Candidate Recruiter - Cold Calling & Appointment Setting

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Job Description:\n\nCandidate Recruiter – Cold Calling & Appointment Setting\nCompany: Luxus GroupLocation: Fully Remote – United StatesEmployment: Full-TimeStarting Salary: $50,000Career Track: Eligible for consideration for promotion to Senior Recruiter after 6 monthsCompensation During First 6 Months: $50,000 salary; no commission or performance bonuses\nBuild a Career in Recruiting with Luxus Group\nLuxus Group is a nationwide recruiting and staffing firm specializing in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries.\nWe are not a generalist staffing company.\nOur team focuses on finding and recruiting specialized professionals for architecture, engineering, construction, infrastructure and related organizations throughout the United States.\nOur recruiting specialties include:\n\n \n Architecture & Design\n \n Civil Engineering\n \n Structural Engineering\n \n MEP Engineering\n \n Transportation & Infrastructure\n \n Water & Wastewater\n \n Environmental Engineering\n \n Construction & Construction Management\n \n Owners' Representation\n \n Facilities & Commissioning\n \n Senior Leadership & Executive Search\n\nOur clients range from growing regional firms to established national organizations. We recruit everyone from emerging professionals and project managers to senior technical leaders, department heads and executives.\nWe combine technology, AI, automation, market research and proactive candidate outreach with experienced human recruiters who build relationships with candidates and clients.\nWe are looking for someone who wants to learn our business and build a long-term career in professional recruiting.\nThe Opportunity\nThe Candidate Recruiter is the starting point for our recruiter career track.\nFor your first six months, your primary responsibility will be simple:\nGet qualified candidates on the phone and schedule appointments for the Account Manager.\nThis is a true outbound recruiting position.\nYou will be provided with searches, candidate lists, technology, systems and recruiting campaigns. Your responsibility is to consistently contact prospective candidates, generate interest in our opportunities and schedule qualified candidates for conversations with the Account Manager.\nYou should expect to make approximately 60–100 outbound cold calls every day.\nYou will also use text, email, voicemail and other communication channels to reach and follow up with candidates.\nThis position is ideal for someone who is competitive, persistent, confident on the phone and interested in developing the skills necessary to become a successful professional recruiter.\nWhat You'll Do\nCandidate Prospecting & Cold Calling\n\n \n Make 60–100 outbound candidate calls per day\n \n Contact professionals identified through our recruiting and sourcing process\n \n Speak with both active and passive job candidates\n \n Introduce candidates to Luxus Group and our career opportunities\n \n Generate interest from professionals who may not currently be looking for another job\n \n Explain opportunities clearly and professionally\n \n Ask initial qualification questions\n \n Identify potential candidate interest, motivation and career goals\n \n Overcome initial objections\n \n Build rapport quickly over the telephone\n \n Create interest without pressuring candidates\n\nAppointment Setting\nYour primary objective during the first six months is to create qualified conversations for the Account Manager.\nYou will:\n\n \n Identify candidates who appear to meet the basic requirements of an assigned search\n \n Determine whether the candidate has legitimate interest in exploring an opportunity\n \n Schedule qualified candidates directly onto the Account Manager's calendar\n \n Confirm appointments\n \n Follow up with candidates before scheduled calls\n \n Reschedule missed appointments when appropriate\n \n Maintain a strong appointment show rate\n\nYou are not expected to conduct the complete recruiter interview during this stage of your development.\nYour job is to open the door, establish interest, perform initial qualification and create the appointment.\nCandidate Follow-Up\nSuccessful recruiting rarely happens with one phone call.\nYou will be responsible for persistent and professional follow-up, including:\n\n \n Telephone calls\n \n Text messages\n \n Emails\n \n Voicemails\n \n LinkedIn outreach\n \n Follow-up campaigns\n \n Re-engagement of previous candidates\n\nYou will learn how to stay professionally persistent without becoming overly aggressive.\nPipeline & CRM Management\nEvery candidate interaction must be properly documented.\nResponsibilities include:\n\n \n Maintain accurate candidate records in our ATS/CRM\n \n Document calls and conversations\n \n Update candidate stages\n \n Record important candidate information\n \n Create follow-up tasks\n \n Maintain organized candidate pipelines\n \n Track appointments\n \n Complete assigned follow-up activities\n \n Keep candidate information accurate and current\n\nPerformance Expectations\nThis is a production-oriented position with clearly defined expectations.\nYour performance will be measured on both activity and results.\nDaily Targets\nOutbound Calls: 60–100\nMeaningful Candidate Conversations: Target of 12–20\nQualified Appointments Scheduled: Target of 3–5\nFollow-Up Tasks Completed: 100%\nATS/CRM Documentation: 100% of meaningful candidate interactions\nWeekly Targets\nOutbound Calls: 300–500\nMeaningful Candidate Conversations: 60–100\nQualified Appointments Scheduled: 15–25\nAppointment Show Rate: Target of 75%+\nQuality Matters\nWe do not want appointments simply for the sake of hitting a number.\nThe candidates you schedule should reasonably meet the requirements of the assigned search and have genuine interest in speaking with the Account Manager.\nSuccess is measured by:\nActivity → Conversations → Qualified Appointments → Recruiter Interviews → Client Interviews → Placements\nYour First Six Months\nThe first six months are designed to teach you the fundamentals of professional recruiting.