Join the Direct Hire Team in Houston, Texas

We are holding an assessment day for potential recruitment consultants on Monday 9th September!

Airswift are currently hiring for Full Desk Recruitment Consultants to work within our Houston, Texas office.

Successful candidates will be enrolled into the Airswift Academy, a program designed to take entrepreneurial sales-minded people and turn them into top level Consultants.

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Role Description

The Full Desk Recruitment Consultant will be chartered to identify talent and new customers to add to the Airswift portfolio within the core markets of Process, Infrastructure, and Energy. They will drive their own workload and be responsible for generating the necessary activity to be successful in any role they take on at Airswift.

Person Specification

The preferred profile is a self-started, ambitious achiever with an outgoing personality and an entrepreneurial spirit. This person should have the desire to learn and grow both professionally and financially, as well as have the drive to succeed and not be afraid of a challenge. Work experience in a sales-driven or customer service focused business is required.

Requirements:

• 1–3 years of experience in Sales, Recruitment or Business Development
• Bachelor’s degree or 4-year equivalent

Want to join our Houston office and enrol in the Academy?

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Common questions asked about the Airswift Academy

What is the culture of the team like?

We are a high performing, rewarding, collaborative team with a strong identity and culture but also operate within a fun working environment

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What skills will I gain?

Skills you will gain as a direct hire recruiter

Selling and executing high commitment searches
Candidate mapping and research
Candidate qualification
Business development
Client/candidate relationship building
Negotiating and closing deals
Building industry knowledge in our core markets (Process, Infrastructure, Energy)

Are there career progression opportunities within the Airswift direct hire team?

Yes! There are opportunities to progress through all levels of seniority in the direct hire business.

In 2018 alone we had 7 promotions across a core team of 14 consultants.

This progression is not restricted to the USA and you will be exposed to opportunities to relocate to our other global locations. One of the aforementioned promotions included a move to Singapore

The career pathway is detailed below

career progression as a direct hire recruiter at Airswift

Associate Consultant
Recruitment Consultant
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Principal Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment Team Manager
Regional Recruitment Manager

What can I expect from the training provided?

Our training is facilitated in-house through our academy program, an accelerated learning environment designed to mould the best recruiters in the industry.

Our hands on workshops are designed to create a simulated learning environment where knowledge is acquired through practical application of job specific skills to help increase the velocity to success.

In addition, we have continuous training and development through weekly role play and mock pitch sessions to ensure consistency and best practice in recruitment and sales

What skills/attributes does a successful direct hire recruiter have?

The most successful members of our team are:

Personable
Confident
Self-motivated and driven
Ambitious
Resilient
Strong communicators
Excellent listeners
Organized
Detail orientated
Humble
Team players
Analytical
Solutions oriented

What industries and markets would I be working within?

Our recruiters work within a variety of different verticals (Executive, Sales & Business Development, Technical Engineering, Operations, Field Services, Corporate Functions, HSEQ) and markets (Upstream/Midstream/Downstream Oil & Gas, Mining & Metals, Chemical Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper, Food & Beveridge, Automotive Manufacturing)

Are there are any examples/bios of current employees who have progressed their careers after joining the Airswift Academy?

Yes! One team member was hired as an Associate Consultant (resourcer) in May 2018, promoted to recruitment consultant full desk within 6 months, now moving with the business to Colorado to help set up a new office and build out our capabilities in the Rockies.

In their first 4 months in the business, this recruiter billed an extremely impressive $130K ($103K in August alone!) and is now a recruitment specialist in the Midstream space focusing on mass hiring campaigns.

Another consultant was initially hired in 2018 through the academy to assist the executive search desk and is now moving into a full 360 degree consultant role in Corporate Functions (Finance, HR, Legal)

What office perks can I expect to receive?

Half day Friday
Monthly high flyer incentive (go out for dinner/drinks at the best restaurant/bars Houston has to offer)
Biannual team incentive trip (in 2018, we went to Austin for a golf weekend)
Excellent bonus and earning potential
International High Flyers trip for annual top performers. (Buenos Aires 2019, Dubai 2018, Florence 2017, Miami 2016)

Visit https://www.airswift.com/employee/ to find out more about working at Airswift

Join the Airswift Direct Hire Team in Houston, Texas