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A Recruiter's First 90 Days on a New Desk

The first 90 days set the ceiling. Build the habit now or spend a year fighting the one you built.

A recruiter's first 90 days on a new desk should build the habits that determine everything after: a fixed daily structure, a protected block for business development, a defined niche and target list, and leading-indicator tracking from week one. The recruiters who ramp fast are not the ones who get lucky early. They are the ones who install the right daily system before bad habits set in, so momentum compounds instead of stalling.

Who this is for

New recruitersRecruiters switching desks or nichesManagers onboarding hires

Why recruiters run with AISS

What the first 90 days should install

What to take away

Frequently asked questions

What should a new recruiter prioritize first?

The daily structure and the BD habit. Get those installed before anything else, because they are the hardest to add later and the most costly to lack.

How fast should a new desk ramp?

With the right system installed early, momentum is visible within the first weeks in pipeline activity, even before placements land. The compounding follows.

Who built this

Lee Fossey, Founder of AISS
Lee Fossey
Founder, AISS · 30 years in executive search

Lee Fossey has spent nearly thirty years in executive search and talent acquisition, running business development, building desks, and billing at the top of the market. AISS is the system he built to run his own desk: the BD, sourcing, sequencing, and follow-up handled by an engine in his own voice, so his hours go to the conversations that actually close. He would rather show you the desk working than sell you on it.

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Build a Million-Dollar Desk is the complete operating system behind a seven-figure desk: the rules, the day, the number, the plays, and your first 90 days. Not motivation. A method you can run Monday.

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