Executive Search Consultant

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Entry Point Recruitment Full time

This is an incredibly rare opportunity to join a global executive search firm as part of their London-based team, we are looking for recent graduates with exceptional academics and an interest in the finance sector, or an experienced recruitment consultant who is looking to move into high-end, lucrative executive search. This is a fantastic opportunity for a bright, and entrepreneurial graduate to get fast exposure to the finance sector, whilst developing essential career skills such as; researching, pitching, cold calling, negotiating, running client meetings, and strategic sales.


Base salary starts at £25 - £30k (experience dependent) with extraordinary long-term.

Year 1 OTE: £60,000

Year 2 OTE: £80,000

Year 3 OTE: £100,000 +


Only occasionally opening its doors to junior associates, this exclusive organisation is an exceptional platform for a challenging, lucrative, and long-term career in executive search. By taking on only a handful of junior associates, the firm can maintain focus on high-caliber individuals, and in-depth one-to-one training as you will work alongside the founding Directors.


The Ideal Candidate


This role takes a unique blend of professional skills and personal qualities to achieve sustained success, including:


  1. Academically bright with an entrepreneurial streak looking to graft, learn, and establish a name for themselves in the investment banking search arena.
  2. Confidently able to lead conversations with individuals of any level, from graduates to C-Suite
  3. Inquisitive and thoughtful, with excellent interpersonal skills
  4. Intelligent and analytical, always with an actionable outcome in mind
  5. Ability to research for complex projects and present findings in a logical way
  6. Confident to make cold calls for headhunting purposes
  7. Confident in attending and shadow client meetings
  8. Articulate and excellent, professional written communication skills
  9. An interest in the finance sector, specifically investment banking
  10. Can execute initiative looking for multiple ways to solve problems of own volition
  11. Able to work in the city 3 days a week minimum
  12. An exceptional recent graduate or someone with up to 2 years of experience in a relevant field looking to move to a new role (for example previous recruitment experience or experience in the finance sector)


The Role


As an Associate, you are at the forefront of activity and learning skills that will form the basis of a long-term career in executive search. The basics will never leave you and set you up for success. The job is multi-faceted covering tasks such as:

  1. Running large research projects for prestigious clients in the UK and USA
  2. Creating market maps
  3. Professional networking
  4. Cold calling through lists of individuals identified to headhunt
  5. Setting up meetings for senior colleagues
  6. Shadowing meetings and pitches
  7. Supporting with pitch decks and proposals

More details on role progression and timeframes are shared with successful applicants


Salary and Earning Potential

This firm works on exceptionally high-value business with long deal cycles due to its executive nature. Therefore a discretionary bonus is paid out to all associates based on contributions and attributions to overall revenue. Earning potential is 100% transparent.


The Process


Only applicants who fit the above criteria will be contacted. The process for successful applicants is 3 stages:

  1. Stage video screening assessment
  2. In-person interview with the founders and team
  3. Presentation or assessment onsite.


james@entry-point.co.uk



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