings can offer you:

• Base salary + uncapped commission
• Merit based career progression - opportunities to step into management or excel as an individual contributor.
• Training: A training program made for recruiters, by recruiters - paid training, at all levels.
• Benefits: Wellhub (Gympass), 401(k) plan with a company match, Medical, Dental and Vision care, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, Commuter Benefits and 20+ days of PTO (separate sick time, PTO, and holidays)!
• Incentives: Quarterly 'Lunch Clubs' - a chance to dine at some of the finest restaurants in the area, weekly happy hours, paid company vacations with destinations such as Ibiza, Punta Cana, and Cancun, and luxury incentives for top performers
• Perks: 3 pm finish on Fridays, discounted pet insurance and a ½ day on your birthday

We are looking for driven, curious, and resilient people with a sense of purpose to join our team and grow with us. Anybody that joins our business can make a real difference to our company, clients and their own careers from day one.

Applications are reviewed in real time, so apply today!