Recruiter

Next Level Exchange • Solon, OH

20d • Hybrid

About The Position

Direct Recruiters, Inc. (DRI) is looking for a driven, relationship-focused professional to join our Labels practice within our industrial recruiting group. This is a great opportunity for someone with a sales, recruiting, or business development background who enjoys building relationships and wants the opportunity to grow. Executive recruiting is fast-paced and relationship-driven. Your day will include connecting with professionals, sourcing talent, learning candidates’ career goals, coordinating interviews, and partnering with your Practice Lead to keep searches moving forward.

Requirements

• Sales, recruiting, business development, account management, or other relationship-driven experience; industrial/B2B sales experience is especially relevant.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and building relationships from scratch.
• Organized, consistent, proactive, and willing to create activity rather than wait for it.
• Charismatic and professional, with the communication skills to work with senior-level and C-suite professionals.
• Competitive, resilient, and motivated by the opportunity to build something and grow over time.
• Located within commuting distance of our Solon, OH office and comfortable working onsite a few days a week

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage professionals through outbound calling, networking, referrals, sourcing, and targeted outreach.
• Build long-term relationships with industry professionals, understand their career goals, and connect them with the right opportunities.
• Own the day-to-day execution of active searches, managing candidate pipelines, priorities, timelines, follow-up, and interview coordination to keep each search organized and moving forward.
• Learn the client side of executive search over time, with the opportunity to develop new relationships and grow toward a full-desk role.
• Become deeply connected within the labels, print, packaging, and industrial markets and use that knowledge to become a trusted resource to candidates and clients.

Benefits

• Hybrid Schedule
• Unlimited Earning Potential: Guaranteed base salary plus an uncapped, performance-based commission structure.
• Structured Training & Mentorship
• Career Advancement
• Professional Development
• Established Brand & Resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree