Graduate Executive Search Consultant

Background

Are you looking for a career where your progression is based on your performance rather than your age or experience? This is a sales-focused role where you'll learn to identify top talent, build relationships with senior professionals, develop new business and manage the recruitment process from start to finish. From day one, you'll receive structured training, real responsibility and the opportunity to earn uncapped commission in a genuinely meritocratic environment. Whether you're a recent graduate or have experience in sales, hospitality, retail or competitive sport, we'll give you the training and support to succeed.

Role Overview

The role is an entry level executive search role designed for ambitious individuals looking to build a long term career in high performance recruitment. You will be trained 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.

What you will be doing

• Managing the recruitment process from initial conversation through to placement.
• Becoming a market specialist within your sector.
• Building relationships with senior candidates and clients.
• Learning how to originate and deliver high value executive search assignments.
• Working closely with experienced consultants and directors on live mandates.

Compensation

• £27,000 basic salary with uncapped commission.
• Realistic Year 1 earnings of £40,000-£60,000.
• £80,000+ earning potential in Year 2.
• £150,000+ earning potential in Year 3.
• Industry leading training from our Learning & Development team.
• Fast track progression with early responsibility.
• A collaborative, ambitious and high performing culture.
• Monthly incentives and bi annual holidays.
• International travel and relocation opportunities.

Culture and Environment

H&P is a meritocratic business that rewards performance, initiative, and impact. We invest heavily in training, development, and infrastructure, with dedicated Marketing, Operations, and L&D teams to support consultants in performing at their best. You will be surrounded by high calibre people who are ambitious, supportive, and commercially focused, in an environment that values pace, accountability, and high standards.

Career Progression

H&P is in a period of significant growth, expanding internationally and continuing to win larger, more complex mandates. This is an opportunity to join a business that is scaling quickly, investing in its people, and offering genuine career building opportunities for those who want to move fast and make an impact. Progression is transparent and merit based. From day one, you will understand what is required to progress on a performance led pathway into senior executive search. High performers are given responsibility early, with the opportunity to build teams, develop new markets, and play a meaningful role in the growth of the business.

Qualifications

• We're looking for people with ambition, resilience and a genuine desire to build a successful career.
• Recent graduates from any degree discipline (2:1 and above preferred).
• Individuals with a competitive mindset, whether through sport, academics or previous work experience.
• People with experience in sales, business development, hospitality, retail, marketing or other customer facing roles.
• Strong communicators who enjoy building relationships and speaking with others.
• Ambitious, self motivated individuals looking for rapid progression and uncapped earning potential.
• Those with a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and the confidence to thrive in a fast paced, target driven environment.