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Graduate Opportunity - International Search Consultant - Hedge Fund & CommoditiesH.W. Anderson · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Graduate Opportunity - International Search Consultant - Hedge Fund & Commodities

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-01 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Full-time Hybrid Human Resources Recruitment
💰 Salary 35,000 starting base 📊 Market 2,000 EUR–2,917 EUR/mo

About the Company

H.W. Anderson is a boutique executive search firm that has grown over the last 10 years into one of the largest global front office buy side search firms. They partner with the world's leading hedge funds and merchant trading platforms to identify, assess, and secure investment, trading, and analytics talent. The firm offers a unique environment combining the intellectual challenge and compensatory potential of top-tier management consulting with the dynamic, growth-oriented culture of a start-up. They advise leading businesses on identifying, securing, and retaining the best talent in the market, and they are looking for hardworking, intelligent, sociable, and competitive problem solvers.

About the Role

Starting in August 2027 and based in our Dublin office, we are offering an opportunity to join a rapidly expanding international executive search consultancy. The role of an executive search consultant is to identify exceptional talent that enables our client firms to build or maintain an edge over their competitors. Our best candidates often need to be successfully extracted and incentivized to leave leading platforms. A great search consultant develops the skills to discern the difference between average and exceptional candidates and approaches each individual with empathy and honest pragmatism to create mutually beneficial scenarios. Developing these skills requires patience and effort. In this entry level consultant role, you will work directly alongside Vice Presidents, Directors, and Managing Directors, delivering on mandates across the globe.

Responsibilities

  • ● Work directly alongside Vice Presidents, Directors, and Managing Directors, responsible for delivering on a range of mandates across the globe as a Consultant.
  • ● Develop and maintain relationships with key individuals in the market.
  • ● Creatively map out teams and build org charts across leading companies.
  • ● Proactively head-hunt senior level executives to generate candidates for clients.
  • ● Build subject matter expertise across core buy side markets.
  • ● Work closely with global offices.

Requirements

  • ● Are a graduate or recent grad who can demonstrate strong work ethic and intellect.
  • ● Are a team player with a competitive edge.
  • ● Are a resilient, patient individual with the mental strength to overcome failure.
  • ● Have a natural curiosity and desire to learn about financial markets.
  • ● Have a great sense of humor and strong social skills.
  • ● Have the maturity to deal with senior executives at leading investment firms.
  • ● Possess the organizational skills to manage your time effectively and multi-task across projects.

Benefits

  • ● Market-leading training and development program including two weeks of intensive instruction and career development tailored to individual interests and aspirations.
  • ● Starting base salary of 35,000.
  • ● Bonus and benefits.

Application Notes

For more information click to see frequently asked questions about the field of executive search. http://www.hw-anderson.com/faq