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Job Title: Graduate Recruitment Consultant Salary Range: $80,000 base salary | Expected Year 1 earnings of $100,000+ Location: New York, NY | On-site Launch your career with a fast-growing specialist executive search firm operating at the highest level of global financial markets. Working with leading investment firms across commodities, equities, quantitative investing, credit, and macro, you'll build long-term relationships with exceptional talent while learning from experienced consultants in a collaborative environment. This is an opportunity to join a business that invests heavily in graduate development, values teamwork over internal competition, and offers a clear pathway to becoming a successful full-cycle recruiter. You will develop into a specialist 360 recruitment consultant, partnering with world-class investment professionals and institutional clients while building expertise within a dedicated financial market. Role Highlights Develop specialist knowledge within a dedicated buy-side market, becoming an expert in a single vertical. Build long-term relationships with investment professionals and hiring managers through research, networking, and market mapping. Support retained and contingent executive search assignments from initial brief through successful placement. Learn the full recruitment lifecycle with a structured progression into a 360 consultant role as your experience grows. Work alongside experienced colleagues who actively coach and mentor new hires from day one. You Will Need Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Resilience, curiosity, and the ability to stay motivated through longer sales cycles. Ambition to build a long-term career in executive search and financial markets. Why You'll Love It $80,000 base salary with expected first-year earnings exceeding $100,000. Collaborative bonus structure where the entire team shares in success. International onboarding, including one week in New York and one week in Edinburgh. Learn directly from experienced recruiters across the business rather than a traditional training department. Join a growing business expanding by approximately 15% year-over-year. Clear career progression into a specialist 360 recruitment consultant. Work on high-value executive searches with average placement fees of around $100,000+. Supportive culture that values professionalism. Dedicated operational support as you progress, allowing you to focus on client and candidate relationships. Modern office environment in Midtown Manhattan, relocating to an expanded Bryant Park office. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. We strive to create and maintain a workplace where everyone can use their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and where all decisions are based on merit. Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr