Strategic Search Consultant - Houston

Title: Strategic Search Consultant

Reports to: Market Director

Work Status: Exempt

Work Schedule: M-F/8 AM – 5 PM

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruits, presents, and fills senior-level direct hire positions for clients, while striving to exceed the needs and expectations of the client.


• Identifies candidates to present based on the client criteria; schedules interviews and negotiates salary offers with


• Identifies new business opportunities and cross selling


• Conducts his/her work with integrity and


• Develops and maintains a network of contacts to provide candidates and leads for available direct hire job


• Attends and actively participates in job fairs to recruit applicants for open positions through advertising, and


• Develops and maintains professional relationships with college, university, and community college placement offices as a source to generate qualified


• Demonstrate and understand how to build a candidate profile that can drive an efficient sourcing program and able to determine the best sourcing method for different candidates.


• Successfully develops effective ads, job postings, and sourcing plans that maximizes sourcing dollars and reduce time to hire.


• Identifies and gathers relevant information from a resume for specific job categories while assessing candidates’ true goals and motivations to determine which candidates are most likely to be successful for specific job categories.


• Provide initial screening of job applicants and evaluates work history, education and training, job skills, compensation needs, and other qualifications of applicants.


• Directs the efforts of employment negotiating and controlling employment related fees while identifying objections or problems in closing.


• Negotiates effectively to gain commitment from the candidate and ensure job placement


• Performs other duties as

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be a highly self-motivated, money-motivated, goal-focused individual who is proactive and enjoys meeting new people and networking.


• Provides regular communication with internal and external customers in a courteous and professional manner. Intermediate computer knowledge and particularly comfortable and proficient with different job boards and Microsoft Suite.


• Maintains complete confidentiality of all business matters of the

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently while demonstrating good common sense and sound judgment to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction.


• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative


• Ability to explain complex concepts verbally and written while synthesizing diverse


• Ability to sort, check, count, verify numbers, multi-task, prioritize and work effectively and efficiently while demonstrating good common sense and sound judgment.


• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information


• Displays emotional intelligence by willingly making decisions in the best interest of the


• Professionally maintains composure and effectiveness under pressure while adapting to change and setting the tone for the Company.


• Identify risks and propose alternative structures to mitigate


• Flexibility to adapt to all situations and work varied hours; possibly work weekends or evenings Strong individual contributor and team player with little or no supervision.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field


• Three year’s proven experience in sales or related


• Demonstrates the ability to create proactive Knowledge of business office operations.


• Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and


• Dresses in appropriate business attire and is professional in appearance and


• Adheres to Company Handbook and serves as a role model within and outside the Company while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude.


• Able to read, write, and fluently speak


• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize


• Must successfully pass a pre-employment and random drug


• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.


• Requires employee to use hands, arms, feet, legs, neck, and head while performing various


• Requires occasional twisting at desk when answering phone or typing at


• Requires retrieving files by pulling & pushing filing cabinet drawers with occasional bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, and reaching above shoulder level.


• Requires the ability to see well both close and far away; see colors; and distinguish symbols, letters, and numbers. Requires frequent data entry into computer keyboard.


• Requires extensive speaking in person and on the telephone with staff, clients, and non-company

LK Jordan & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.