As a recruiter who works on commission, your responsibilities are to fill employee positions for companies that are hiring. You carry out your duties internally with a company’s human resources (HR) department or externally with a staffing agency for recruiter commission pay, usually with a base salary plus commission for each candidate you place in a position successfully. Some positions offer only commission after you place a candidate. As an independent recruiter, you work with multiple companies through a staffing agency. As an internal recruiter for one company, you exclusively seek candidates to work at that company.