Executive Search Graduate Program

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 9,000 colleagues globally serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development
• Rewards and Benefits

Korn Ferry is a global organisational consulting firm. We help companies solve some of their biggest people challenges.

Executive Search is one of the ways we do that. It is a research-led, people-focused career where you help organisations identify, understand, and engage senior leaders for critical roles. Its not just finding names. Its about deep and complex business problems, mapping markets, spotting patterns, asking better questions and working as a team to delight our clients.

For Graduates, it’s a brilliant place to apply the skills you have built through academic study; research, analysis, problem solving, creativity, communication and teamwork. Even your extra-curricular activities – whether its paid employment, clubs and societies will have contributed to your unique skill-set that we value; resilience, cooperation, customer service, delegation.

We think you might be surprised at how Executive Search fits with the things that matter most to you as you look to your future.

• A two-year, apprenticeship-style program designed to give you a structured start in Executive Search and a realistic preview of what a career could look like.
• An accelerated onboarding experience; part practice lab, part expert-led workshop series. Learn the Executive Search tool kit.
• Transparent and clear rotations across different markets, building a broader view of the business world and Korn Ferry.
• Learning by doing; work on live client projects with clear support building your pride and confidence in what it takes to deliver impactful work.
• Pastoral and Cohort support – through Executive Search and Early Careers you will have colleagues rooting for your success and learning events building your broader commercial, AI and technical skills.

• You must have full permanent authorisation to work in the UK (UK Citizenship or settled status. Korn Ferry is unable to sponsor applicants for this role. Visas and Work Permits with an expiry date are also ineligible for consideration.
• Be on track to graduate with a 2:1 or better in 2026
• A genuine passion for people, careers and the power of work to change lives, organisations and the future.
• Curiosity, open-mindedness, analytical and creative to solve problems often with no blueprint.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint with the ability to learn new systems, including the adoption of AI as part of the tool kit.

Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.