Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Private Equity

Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Finance & Private Equity Search Want to start your career with an award-winning business recently named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work? Graduate Recruitment Consultant – The Company Our client is a specialist Finance and Private Equity executive search consultancy. Established 15 years ago, they've grown to 120 people across three global offices, partnering with leading Private Equity funds and their portfolio companies. Graduates are at the heart of their growth. Their structured 12-month Graduate Trainee Scheme is designed to set you up for success from day one, with fast-track progression for top performers. Proof it works: 70% of their senior leadership team started as graduate trainees. Graduate Recruitment Consultant – What's on offer

• £30,000 basic salary plus uncapped commission of up to 50% – a truly market-leading scheme
• Year 1 OTE of £60,000, with top performers earning £200,000+ by Year 3
• Hybrid working: 4 days a week in their London HQ
• Future relocation opportunities to their New York and European offices
• Third Space gym membership
• Private health and dental cover
• Monthly team socials, fully paid for
• £500 monthly bonus for the MVP of each team
• Two international incentive trips a year – this year it's Las Vegas and skiing in Méribel
• Regular celebrations of success, recently including a Selfridges shopping trip and a Four Seasons hotel and spa break
• Start date: two cohorts in October and November 2026 Graduate Recruitment Consultant – The Role Candidate management
• Identify, attract and shortlist candidates for client mandates using the CRM, LinkedIn, networking, advertising and referrals
• Headhunt and build lasting relationships with passive candidates
• Interview candidates and manage the relationship through the entire recruitment cycle, from first contact to post-placement Client management and business development
• Attend client meetings alongside the Head of Practice on retained, exclusive and contingent searches
• Manage the full 360 sales cycle, generating new business through targeted outreach, referrals, networking and market mapping
• Research clients, their investors and competitors to build client packs for pitches and live searches You'll work alongside specialist, market-leading recruiters and build a network across some of the most respected Private Equity organisations in the market. Graduate Recruitment Consultant – Interview Process First interview with Brooke Cooper, Director of Rise Rec2Rec 15-minute online assessment In-person assessment day in London Offers made on the day to successful candidates Click apply now to find out more and submit your application. Good luck!