Carlin Hall
Executive Search Consultant

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Executive Search Consultant | Financial Services | London (3 days onsite)
I'm partnering with a highly regarded boutique retained search firm that specialises exclusively in financial services. They're known in the market for the quality of their work, long-standing client relationships and a genuinely collaborative, low-ego culture, and they're now looking to add an experienced Consultant to their growing London team.
The opportunity
You'll run senior, retained mandates end to end across financial services, working closely with the firm's Partners on business development, client relationships and delivery. With a flat structure and no internal politics, there's real scope to build your own profile and a clear route towards Principal and Partner for the right person.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
What you'll be doing
- Leading search execution from strategy and market mapping through to candidate assessment, shortlist presentation and offer management.
- Acting as a trusted adviser to clients and candidates at board and C-suite level.
- Contributing to pitches and new business.
- Helping shape the firm's market insight and thought leadership.
What they're looking for
- Several years' experience in retained executive search (or a comparable research-led, senior-level recruitment environment), ideally with exposure to financial services, whether banking, asset and wealth management, insurance, private markets or fintech.
- Strong assessment and stakeholder skills.
- A consultative approach.
- The ambition to grow within a boutique where your contribution is highly visible.


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What's on offer
- A competitive base salary with a transparent, rewarding bonus structure.
- Hybrid working (3 days a week in their central London office).
- The chance to join a small, high-performing team that invests properly in its people.
If you're interested, or know someone who might be, message me directly for a confidential conversation. ben.shane-stone@carlinhall.co.uk
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