Job Description
Placement Year Internship – Executive Search Consultant (12-Month Placement)
Location: Leeds City Centre
Salary: £22,500 – £25,500 + Commission
Start Dates: July 2025 | September 2025
Looking for a placement year that will set you apart?
If you’re ambitious, driven, and ready to gain real-world experience that fast-tracks your professional career, this opportunity is for you. Join our Executive Search firm for your placement year and work directly alongside our Managing Director, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-earning sector that combines business strategy, people skills, and commercial acumen.
About the Role:
As a Placement Year Intern, you’ll work closely with our MD and wider team, assisting with daily duties across the full executive search process. You’ll gain valuable insight into headhunting, client engagement, market research, and deal-making—all while learning how high-growth businesses recruit senior-level talent.
This is a unique opportunity to build real commercial experience, develop client-facing skills, and understand the full 360 recruitment process from one of the best seats in the house.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Supporting the MD on live projects, client briefs, and candidate searches
* Conducting market research, industry mapping, and talent identification
* Assisting with outreach to senior professionals through calls, emails, and meetings
* Coordinating interviews, preparing candidate profiles, and managing CRM systems
* Learning first-hand how to develop and manage client relationships
* Contributing to team success through research, admin support, and commercial insight
* Shadowing senior consultants and gaining one-to-one mentorship
What We Offer:
* Salary: £22,500 – £25,500 + commission structure
* Realistic earning potential alongside your base salary
* Full training and ongoing mentorship directly from the MD
* Private healthcare, gym & retail discounts
* Modern, spacious offices in Leeds city centre with excellent transport links
* Support with financial planning: Mortgage advice + broker fee coverage
* Team socials, incentives & bonuses throughout the year
* Fast-track opportunity for a permanent role upon graduation
* Build commercial, sales, and business development skills highly sought after by employers
Who We’re Looking For:
* Students seeking a 12-month placement as part of their undergraduate degree
* Strong communicators with a confident, professional approach
* Curious, proactive, and eager to learn
* Ambitious and target-driven with a positive mindset
* Organised with strong attention to detail
* Resilient, adaptable, and able to work in a fast-paced environment
Ready to make your placement year count?
Apply now to secure your place in one of Leeds' most dynamic executive search teams, gain invaluable experience, and build the foundations for a high-earning future career.