\nMonths 1–2: Learn\nYou will learn:\n\n \n Luxus Group's recruiting process\n \n AEC industry terminology\n \n Our ATS/CRM\n \n Candidate sourcing\n \n Cold-call techniques\n \n Candidate qualification\n \n Objection handling\n \n Recruiting scripts\n \n Appointment setting\n \n Follow-up strategies\n\nMonths 3–4: Produce\nYou should begin consistently achieving expectations for:\n\n \n Daily call volume\n \n Candidate conversations\n \n Qualified appointments\n \n Follow-up\n \n CRM management\n \n Appointment quality\n\nMonths 5–6: Demonstrate Readiness\nDuring the final portion of your initial six months, we will evaluate whether you have demonstrated the skills and performance necessary to be considered for advancement.\nWe will look at:\n\n \n Consistency\n \n Call activity\n \n Appointment production\n \n Candidate quality\n \n Communication ability\n \n AEC industry knowledge\n \n Recruiting judgment\n \n Coachability\n \n Organization\n \n Work ethic\n \n Ability to manage a candidate pipeline independently\n\nCareer Path: Senior Recruiter\nThis position is intended to be the first step in a recruiting career at Luxus Group.\nAfter successfully completing the first six months, high-performing Candidate Recruiters may be considered for promotion to Senior Recruiter.\nPromotion is based on performance and demonstrated readiness and is not automatic based solely on tenure.\nAs a Senior Recruiter, your responsibilities can expand beyond cold calling and appointment setting into:\n\n \n Conducting complete candidate interviews\n \n Evaluating candidate qualifications\n \n Managing searches\n \n Presenting candidates\n \n Managing candidate relationships\n \n Coordinating interviews\n \n Working directly with clients and Account Managers\n \n Assisting with offers and negotiations\n \n Managing candidates through the entire hiring process\n \n Developing deeper expertise within the AEC industry\n\nSenior Recruiter Compensation\nSenior Recruiters move into a compensation structure that includes:\nBase Salary + Commission\nThis gives successful recruiters the opportunity to substantially increase their income as they develop their recruiting skills and contribute directly to placements and revenue.\nStarting Compensation\nFirst Six Months\n$50,000 annual base salary\nThe first six months are salary-only and are designed to provide a stable income while you learn the business, develop your recruiting skills and demonstrate your ability to consistently produce results.\nThere are no commissions or performance bonuses during the initial six-month Candidate Recruiter period.\nBenefits\nLuxus Group offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees professionally and personally.\nBenefits include:\n\n \n 100% Fully Remote Work\n \n 2 Weeks Paid Time Off\n \n Paid Holidays\n \n Health Insurance\n \n Dental Insurance\n \n Vision Insurance\n \n 401(k) with Company Match\n \n Paid Week Off Between Christmas and New Year's\n \n Recruiting technology and tools provided\n \n Structured training and development\n \n Defined advancement opportunity\n \n Opportunity to move into salary + commission compensation\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nYou do not necessarily need previous AEC recruiting experience.\nWe are looking for people with the right personality, work ethic, communication ability and competitive drive.\nSuccessful candidates will likely be:\n\n \n Highly comfortable on the telephone\n \n Confident speaking with professionals\n \n Competitive and goal-oriented\n \n Persistent\n \n Resilient\n \n Comfortable hearing "no"\n \n Self-motivated\n \n Organized\n \n Coachable\n \n Professional\n \n Curious\n \n Comfortable being measured against KPIs\n \n Able to work independently from home\n \n Motivated by advancement and increased earning potential\n\nPreferred Backgrounds\nExperience in any of the following areas may translate particularly well:\n\n \n Recruiting\n \n Staffing\n \n Talent acquisition\n \n Inside sales\n \n Outbound sales\n \n SDR / BDR\n \n Appointment setting\n \n Business development\n \n Call centers\n \n Customer acquisition\n \n Real estate\n \n Insurance sales\n \n Professional services sales\n\nPrevious recruiting experience is helpful but is not required.\nWe are willing to train someone who has demonstrated success in a high-activity telephone environment and wants to build a career in recruiting.\nRemote Work Expectations\nThis position is 100% remote within the United States, but remote does not mean unstructured.\nYou will be expected to:\n\n \n Maintain a professional home-office environment\n \n Have reliable high-speed internet\n \n Be available during established business hours\n \n Attend required virtual team meetings\n \n Be responsive throughout the workday\n \n Consistently achieve daily activity expectations\n \n Maintain accurate activity inside company systems\n \n Communicate regularly with the Account Manager and recruiting team\n\nWe provide the flexibility of working from home while maintaining the accountability and performance standards of a professional recruiting organization.\nWhy Join Luxus Group?\nThis isn't intended to be a six-month cold-calling job.\nIt's intended to be the beginning of a recruiting career.\nYou will spend your first six months learning how to identify candidates, make effective recruiting calls, create interest, overcome objections, understand the AEC marketplace and build candidate relationships.\nPerform successfully, demonstrate that you're ready for additional responsibility, and you may have the opportunity to advance into a Senior Recruiter position with salary and commission.\nFor someone who is competitive, enjoys talking to people and wants their earning potential to increase with their performance, this position provides a clear path from Candidate Recruiter → Senior Recruiter → higher-level recruiting and account management opportunities.\nStart with the fundamentals. Master the phone. Learn the industry. Produce results. Build a career.