u/Accomplished_Yam_849

I’ve been the sole recruiter for a ~500 employee company for about a year. I’m salary plus commission and was told from the beginning that because I receive commission, they don’t want me influencing who gets hired.

Because of that, I don’t conduct phone screens or participate in in-person interviews. HR Generalists handle all interviews and hiring managers make the hiring decisions. I also don’t control recruiting advertising.

My job is basically to keep the pipeline full through sourcing, career fairs, school visits, community outreach, internships, military recruiting, etc. Once someone applies, I mostly hand them off.

At the same time, I’m told that I “own recruiting,” which is where I’m getting frustrated. I understand not giving me final hiring authority because I'm commissioned, but I don't understand why that means I can't even conduct an initial phone screen and recommend whether someone should move forward.

After 2 years of doing this, I feel like a lead generator than a recruiter.

It's been a challenge for me because I was a military recruiter which I owned every step of the process to doing nothing now. When I'm not at a event its hard for me to even fill my day.

For other recruiters/HR people, does this structure make sense? Is keeping a commissioned recruiter completely out of interviewing normal?

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