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Key Responsibilities - Generate new business opportunities by identifying companies with active hiring requirements - Develop leads through cold calling, LinkedIn, email campaigns, references, networking, and market research - Connect with HR Heads, Talent Acquisition Heads, Business Heads, and CXOs to understand their recruitment needs - Pitch recruitment and staffing solutions including Permanent Hiring, Contract Staffing, Executive Search, RPO, and Bulk Hiring - Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients and hiring mandates - Schedule client meetings and presentations to understand requirements and showcase recruitment capabilities - Prepare commercial proposals and negotiate recruitment fees, contracts, payment terms, and service agreements - Convert prospects into active clients and generate regular job mandates - Maintain strong relationships with existing clients and identify opportunities for repeat and additional business - Coordinate with the recruitment team to ensure client requirements are effectively delivered - Follow up on open mandates, candidate closures, invoices, and collections where required - Maintain accurate records of leads, meetings, proposals, mandates, closures, revenue, and conversion ratios - Achieve monthly and quarterly sales, client acquisition, and revenue targets Key Skills - Recruitment Sales / Business Development - B2B Sales - Client Acquisition - Lead Generation - Cold Calling & LinkedIn Prospecting - Negotiation & Commercials - Client Relationship Management - Recruitment Industry Knowledge - Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills - CRM & Sales Pipeline Management Ideal Candidate Candidate should have experience in recruitment/staffing sales or B2B business development, with a proven ability to generate recent clients and convert hiring requirements into business. .
Most are in India and the US. Here's how to pick the right one for you.
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WorkMundi's database shows 74,689 open sales positions globally. India leads with 17,483 jobs, followed by the US with 13,876. If you're open to geography, you have real options — but the sheer number means you need a filter. Don't apply to everything. Pick a country, a company size, and a sales model that matches what you actually want to do.
Almost 8 in 10 of these ads have their text written in English. That's useful for reading the job description and understanding what you're signing up for. But it tells you nothing about whether the role requires you to speak English with customers, partners, or your team. Ask the hiring manager directly during your first conversation.
The employers posting the most are boxlunch, SIMPLE RECRUIT, FlexBoard, and tmobile. If you see their name on a listing, you know they're actively hiring. That can work in your favor — high-volume recruiters often move faster. But volume also means competition. Your application needs to stand out.
Sales interviews almost always include a version of this: 'Tell me about a time you lost a deal. What did you learn?' Prepare a real story where you take ownership of what went wrong and what you'd do differently. Hiring managers want to see you learn, not just win.