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Executive Search Consultant (Graduate Trainee)

Starting salary £35,000 + quarterly bonus (YR1 OTE £45,000)

The Company


Working at the pinnacle of the recruitment market, Executive Search and Selection can offer a fantastic career for an ambitious graduate. The role is challenging, consultative, and can be very lucrative, with top consultants earning in excess of £300k per annum in under 10 years.


Our client is one of the most prestigious Executive Search and Selection companies in the world. With offices in over 20 cities across the globe, they specialise in placing candidates on £250,000+ salaries, across various disciplines including Finance, Technology and Engineering. Our client will often complete deals involving 7 figure salaries where a single fee can be in excess of £300k!


They attract c-suite level talent into some of the world’s most well-renowned brands including the Big 4, Tier 1 Banks, and some of the most exciting tech giants and tech start-ups out there, all of which you will get to work with closely and consult.


The client offers a detailed and comprehensive training program for graduates that will support you throughout your career with them.



Candidate profile


Experience required for the role:


  • 1st or 2.1 from a Top 10 University

  • Solid A -level grades- ideally straight A’s

  • Excellent communicator

  • Presentable

  • Confident

  • Research experience is desirable but not essential

  • A track record of working hard and going above and beyond to achieve results


If you would like to find out more about the opportunities in executive search and the career ladders available within this business, please apply and a member of the team will be in touch.



Not for you but know someone who may be interested? Put us in contact and if we place them you will receive a referral fee between £300 - £1,000!

27 Talent specialise in placing experienced and graduate talent into leading recruitment consultancy
and executive search agencies. We work with a variety of exciting firms ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations. We are market experts and take pride in building strong relationships with our clients and candidates so we match the best people to the best organisations. We will listen to you and advise you throughout your job search so that you feel confident, prepared, and can ultimately secure the best position for you.


The positions we recruit for include Trainee Recruitment Consultant, Graduate Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Graduate Scheme, Junior Associate, Researcher, Headhunter, Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Managing Consultant, Principal Consultant, Business Manager, Associate Director, Director and more.


We recruit into specialist sectors including Accountancy and Finance Recruitment, Banking Recruitment, Change and Transformation Recruitment, Construction and Engineering Recruitment, Digital Recruitment, Executive Search and Selection, Human Resources Recruitment, Legal Recruitment, Life Sciences Recruitment, Public Sector Recruitment, Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment, Sales Recruitment, Sports Recruitment and Technology Recruitment.

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