Entry Level Recruiter

Hybrid Associate Recruiter

Job description

Fast-paced, executive search firm seeks a motivated, proactive professional who brings creativity, positive energy, and strong problem-solving skills to help drive successful search outcomes.

What we do :

O'Connell Group, LLC, located in St. Louis, MO, is a Forbes-recognized executive search firm named one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms five years in a row and ranked among the top 75 recruiting firms nationwide. This recognition is awarded to firms based on client, candidate, and peer recommendations. O’Connell Group specializes in placing marketing and insights talent within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry and broader consumer sectors.

Role & Responsibilities :

Associate Recruiters support O’Connell Group Executive Recruiters to increase search fill rate and speed by developing sales materials, building targeted candidate outreach lists, and identifying new talent pipelines. They work closely with recruiters to ensure strong market knowledge and comprehensive coverage of CPG marketing and insights candidates.

This role is designed to provide full training across the executive recruiting lifecycle with the long-term goal of becoming a successful Executive Recruiter.

Primary responsibilities include :

• Creatively sourcing candidates through social media networks, the internal database, and referrals
• Researching new and existing clients to ensure the most current, relevant information is available for candidate conversations and internal use
• Participating in client calls and taking thorough, well-organized notes to support candidate engagement
• Conducting outreach to candidates via email, phone, and video introductions / screens
• Performing reference checks as needed
• Identifying, evaluating, and adding new qualified candidates to the O’Connell Group database
• Supporting ongoing database accuracy and maintenance

Qualifications