Identify and engage potential candidates

• Proactively identify potential candidates for senior leadership appointments.
• Support thoughtful and personalised outreach to senior professionals.
• Contact prospective candidates and help build strong candidate pipelines.
• Assist in assessing individuals against each client’s commercial, leadership, and cultural requirements.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with high-calibre executives.

Support executive search delivery

• Work closely with Associates, Principals, Managing Directors, and other senior colleagues across live assignments.
• Contribute research insights and candidate updates during internal meetings.
• Support the development of research and candidate engagement strategies.
• Recommend new companies, markets, or candidate populations to explore.
• Manage competing priorities while maintaining momentum across multiple assignments.

Maintain accurate information

• Keep candidate, company, and market information accurate and up to date within internal systems.
• Produce organised and reliable research that enables senior colleagues to make informed decisions.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with care, discretion, and professionalism.

Develop your expertise

• Learn directly from experienced executive search professionals.
• Observe candidate conversations, client meetings, and search strategy discussions.
• Develop your commercial knowledge, research skills, and professional communication.
• Build the confidence and judgement needed to progress into an Associate position.

Who We’re Looking For

You could thrive in this programme if you are:

• Highly ambitious: You are motivated to build a successful career, progress quickly, and be recognised for producing excellent work.
• Intellectually sharp: You absorb complex information quickly, identify patterns, and enjoy making sense of unfamiliar businesses and markets.
• Genuinely interested in executive search: You understand what the profession involves and can clearly explain why it appeals to you.
• Commercially curious: You are interested in how businesses grow, compete, raise investment, and build successful leadership teams.
• Research-driven: You enjoy investigating companies, industries, and professional backgrounds to uncover relevant information.
• Confident communicating with people: You are comfortable reaching out to prospective candidates and building professional relationships.
• An excellent communicator: You express ideas clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Analytical and detail-focused: You can organise information effectively and take pride in producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Resilient: You remain positive and motivated when candidate approaches are unsuccessful or searches become challenging.
• Proactive: You look for answers, suggest solutions, and take ownership rather than waiting to be directed.
• Collaborative: You contribute positively to a team and support colleagues when deadlines are tight.
• Accountable: You follow through on commitments and maintain consistently high standards.

Your Background

You may be a final-year student or recent graduate from any academic discipline.

Previous experience in executive search, recruitment, research, or a professional environment would be beneficial but is not essential.

More importantly, you will demonstrate:

• Strong intellectual capability.
• Excellent research and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Attention to detail.
• Confidence and professionalism.
• A clear understanding of executive search.
• A genuine motivation to build a long-term career within the industry.

Applicants must be:

• Available to begin full-time employment on 1 November 2026.
• Able to accept and sign an offer by 1 October 2026, allowing sufficient time to manage any notice period or existing commitments.
• Able to work on-site at the company’s London office five days per week.
• Legally entitled to work in the UK without employer-sponsored visa support.
• The company is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Team Matching

Candidates will interview for the wider Graduate Analyst programme rather than for one specific industry team.

You will have the opportunity to share any preferences you may have for particular sectors or markets during the recruitment process. These preferences will be considered, but successful candidates will ultimately be matched to the team the business believes is the strongest fit for their skills, interests, and available opportunities.

The Interview Process

The recruitment process consists of three stages:

1. Screening call

An initial conversation with a member of the Learning and Development team.

The call will explore:

• Your background and experience.
• Your motivation for applying.
• Your understanding of executive search.
• Your interest in the Graduate Analyst programme.
• Your availability for the 1 November 2026 start date.
• Your eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Candidates should research executive search thoroughly before this conversation and be ready to explain how it differs from data analysis and traditional recruitment.

2. Online case study or task

Successful candidates will complete an online case study or practical task designed to assess their:

• Research ability.
• Analytical thinking.
• Commercial judgement.
• Attention to detail.
• Written communication.
• Understanding of the work involved in executive search.

3. Super Day in the London office

The final stage will be an in-person Super Day attended by multiple candidates.

You will complete further assessments, meet members of the wider team, and have the opportunity to engage with Managing Directors and other senior leaders from across the business.

Further information and preparation guidance will be provided to candidates invited to each stage.

Equal Opportunities

Our client is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where people from all backgrounds are valued and respected.

Applications are welcomed from candidates of all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and employment.

If you are ambitious, commercially curious, and serious about building a successful career in executive search, apply now to be considered for the November 2026 intake.