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Recruitment Consultant roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a relevant bachelor's degree and falls under specialty occupation criteria. Australian professionals in talent acquisition, executive search, or staffing can pursue U.S. roles with no lottery and no annual cap, making E-3 one of the most accessible pathways into the U.S. market.
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Get Access To All JobsRecruitment Team Lead (Hybrid - Chicago)
Requisition ID
29023
Country
United States of America
Location type
Onsite
State / Province
Illinois
City
Chicago
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Total Rewards
The Role
Korn Ferry is searching for a Sourcing/Recruitment Team Lead to support our RPO client. This role will be hybrid based out of Downtown Chicago.
As a Recruiting Team Lead, you will contribute to Korn Ferry’s growth and profitability goals by delivering best in class recruitment services to our clients. The Team Lead is responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of the project deliverables. A key objective of the role is to ensure high quality service delivery and customer satisfaction is consistently maintained and achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Build a knowledge base of client’s business, organization and objectives.
- Manage project tightly end to end, ensuring quality assurance on day to day recruitment activities and attainment of project deliverables in line with KPIs and Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) established for the project.
- Maintain a small requisition load.
- Build trust and confidence with key client stakeholders. Through this relationship building process, ensure effective expectation setting and management of client communications.
- Continually seek out opportunities to increase customer satisfaction.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change, including proposed change management steps.
- Prepare and actively participate in project reviews with client and senior management. Effectively communicate relevant project information to superiors. Escalate and resolve issues in a timely fashion.
- Ensure all systems are updated on a timely basis by the delivery project team. Conduct ad hoc quality checks to ensure completeness and accuracy of data added to the systems.
- Work with the Project Director in developing value-added reporting to our client and ensure all reporting, internal and external, is accurate and complete and delivered against pre-established deadlines.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or five years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- Minimum of five years of experience in recruiting and sourcing with experience managing a recruiting team.
- Experience with recruiting Corporate/salaried roles.
- Strong understanding of full life cycle recruiting and advanced sourcing tactics.
- Understanding of recruiting metrics and reporting standards.
- Familiarity with SLA’s/SOW as it relates to our business.
- Computer proficiency, specifically MS Office Suite and ideally a range of Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Track record of success in leading and motivating the delivery team.
- Ability to analyze fairly complex data and develop sound recommendations and solutions.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills; able to “juggle” responsibilities effectively in a high volume, fast-paced service environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively with client and in large group settings.
- Strong customer and results orientation.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.
- Energetic, confidence, maturity and interpersonal sensitivity.
Salary Range
$85,000.00 - $110,000.00
Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted. Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.
Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.
Korn Ferry Benefits
The Korn Ferry Cares Wellbeing Platform offers Employees health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment), Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in Korn Ferry's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k). Employee Stock Purchase Program is available to all permanent employees who work 20 hours or more after 6 months of service.
Employees are eligible to receive a total of 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays. Full time eligible employees will accrue sick time commencing on the first date of employment at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.
Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Background Check Disclaimer
The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications.
Recruitment Team Lead (Hybrid - Chicago)
Requisition ID
29023
Country
United States of America
Location type
Onsite
State / Province
Illinois
City
Chicago
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
About Us
Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Total Rewards
The Role
Korn Ferry is searching for a Sourcing/Recruitment Team Lead to support our RPO client. This role will be hybrid based out of Downtown Chicago.
As a Recruiting Team Lead, you will contribute to Korn Ferry’s growth and profitability goals by delivering best in class recruitment services to our clients. The Team Lead is responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of the project deliverables. A key objective of the role is to ensure high quality service delivery and customer satisfaction is consistently maintained and achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Build a knowledge base of client’s business, organization and objectives.
- Manage project tightly end to end, ensuring quality assurance on day to day recruitment activities and attainment of project deliverables in line with KPIs and Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) established for the project.
- Maintain a small requisition load.
- Build trust and confidence with key client stakeholders. Through this relationship building process, ensure effective expectation setting and management of client communications.
- Continually seek out opportunities to increase customer satisfaction.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change, including proposed change management steps.
- Prepare and actively participate in project reviews with client and senior management. Effectively communicate relevant project information to superiors. Escalate and resolve issues in a timely fashion.
