A Role Perfect for Portuguese-Speaking Graduates
The Company:
This executive search firm places high-level executives into the financial services sector. This ranges from investment banks, global wealth management platforms, private equity funds, etc.
The Role:
1. Attend the initial client meeting to understand the role requirements, company culture and expectations for the search
2. Work with senior team members to establish the scope of a search, utilising a variety of databases to build a map of relevant sectors and companies
3. Speak to market sources to collect relevant diligence on companies and potential candidates
4. Make first contact with prospective candidates, understand their relevancy for a role and engage them in the process by advising them on how the opportunity aligns with their career goals
Why Them?
5. Global – their markets are global – ranging from the USA, UK, EMEA, and the Middle East
6. Growth – they’re growing massively, highlighted by their opening of a second office in Europe recently
7. Office environment – it’s a close-knit, family feel office based in central London - they have monthly drinks, dinners, seasonal events
8. Research intensive – centred around strategic market mapping to find the right candidates
9. Training – features 121 mentorship with senior staff, budding with experienced consultants, shadowing, role plays, online/in-person training
10. Client meetings – executive search often requires face-to-face meetings – this means that if you are excelling there may be a business case for you to be able to travel abroad to meet your clients/candidates
11. Progression – opportunities to progress into consultant roles within 2/3 years – looking at six-figure salaries at that point
Requirements:
12. A degree or equivalent is required
13. Business proficiency/fluency in Portuguese