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Graduate Recruitment / Executive Search Consultant – Private Equity

Salary: £28,000+ DOE

The Opportunity



Year 1: £60,000+

Year 2: £90,000+

Year 3: £165,000+


This opportunity is looking for ambitious and driven research focused graduates to join the market leader for specialising in placing senior finance professionals into Private Equity backed business. Since their inception in 2013 they have seen rapid growth and the continual increase of a high performing team going from strength-to-strength. 

Focusing on promoting individuals, offering award winning training for all levels across the company to support everyone to grow to the best of their potential.


2023 has already been an excellent year of growth and opportunity, with plans to expand by 50% in as little as 3 years, offering huge progression and career growth for all who join now. Private Equity house’s own 30% of the corporate business in the UK and that number is only going to grow over the next decade. Their market gives exceptional margins and networking opportunities.



The Benefits


  • Salary of £28,000+ DOE, uncapped commission

  • High performing team with over 60% taking home over 6 figures every single year

  • Award winning training scheme

  • Uncapped earning potential & progression routes.

  • Well-being programme and employee satisfaction scheme

  • 5* Holidays for top performers every quarter, monthly lunch clubs and weekly socials.

  • Opportunity to have equity within the company



The Role


  • Telephoning/meeting businesses, looking to develop professional relationships.

  • Working on TOP mandates for the biggest private equity houses in the world

  • Researching the market and mapping out the most suitable performers

  • Autonomy over your own projects, with the mentorship from Managers

  • Placing top calibre candidates in high paying roles

  • Writing advertisements and headhunting candidates

  • Negotiating new business contracts

  • Guiding candidates through the interview process

  • Closing business deals



Requirements


  • Minimum 2:1 degree from a recognised university (preferably in a research focused degree)

  • Ideally sales experience / up to 1 year recruitment experience

  • Confident, outgoing and personable

  • Ability to research and market map to pitch to firms – must be comfortable both in person and over the phone

  • Ambitious individuals looking to progress quickly

  • Inherent competitive nature

  • Great communication skills

  • Resilient, hardworking and persuasive



Apply now to be considered for this excellent opportunity and to avoid missing out, a consultant will be in contact within 2 weeks if you are successful. We look forward to speaking soon!



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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