- Ensure all systems are updated on a timely basis by the delivery project team. Conduct ad hoc quality checks to ensure completeness and accuracy of data added to the systems.
- Work with the Project Director in developing value-added reporting to our client and ensure all reporting, internal and external, is accurate and complete and delivered against pre-established deadlines.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or five years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- Minimum of five years of experience in recruiting and sourcing with experience managing a recruiting team.
- Experience with recruiting Corporate/salaried roles.
- Strong understanding of full life cycle recruiting and advanced sourcing tactics.
- Understanding of recruiting metrics and reporting standards.
- Familiarity with SLA’s/SOW as it relates to our business.
- Computer proficiency, specifically MS Office Suite and ideally a range of Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Track record of success in leading and motivating the delivery team.
- Ability to analyze fairly complex data and develop sound recommendations and solutions.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills; able to “juggle” responsibilities effectively in a high volume, fast-paced service environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively with client and in large group settings.
- Strong customer and results orientation.
- Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.
- Energetic, confidence, maturity and interpersonal sensitivity.
Salary Range
$85,000.00 - $110,000.00
Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted. Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.
Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.
Korn Ferry Benefits
The Korn Ferry Cares Wellbeing Platform offers Employees health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment), Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in Korn Ferry's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k). Employee Stock Purchase Program is available to all permanent employees who work 20 hours or more after 6 months of service.
Employees are eligible to receive a total of 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays. Full time eligible employees will accrue sick time commencing on the first date of employment at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.
Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Background Check Disclaimer
The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Recruitment Consultant
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Your degree in human resources, psychology, or business must demonstrably connect to the Recruitment Consultant role. U.S. employers use the DOL's specialty occupation standard to file your LCA, so mismatched credentials are the most common E-3 visa stumbling block for this title.
Target firms with dedicated in-house legal teams
Staffing agencies and RPO providers that employ HR and legal staff in-house process E-3 paperwork faster than those outsourcing it. Look for U.S. operations of Australian recruitment firms, where staff already understand the E-3 and won't need educating.
Prepare a specialty occupation letter before applying
Draft a one-page document explaining why your Recruitment Consultant role requires a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Having this ready speeds up employer commitment and gives hiring managers a tool to brief their legal team from day one.
Handle your LCA and consulate prep through Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service
Once you have an offer, your employer files the LCA with the DOL before your visa application can proceed. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from offer to consulate appointment, removing delays that often stall first-time E-3 sponsors.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Most U.S. recruitment firms are open to E-3 sponsorship but don't advertise it. Migrate Mate surfaces Recruitment Consultant roles from employers with active E-3 and visa sponsorship history, so you're applying to companies already set up to hire Australians.
Clarify your E-3 status before contract negotiation
E-3 status is tied to your specific employer and role title. If your offer letter describes you as a 'Talent Advisor' but your LCA lists 'Recruitment Consultant,' USCIS can flag the mismatch. Confirm the job title on the offer matches what your employer intends to file exactly.
E-3 Visa Recruitment Consultant: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Recruitment Consultant jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Most U.S. recruitment firms won't list E-3 sponsorship explicitly in job ads, which makes targeted searching essential. Migrate Mate filters Recruitment Consultant roles by employers with demonstrated visa sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that will decline at the offer stage. Start your search there before approaching firms directly.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Recruitment Consultant role qualify as a specialty occupation for E-3?
It can, but it isn't automatic. USCIS expects the role to require a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Recruitment Consultant positions tied to technical industries, executive search, or specialised HR functions are stronger candidates than generalist agency roles. Your degree field matters, and your employer's job description needs to reflect that requirement clearly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Recruitment Consultants?
The E-3 has no lottery, no annual cap, and can be renewed indefinitely in two-year increments, so you're not competing against 400,000+ applicants for a random slot. H-1B visa requires employer sponsorship through a lottery with roughly a 25% selection rate. For Australian nationals, the E-3 is a direct path that doesn't depend on luck or timing.
Can I switch recruitment firms while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but your E-3 status is employer-specific. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need a new visa stamp before re-entering the U.S., or you can change employers while inside the country using a change of status. You cannot simply transfer your existing E-3 the way some other visa categories allow.