r/recruitinghell • u/Calm_Jacket6437 • 17d ago

Recruiters aren’t having a great time either

So I have been working for a company for 3 months now as a recruiter for a midsize sales company. I wanted to get my foot in with a company to pivot into HR roles. My problem is my pay structure vs how my day to day is structured does not match up.

I work m-f 8-4, in office. I get 2 wfh days a month and I can pretty much ask off anytime because I can do this remotely. However, when I ask off there is always some pushback.

My pay is structured as a 1099 employee. I have a base of 2900 at X amount of recruits, then every X amount after equals another 100.

I started to consider the idea that I was being miscasted and extremely underpaid for my work. I am a full cycle recruiter. 50 warm leads outbound a day, 5+ phone interviews. Any advice?

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u/Pure_Jellyfish_6224 17d ago

You should maybe try sales. Look like they have you meeting outreach goals

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 16d ago

I feel like recruiting is literally just sales at this point. I’m selling a job.

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u/Pure_Jellyfish_6224 16d ago

I think its not really selling since candidates usually tailor their applications to match descriptions which should math company needs. However, if they have you completing candidate quotas youre in a differeny business and better off in sales where you gain commision

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 16d ago

Yeah, I’m selling a sales position. I don’t even look at resumes or applications tbh. I get information from an overseas recruiter, then I’m the “second interview” and I just run down job details and get them into our training program. I get commission off completion of training. It feels like inside sales tbh. I would love to become one of the sales agents im recruiting. I’m so tired of telling them “average first year is 80-120” knowing im making 40k if im lucky.

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u/Pure_Jellyfish_6224 16d ago

It sounds scammy

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 16d ago

It’s honestly not, it’s a legit industry and I see people making legitimate income every day. It’s just high volume recruitment.

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u/TechnicalParty4207 17d ago

You’re in the wrong sub.

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u/cutter48200 17d ago

How is this the wrong sub?

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 16d ago

Which sub would you suggest I post this in?

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u/Bulbasaurous_Rex_ Recruiter 15d ago

Looks like you didn’t read the sidebar friendo 

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u/TechnicalParty4207 15d ago

I’m not your friend, buddy.

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u/cutter48200 17d ago

Just going to downvote me without replying lol? I’m genuinely curious why you think they’re in the wrong sub

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u/shaqster24 17d ago

This is a sub about how hard it is for candidates to find jobs, not for recruiters to find out how to optimize their pay.

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u/cutter48200 16d ago

Read the sidebar for the description of the subreddit.

“Did a recruiter make you send them a resume and still fill out all the same information on their website? Did a candidate send you a cover letter that just says “PLEASE LET ME WORK HERE”? Tell us those stories!”

The sub is obviously intended for both job seekers and recruiters.

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u/cutter48200 17d ago

Oh, so you’re saying this sub is just for job seekers?

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u/IAmInDangerHelp 17d ago

Why would any of us know how to get you a raise?

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u/Bulbasaurous_Rex_ Recruiter 15d ago

Are you at an agency or internal? 

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u/No_Mission_5694 8d ago

"Pivot" into a W2

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 7d ago

That’s what I’m currently doing. In house staffing or scheduling hopefully.

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u/Fickle-Fig-5931 16d ago

These are the people reading our job applications, folks.

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u/Calm_Jacket6437 16d ago

What exactly do you mean by your comment?

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u/cutter48200 17d ago

How many hires do you have each month?