Job Description
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Graduate Executive Search Consultant
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Milton Keynes – Candidates must be within a commutable distance
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£30,000 Base Salary
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4.5-Day Working Week – Paid for 5 Days
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4 Days in Office + Half-Day Fridays
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🚗 On-Site Parking
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Full Training & Development Provided
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The Opportunity
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Summit Rec2Rec is partnered with an established Executive Search and Talent Consultancy that is entering an exciting new phase of growth and, for the first time, is investing in building a graduate talent pipeline.
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This is not a typical recruitment agency. The business operates at the executive level, partnering with clients on senior and board-level mandates and positioning itself as a strategic talent advisor and consultancy, rather than a transactional recruitment provider. Alongside executive search, the firm provides clients with sophisticated talent intelligence, including:
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Talent Market Mapping
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Talent Benchmarking
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Competitive Talent Analysis
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Market & Sector Intelligence
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Executive Search & Identification
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The role therefore offers graduates the opportunity to develop a genuine understanding of how organisations think about senior talent, leadership structures and the wider competitive talent landscape.
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The Role
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As a Graduate Executive Search Consultant, you will work closely with senior members of the business to support executive search mandates and talent consultancy projects. You will be expected to develop a deep understanding of the market you operate within, identify and assess senior-level talent, and contribute to the research and intelligence that underpins client decisions.
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Your responsibilities will include:
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Conducting detailed market and talent research
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Mapping senior-level talent across specific sectors and organisations
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Identifying and approaching senior candidates for executive search mandates
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Building and maintaining relationships with senior professionals
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Producing talent maps, benchmarking reports and competitor analysis
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Supporting senior consultants throughout executive search assignments
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Developing an in-depth understanding of clients, sectors and leadership markets
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Managing candidate processes and maintaining strong communication throughout
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Becoming a trusted source of market intelligence for both clients and candidates
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Who This Role Suits
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This opportunity is particularly well suited to graduates who are strategic, methodical and intellectually curious.
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We're looking for someone who is:
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Educated to degree level
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🧠 Strategic and analytical in their approach
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Naturally curious and research-oriented
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Methodical, organised and detail-focused
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️ Articulate and confident in communication
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🤝 Comfortable building relationships with senior stakeholders
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Commercially minded and interested in how businesses operate
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Ambitious to build a long-term career in executive search
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Professional, mature and comfortable operating in a high-performance environment
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You should be someone who enjoys understanding the detail behind a problem rather than simply finding the quickest answer. You will receive structured development directly from the Managing Director, giving you first-hand exposure to how senior executive search mandates are won, managed and delivered.
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Rather than being placed into a large graduate training programme and left to work things out independently, you will have the opportunity to learn directly from experienced leadership within the business.
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You will develop skills across:
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Market intelligence & research
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Executive candidate identification
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️ Talent mapping
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Benchmarking & competitor analysis
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️ Senior stakeholder communication
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🤝 Relationship management
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Executive Search methodology
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Client advisory & consultancy
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