Recruitment Specialist

Title: Technical Recruiter

Location: Westchester, IL

Salary: $50,000 -$100k + Commission

Hybrid schedule 3 days on-site/2 work from home

Experience: 2+ years experience in sales or recruiting

At Sterling, you’ll join an award-winning, employee-owned company specializing in technical and engineering recruitment. We help organizations across the country find talented professionals for project, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire opportunities.

Our clients represent a variety of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, transportation, consumer products, energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, and more.

As an employee-owner, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to Sterling’s success while building your own career in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What Role Will You Play?

As a Technical Recruiter, you’ll play an important role in connecting talented candidates with career opportunities that match their experience and goals.

You’ll partner with Account Managers and Business Development Managers to understand client hiring needs, identify qualified candidates, and guide them throughout the recruitment process. Success in this role requires strong communication, organization, relationship-building skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

This position reports to the Divisional Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Source and connect with candidates through job boards, social media, networking events, referrals, Sterling’s internal database, and other recruiting tools.
• Build and maintain relationships with professionals across technical, engineering, and manufacturing industries.
• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, presenting candidates, coordinating offers, and supporting candidates through the hiring process.
• Conduct phone and video interviews to evaluate candidates’ experience, career goals, and overall fit for available opportunities.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear summaries of their relevant experience and qualifications.
• Partner with divisional leadership, sales, and account management teams to develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Maintain consistent communication and follow-up with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Meet or exceed recruiting activity, performance, and placement goals.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A positive, motivated, and relationship-focused approach.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Confidence speaking with candidates from different professional and technical backgrounds.
• The ability and willingness to learn technical terminology, industries, and job requirements.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred.
• Previous experience in recruiting, sales, customer service, hospitality, retail, or another customer-facing role is highly valued.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.