Sales Trainee

AppleOne Corona is looking for a Sales Trainee to join our growing team!

Are you confident, personable, driven, and excited by the idea of building relationships and helping people find meaningful careers?

Our mentorship program provides the training, coaching, and hands-on experience needed to build a long-term career in sales, business development, recruiting, and client relationship management.

You'll spend approximately 70% of your time focused on sales and business development and 30% focused on recruiting, giving you valuable experience on both sides of the staffing business.

Location: Ontario, CA – Hybrid

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8-hour shift between 7:30 AM–5:30 PM
Hybrid Schedule: Remote Monday, Tuesday & Friday | In-office Wednesday & Thursday

Pay: $22–$27 per hour DOE

What We Offer
Base + bonus + commission compensation structure

6-month mentorship program

Hybrid schedule
Full medical, dental, vision benefits

401K matching
Paid accrued PTO

Paid holidays

Annual Founder’s Club trip opportunity

Employee discount program

Excellent work-life balance

Collaborative and supportive team environment

Ongoing professional development and coaching

Long-term career advancement opportunities

The Job & Responsibilities

As a Sales Trainee, you'll learn how to develop business relationships, identify hiring needs, connect companies with great talent, and help candidates find their next career opportunity.

Sales & Business Development – 70%
Build and develop relationships with new and existing business clients.
Identify companies that could benefit from staffing and recruiting solutions.
Conduct outbound calls, emails, networking, and other business development activities.
Meet with prospective and existing clients to understand their hiring needs.
Develop new business opportunities while maintaining strong relationships with existing clients.
Present qualified candidates and staffing solutions that align with client needs.
Follow up with clients and candidates throughout the hiring process.
Participate in client meetings and develop a strong understanding of the local business community.
Learn and utilize sales strategies, technology, and company systems to achieve performance goals.
Work toward individual and team sales goals while receiving ongoing coaching and mentorship.

Recruiting & Candidate Development – 30%
Source candidates through job boards, company systems, networking, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
Conduct phone and virtual interviews to understand candidates' experience, goals, and career interests.
Identify qualified candidates for current and future opportunities.
Present candidates to clients using compelling and accurate candidate profiles.
Coach candidates through the interview and hiring process.
Maintain consistent communication with candidates and provide an exceptional candidate experience.
Build and maintain a strong network of professional talent.
Follow up with placed candidates and clients to help ensure successful placements.
Your Growth at AppleOne

During your first 6 months, you'll receive structured mentorship, hands-on training, and ongoing coaching from experienced sales and recruiting professionals.

You'll learn how to:

Build and maintain a professional network.
Prospect and develop new business.
Conduct effective sales conversations.
Identify client hiring needs.
Interview and evaluate candidates.
Present candidates to clients.
Negotiate and close business.
Manage client and candidate relationships.
Build a successful career in sales and business development.

This position is designed to be the first step in a long-term sales career, with opportunities to grow into increasingly responsible sales and account management positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Additional Skills

Qualifications

We're looking for someone who is polished, professional, articulate, ambitious, and genuinely enjoys connecting with people.

We're Looking For:

Bachelor's degree preferred, particularly in Business, Marketing, Communications, Human Resources, or a related field.

6+ months of business development, sales, recruiting, customer-facing, or related experience (internships count)
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Professional and confident communication style.

Ability to build rapport with business professionals and candidates.

Goal-oriented and motivated by achieving results.

Comfortable making outbound calls and developing new relationships.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Professionalism, emotional intelligence, and strong follow-through.

Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Comfortable learning new technology, CRM/ATS systems, and online recruiting platforms.

Genuine interest in sales, business development, recruiting, and helping people find their next opportunity.

The Ideal Candidate

You don't need years of experience to succeed here. We're looking for someone with drive, professionalism, curiosity, and the desire to become great at sales.

You should be comfortable picking up the phone, meeting new people, having business conversations, asking questions, hearing "no," and following up until you get a "yes."

Most importantly, you should genuinely enjoy helping people, whether that's helping a company find the right employee or helping a candidate find their next career opportunity.

If you're ready to turn your people skills, ambition, and business development experience into a career, we'd love to meet you.