Associate

COMPANY BACKGROUND

At Korn Ferry, we grasp every opportunity to surprise others and ourselves by going beyond expectations to deliver a bit extra. We call it exceeding potential. To inspire and excite people, teams, even entire organizations. To bring companies’ strategies to life. To unite boardrooms and workforces. To unlock potential, realize ambitions, and change lives. Together, we are smarter. Together we are stronger. Together, we are more than.

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.

Our 10,000+ colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions.

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

Visit kornferry.com for more information.

ARE YOU READY TO ‘BE MORE THAN’?

No one knows more about aligning talent and organizational strategies than us. With our unique expertise, we can help you release the power of your collective genius and drive superior performance.

At Korn Ferry, we’re passionate about creating a diverse, autonomous, and flexible environment. Having a career at Korn Ferry, talent thrives and excellence is always recognized and rewarded.

You’ll be empowered to share your ideas and to follow them through. And, because we’re all about taking talent further, you can look forward to exceptional training and development opportunities in every job at Korn Ferry.

OUR PURPOSE: To enable people and organizations to exceed their potential.

OUR VISION: To be the preeminent organizational consultancy.

OUR VALUES:

• Inclusion: We embrace people with different points of view, from all backgrounds. And we think and work as one team.
• Honesty: We say what we mean, and we do what we say. We hold ourselves to the highest standards. And we make it safe for people to speak out when they see something wrong.
• Knowledge: We are insatiably curious, always learning new things. And we actively help our colleagues grow and develop, too, with mentoring and support.
• Performance: We never settle for the status quo. We always strive to be better today than we were yesterday and do our best for our clients, colleagues, and shareholders.

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It’s about exceeding your potential.

Working alongside Managing Consultants and the Sector Leader, the Junior Associate plays a key role in executing all aspects of the search delivery process with the highest quality and within the required timescales. The Junior Associate will take responsibility for the full search delivery cycle, from initial candidate identification through to candidate interviews and ultimately of the shortlist presentation to the client.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and conduct initial research into target organizations and industry sectors to assist in identifying top talent for our clients’ mid to senior level roles.
• Identify the best talent by sourcing and mapping relevant markets, while ensuring data accuracy and integrity
• Approach suitable candidates and qualify them against agreed competencies and criteria for each project. This includes target list creation, sourcing strategy design and long-list creation.
• Conduct candidate interviews, write interview reports and present shortlists to clients.
• Provide weekly/bi-weekly client update reports as necessary and maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates and clients throughout the assignment.
• Handle the required logistics for interviews, take and provide feedback on candidate interviews, situational changes, present offers and manage negotiation. Follow-up with candidate during notice period and ensure smooth transition to start date.
• Through the management of KPI’s, improve and maintain e.g. productivity, quality of candidates presented and time to shortlist/hire.
• Build relationships within the industry to develop the wider network, capture and maintain accurate market, client and candidate information.
• Manage & develop shortlisted candidates and ensure that the referral/network is world class and helpful.
• Contribute towards process, career development and training initiatives.
• Conduct weekly searches to stay up to date with the Industrial industry trends and developments and identify future relevant talent within the Industrial industry and build relationships with higQuah potentials.
• Work with Managing Consultants and Sector Leader to ensure that information is shared, e.g. industry news, competitor searches, market intelligence.
• Build effective relationships within the business and demonstrate positive and proactive communication with colleagues, to include generosity of knowledge and experience sharing.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fluent in English, French and Dutch
• Consultative mindset and ability to anticipate clients' needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly learn about different business environments and cultures and propose relevant solutions.
• Ability to adapt to new processes and effectively deal with change and ambiguity.
• Willingness to live our core values: Honesty, Inclusion, Knowledge, Performance.

EDUCATION

• Master’s degree