Graduate Recruitment Consultant, Executive Search

Gillespie People Solutions

This client is a hugely exciting, fast growing Executive Search recruitment specialist at the top of their game.  With a recent record of impressive growth to already become a leading player in the global Legal In-house and Private Practice sectors, they are now looking to add a new small group of Graduate Recruiters to grow with their teams and add to their success in their London main office (they also have with offices in Miami and teams covering New York, Frankfurt, and more).
 
They stand out from the more 'traditional' search firms with a more commercial focus on pace and specialism - with a reputation as a trusted partner by their clients to deliver transformative hires in highly competitive market sectors.  They operate a transparent, very supportive merit based culture and career progression opportunities and, are looking for graduates who fit their existing people profile, who are ambitious, accountable, and motivated by building meaningful careers in a performance-led, people-first environment.
 
The Role
  • It's an entry-level executive search role designed for ambitious individuals looking to build a long-term career in high-performance recruitment.
  • You'll receive training across the full executive search lifecycle, including business development, client relationship management, market mapping, candidate engagement, negotiation, and delivery.
  • From an early stage, you will begin taking ownership of candidate relationships and contributing to live mandates, building the foundations of your own market and revenue stream.
  • This is a sales-focused, commercially driven role where progression is based on performance, not tenure. 
Day-to-day you will be:
  • Supporting live executive search mandates across senior leadership hires
  • Engaging and building relationships with passive candidates
  • Conducting detailed market mapping and research to identify senior talent
  • Supporting business development activity across existing and new client accounts
  • Assisting in negotiation and end-to-end deal management
  • Participating in client presentations, pitches, and candidate interviews
  • Developing strong market knowledge to engage senior stakeholders confidently
  • Learning how to originate and convert high-value mandates  
Ideally you should have a minimum of a 2:1 degree, but ambition, drive and an entrepreneurial mindset with strong communication skill and commercial awareness is more important.
 
You should also have:
  • Confidence in fast-paced, performance-led environments
  • High levels of resilience and accountability
  • Sales, business development, marketing, consulting, or competitive sporting experience advantageous
  • Strong time management, work ethic, and an aptitude for sales processes
  • Be motivated by progression, responsibility, and earning potential
  • Have a competitive mentality with a proven track record, whether from sporting or academic achievement
 
In return you'll receive:
  • Fast-track career progression with early responsibility and exposure to senior stakeholders
  • A collaborative, driven, and fast-paced working environment
  • Exposure to sophisticated, future-focused markets including Private Practice Law and In-House Legal
  • Relocation and international travel opportunities
  • Structured training delivered by our experienced Learning & Development team at every stage of your career
  • Monthly performance incentives and annual luxury holiday incentives
  • Plus a basic salary of £27,000 base with real earning potential of at least...
  • Year 1: £40k-£60k OTE
  • Year 2: £80k+ OTE
  • Year 3: £150k+ OTE
  • Uncapped earning potential with a clear, above-market commission structure
  • High average fee sizes and faster time to first deal than market norms
This is an enormously impressive, highly successful and fast-growing meritocratic business that rewards performance, initiative, and impact. They invest heavily in training, development, and infrastructure, with dedicated Marketing, Operations, and L&D teams to support consultants in performing at their best. You'll will be surrounded by high-calibre people who are ambitious, supportive, and commercially focused, in an environment that values pace, accountability, and high standards.
 
If you're a recent Graduate with some commercial work experience that has read this, you can tick the key requirements and you're excited to learn more, then contact Hazel today on (phone number removed), or at (url removed) - or click apply and attach and update CV and short cover note and we'll get right back to you.
 
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