Candidate Recruiter – Cold Calling & Appointment Setting

Candidate Recruiter – Cold Calling & Appointment Setting

Company: Luxus Group
Location: Fully Remote – United States
Employment: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $50,000
Career Track: Eligible for consideration for promotion to Senior Recruiter after 6 months
Compensation During First 6 Months: $50,000 salary; no commission or performance bonuses

Build a Career in Recruiting with Luxus Group

Luxus Group is a nationwide recruiting and staffing firm specializing in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries.

We are not a generalist staffing company.

Our team focuses on finding and recruiting specialized professionals for architecture, engineering, construction, infrastructure and related organizations throughout the United States.

Our recruiting specialties include:

• Architecture & Design

• Civil Engineering

• Structural Engineering

• MEP Engineering

• Transportation & Infrastructure

• Water & Wastewater

• Environmental Engineering

• Construction & Construction Management

• Owners' Representation

• Facilities & Commissioning

• Senior Leadership & Executive Search

Our 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.

We combine technology, AI, automation, market research and proactive candidate outreach with experienced human recruiters who build relationships with candidates and clients.

We are looking for someone who wants to learn our business and build a long-term career in professional recruiting.

The Opportunity

The Candidate Recruiter is the starting point for our recruiter career track.

For your first six months, your primary responsibility will be simple:

Get qualified candidates on the phone and schedule appointments for the Account Manager.

This is a true outbound recruiting position.

You 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.

You should expect to make approximately 60–100 outbound cold calls every day.

You will also use text, email, voicemail and other communication channels to reach and follow up with candidates.

This 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.

What You'll Do

Candidate Prospecting & Cold Calling

• Make 60–100 outbound candidate calls per day

• Contact professionals identified through our recruiting and sourcing process

• Speak with both active and passive job candidates

• Introduce candidates to Luxus Group and our career opportunities

• Generate interest from professionals who may not currently be looking for another job

• Explain opportunities clearly and professionally

• Ask initial qualification questions

• Identify potential candidate interest, motivation and career goals

• Overcome initial objections

• Build rapport quickly over the telephone

• Create interest without pressuring candidates

Appointment Setting

Your primary objective during the first six months is to create qualified conversations for the Account Manager.

You will:

• Identify candidates who appear to meet the basic requirements of an assigned search

• Determine whether the candidate has legitimate interest in exploring an opportunity

• Schedule qualified candidates directly onto the Account Manager's calendar

• Confirm appointments

• Follow up with candidates before scheduled calls

• Reschedule missed appointments when appropriate

• Maintain a strong appointment show rate

You are not expected to conduct the complete recruiter interview during this stage of your development.

Your job is to open the door, establish interest, perform initial qualification and create the appointment.

Candidate Follow-Up

Successful recruiting rarely happens with one phone call.

You will be responsible for persistent and professional follow-up, including:

• Telephone calls

• Text messages

• Emails

• Voicemails

• LinkedIn outreach

• Follow-up campaigns

• Re-engagement of previous candidates

You will learn how to stay professionally persistent without becoming overly aggressive.

Pipeline & CRM Management

Every candidate interaction must be properly documented.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain accurate candidate records in our ATS/CRM

• Document calls and conversations

• Update candidate stages

• Record important candidate information

• Create follow-up tasks

• Maintain organized candidate pipelines

• Track appointments

• Complete assigned follow-up activities

• Keep candidate information accurate and current

Performance Expectations

This is a production-oriented position with clearly defined expectations.

Your performance will be measured on both activity and results.

Daily Targets

Outbound Calls: 60–100

Meaningful Candidate Conversations: Target of 12–20

Qualified Appointments Scheduled: Target of 3–5

Follow-Up Tasks Completed: 100%

ATS/CRM Documentation: 100% of meaningful candidate interactions

Weekly Targets

Outbound Calls: 300–500

Meaningful Candidate Conversations: 60–100

Qualified Appointments Scheduled: 15–25

Appointment Show Rate: Target of 75%+

Quality Matters

We do not want appointments simply for the sake of hitting a number.

The candidates you schedule should reasonably meet the requirements of the assigned search and have genuine interest in speaking with the Account Manager.

