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Associate Consultant – Deep Tech Recruitment
IC Resources, Austin, TX, In-office
About IC Resources
We're building IC Resources into the firm clients call first for deep tech talent in North America. We specialize exclusively in deep tech – semiconductor, AI silicon, embedded software, robotics, photonics, and the hardware-led industries shaping the future of compute. We go inch wide and mile deep, building the relationships and market intelligence that generalists can't.
This is a ground-floor opportunity. The people we hire now are the ones we'll build the business around.
The Role
The Associate Consultant role is our entry-level position, you'll work closely with our leadership to develop the skills that define exceptional recruitment consultants. You'll learn directly from people who've built recruitment businesses before, in a market experiencing huge growth and huge potential.
You'll start in a resourcing role, learning recruitment from the ground up. You'll source candidates, learn your market by talking to it, and develop the discipline that underpins every successful recruiter. From there, you'll progress into running candidate processes end-to-end, then into client development, until you're operating as a full 360 consultant with your own desk and your own clients.
This isn't a sink-or-swim role. We invest in your development because we want the people we hire now to be the leaders of this business in the years ahead.
What We're Looking For
- A recent graduate (within the last 3-4 years) who is hungry to build their career
- Goal-oriented with a track record of setting targets and hitting them
- Coachable, mature, and comfortable with consistent, repetitive work
- Resilient – you bounce back from setbacks and don't let bad days define you
- Genuinely interested in deep tech and the industries we serve
- Based in Austin or commutable to our Four Points office
What's In It For You
- A clear, structured path from trainee to 360 Recruiter to leadership – the future leaders of this business will come from this cohort
- Hands-on training and mentorship from leadership who've built recruitment businesses before
- A specialist focus in a deep tech market with huge growth and huge potential
- Competitive base salary with uncapped commission
How We Work
Three values define how we operate, and we hire to them:
- Earn Everything – No shortcuts, no entitlement. You earn your promotions, your clients, and your success.
- Be Accountable – You own your effort, your standards, your results, and your mistakes.
- Give a Sh!t – Care about the people you work with. Bring real energy and lift the people around you.