Executive Search Consultant – London Graduate Scheme 2026
Location: Cavendish Square, Central London (W1G)
Salary: £28,000 – £35,000 with uncapped commission
OTE for First Year: £60,000+
Are you graduating in Summer 2026 and looking to launch a career with exceptional earning potential, fast progression, and genuine responsibility from day one?
We offer ambitious graduates the opportunity to build a high-performance career in Executive Search from our Central London office in Cavendish Square. This is a meritocratic environment where your progression is based entirely on results, not time served. Here, your hard work can translate into significant financial reward—our top billers consistently generate £500K+ annually.
WHO WE ARE
We’re a leading international recruitment consultancy and part of the G + E group, specialising in Construction, Civil Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Based in the heart of Central London, we partner with high-growth companies across the US, helping them identify, engage, and secure exceptional leadership talent. We are currently on a rapid growth trajectory, offering graduates the chance to join a scaling business in a prime West End location.
THE ROLE
As an Executive Search Consultant, you will manage the full recruitment lifecycle from start to finish. Your responsibilities will include:
- Building strong relationships with senior candidates and clients
- Researching companies, markets, and industry trends to identify hiring opportunities
- Sourcing candidates through networking, headhunting, LinkedIn, and job boards
- Approaching candidates professionally via phone, email, and LinkedIn
- Screening, assessing, and preparing candidates for client presentation
- Managing both candidate and client relationships throughout the process
- Coordinating interviews, feedback, negotiations, and offer management
- Aligning expectations to ensure a smooth hiring process
- Developing business development skills to win and retain clients
- Building your own specialist market and creating a “business within a business”
WHAT WE OFFER
From day one, you’ll have access to the tools, training, and incentives needed to succeed:
- Uncapped commission on every placement
- Exceptional earning potential from your first year
- Comprehensive two-week training delivered by our Learning & Development team
- Ongoing personalised training and support throughout your first year
- Fast-track progression based entirely on performance
Additional Benefits:
- Prime Central London office in Cavendish Square (minutes from Oxford Circus & Bond Street)
- Early Finish Fridays
- Monthly incentives (meals, race days, sporting events, paintballing, go-karting)
- Quarterly international incentives (Ibiza, ski trips, Dublin, Marbella)
- Annual Christmas party abroad (e.g. Barcelona)
- Christmas shutdown period
- Discounts at local bars, restaurants, and cinemas in Central London
- Private healthcare plan
- 50% off gym memberships
- Option for 1.5-hour lunches for exercise
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
No prior recruitment experience is necessary, but you should be:
- Confident, articulate, and professional
- Commercially aware and business-minded
- Resilient and able to bounce back from rejection
- Motivated by targets, progression, and earning potential
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Ambitious, competitive, and hardworking
- Comfortable engaging with senior professionals
- Interested in building long-term client and candidate relationships
We require candidates to have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a 2:1 degree. Graduates from all disciplines are welcome.
If you enjoy sport, fitness, or competitive environments, that’s a strong advantage, as many of our incentives are activity-based.
Why Join Us?
Executive search is fast-paced, challenging, and highly rewarding. To succeed, you need drive, resilience, and a strong work ethic. In return, you’ll receive outstanding training, early responsibility, clear career progression, and the opportunity to earn significantly from the very start of your career—all from a prestigious Central London location.
If you’re ambitious, competitive, and ready to build a successful career in executive search, we want to hear from you.
Apply now to join our 2026 Graduate Scheme!
*Please note we are unable to accept candidates who will now, or in the future require a visa sponsorship.
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