Success is measured by:

Activity → Conversations → Qualified Appointments → Recruiter Interviews → Client Interviews → Placements

Your First Six Months

The first six months are designed to teach you the fundamentals of professional recruiting.

Months 1–2: Learn

You will learn:

• Luxus Group's recruiting process

• AEC industry terminology

• Our ATS/CRM

• Candidate sourcing

• Cold-call techniques

• Candidate qualification

• Objection handling

• Recruiting scripts

• Appointment setting

• Follow-up strategies

Months 3–4: Produce

You should begin consistently achieving expectations for:

• Daily call volume

• Candidate conversations

• Qualified appointments

• Follow-up

• CRM management

• Appointment quality

Months 5–6: Demonstrate Readiness

During 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.

We will look at:

• Consistency

• Call activity

• Appointment production

• Candidate quality

• Communication ability

• AEC industry knowledge

• Recruiting judgment

• Coachability

• Organization

• Work ethic

• Ability to manage a candidate pipeline independently

Career Path: Senior Recruiter

This position is intended to be the first step in a recruiting career at Luxus Group.

After successfully completing the first six months, high-performing Candidate Recruiters may be considered for promotion to Senior Recruiter.

Promotion is based on performance and demonstrated readiness and is not automatic based solely on tenure.

As a Senior Recruiter, your responsibilities can expand beyond cold calling and appointment setting into:

• Conducting complete candidate interviews

• Evaluating candidate qualifications

• Managing searches

• Presenting candidates

• Managing candidate relationships

• Coordinating interviews

• Working directly with clients and Account Managers

• Assisting with offers and negotiations

• Managing candidates through the entire hiring process

• Developing deeper expertise within the AEC industry

Senior Recruiter Compensation

Senior Recruiters move into a compensation structure that includes:

Base Salary + Commission

This gives successful recruiters the opportunity to substantially increase their income as they develop their recruiting skills and contribute directly to placements and revenue.

Starting Compensation

First Six Months

$50,000 annual base salary

The 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.

There are no commissions or performance bonuses during the initial six-month Candidate Recruiter period.

Benefits

Luxus Group offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees professionally and personally.

Benefits include:

• 100% Fully Remote Work

• 2 Weeks Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Paid Week Off Between Christmas and New Year's

• Recruiting technology and tools provided

• Structured training and development

• Defined advancement opportunity

• Opportunity to move into salary + commission compensation

What We're Looking For

You do not necessarily need previous AEC recruiting experience.

We are looking for people with the right personality, work ethic, communication ability and competitive drive.

Successful candidates will likely be:

• Highly comfortable on the telephone

• Confident speaking with professionals

• Competitive and goal-oriented

• Persistent

• Resilient

• Comfortable hearing "no"

• Self-motivated

• Organized

• Coachable

• Professional

• Curious

• Comfortable being measured against KPIs

• Able to work independently from home

• Motivated by advancement and increased earning potential

Preferred Backgrounds

Experience in any of the following areas may translate particularly well:

• Recruiting

• Staffing

• Talent acquisition

• Inside sales

• Outbound sales

• SDR / BDR

• Appointment setting

• Business development

• Call centers

• Customer acquisition

• Real estate

• Insurance sales

• Professional services sales

Previous recruiting experience is helpful but is not required.

We are willing to train someone who has demonstrated success in a high-activity telephone environment and wants to build a career in recruiting.

Remote Work Expectations

This position is 100% remote within the United States, but remote does not mean unstructured.

You will be expected to:

• Maintain a professional home-office environment

• Have reliable high-speed internet

• Be available during established business hours

• Attend required virtual team meetings

• Be responsive throughout the workday

• Consistently achieve daily activity expectations

• Maintain accurate activity inside company systems

• Communicate regularly with the Account Manager and recruiting team

We provide the flexibility of working from home while maintaining the accountability and performance standards of a professional recruiting organization.

Why Join Luxus Group?

This isn't intended to be a six-month cold-calling job.

It's intended to be the beginning of a recruiting career.

You 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.

Perform 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.

For 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.

Start with the fundamentals. Master the phone. Learn the industry. Produce results. Build a career.